Arrested Development: Character Flaws (Part I)
We here at Rookerville are big fans of Arrested Development, and we wanted to break down what its return was like and whether it managed to reach expectations. If you watched the new episodes, you know that each one was centered around a certain character, so it seemed only right that we would analyze the season by its characters’ arcs. Michael There’s an episode of Portlandia where Fred and Carrie decide to give Battlestar...
Medscapades, Vol. II
I work in hospital settings. Sometimes wacky stuff happens. Names and details have been altered to respect privacy. Volume II: Pain Management The vast majority of patients who come in the doors of a hospital have some sort of pain that needs to be addressed. Whether it be traumatic, surgical, or insidious in nature, pain, and the desire to improve on it, is pretty much everywhere. But really, other than for routine checks, why...
A Tribute To Memorial Day
When I was very young, like many small children, my favorite holiday was Christmas. There were the obvious reasons – Santa Claus, Baby Jesus, presents under the tree – and the ones more dear to my own preferences as well – sledding, lasagna, and two weeks off from school. As I aged, Halloween slowly began to inherit the crown, starting with the mischief-infused nights of scrambling around my neighborhood in...
If the Playoffs Were Food and Drink, Part Deux
Last week, we tackled the NBA playoffs by using a local dish for each squad in place of the city’s actual basketball team. This week, I’ve decided to play out the NHL playoffs by using three breweries from each city in lieu of sticks and skates. I went with the NHL for a few different reasons. First of all, it seemed kind of silly to just rehash the same teams again for a different prediction. We already know the Memphis Dry Rub Pork...
T.G.I.T.
A little while ago – and many months late – I finally managed to make it through all eight seasons of Weeds. It had been a winding, wacky road to the two-part series finale, a road that may or may not have jumped the shark creatively a couple of years prior. Regardless of plot lines and absurdities, as the final scene on the Botwin porch unfolded, each main character getting his or her proverbial curtain call, I felt like...