Posts during February, 2008

Not All That Glitters Is Oscar

Yesterday, yours truly watched the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards on IFC which celebrated the year’s best in independent film. Though there were some similarities with the Oscar nominees, the Independent Spirit Awards prides itself in honoring those looked over and has a more international flavour. It reacts to “Hollywood” associations with dramatic disdain [...]

Vu’s Oscar Picks

So it has all led up to this. After all the nastiness of the Writers’ Strike, what better way to let bygones be bygones than the Oscars? With less than a week to go, cinephiles everywhere are scrambling to rental stores and theatres to see the Oscar nods. But some of us [...]

The Writers’ Strike Chronicles–Final Installment(s): The ‘Sex’ Effect

The Writers’ Strike may be over and our favorite shows may be coming back to a boobtube near you in about 3-4 weeks, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have to wait. Isn’t waiting just simply the worst? I think it’s even more upsetting that we KNOW that it’s finally over yet [...]

New SL63 and SL65 AMG Models Revealed

Earlier we brought you leaked pictures of the new Mercedes-Benz SL class. Well, now the top of the line AMG models have been revealed and we felt compelled to bring it straight to you. It features most of the changes of the standard SL, but with one MAJOR difference. It comes with AMG’s 6.3 liter [...]

The Chicken Wing Massacre!

So for the Super Bowl, I had the pleasure of making chicken wings. Now this task includes buying the chicken, cutting up the chicken, slaughtering and breaking off their limbs, and placing them in a bowl to be mixed in a special seasoning to be later fried at my friend’s Super Bowl. Now, [...]

SUPER DUPER TUESDAY!

Hello everyone! This is indeed an exciting day in the political world!
The following states will be voting in primaries or caucuses today:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico Democrats, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia Republicans, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho Democrats, Illinois, Kansas Democrats, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana Republicans, New Jersey, New York, [...]

Candidates Cozy Up for the Stars

Hillary to Barack: “I HAVE JUNGLE FEVER.”
Yeah, I know I’m about half a week late on this news but whatever. Last Friday, I woke up to find headlines and footage of Hillary and Barack making nice in public. You know what’s worse than PDA? . . . fake PDA. Then again, it [...]

Super Bowl XLII Afterthoughts

Alright, so as anyone who doesn’t live under a rock should know, the Super Bowl was Sunday. It was officially the most-watched Super Bowl ever with 97.5 million people tuned in. It was the second most-watched broadcast in American TV history, beaten only by the finale of M*A*S*H, which is a show I’ve never watched. [...]

NEW! Cyber Couch Confessions

So almost every periodical you read has some sort of advice column or vent block for readers to seek a second opinion or just get a couple of things of their chest. We here at Roastlechon try our best to give you something new each week, so I guess we can be considered a [...]

Happy Birthday! (to me)

So yes, it’s official. Today, yours truly turns 18 and is now legally able to do stuff like watch porn, go to war, and apply for a position at Hollywood Video yet still cannot drink in the United States. Grievances aside, today is a day of celebration . . . no matter who [...]