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Positive Cynicism – Who’s afraid of the big, bad media?

Aaron R. Davis Was that whole swine flu pandemic canceled? Where did it go? For weeks there were news reports that a plague was coming to wipe out all life on the planet, and then it just disappeared. How anticlimactic. What am I supposed to panic about now? …

Positive Cynicism – The Twitter side of life

Aaron R. Davis Aaron is shooting the breeze with friends. Aaron is digging Pepsi Throwback. Aaron is worried about the patch of dead skin on his shin. Aaron is looking forward to the season finale of How I Met Your Mother. As you can see, Aaron is giving …

Positive Cynicism – Writing a romantic comedy is easy

Aaron R. Davis Romantic comedy is a genre I’ve never really warmed to. For every good movie with genuine feeling like Say Anything or Love Actually there are nine enhanced interrogation sessions like Fool’s Gold or How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (and yes, scarily, all …

Positive Cynicism – Boldly wasting my 10 bucks

Aaron R. Davis I guess I wouldn’t be worthy of my geek cred if I weren’t planning to go see Star Trek, even with everything it has going against it. Like what, I’ll just go ahead and imagine you asked? Just a few things. 1. A director I …