Man on the Moon - 3/5

Kid Cudi's first studio album came out today and I just finished listening to it. This is not normally the kind of hip-hop I listen to, but I did enjoy it. The best parts of the album involved other people, however.

The tracks with Ratatat are great, and MGMT and Common made worthy contributions as well. I also think Cudi and Kanye used the Lady Gaga samples really well in "Make Her Say."

Honestly, the lyrics were kind of simplistic and the rhymes were a bit weak. I guess I just prefer what I see as true language artistry from rappers like Eminem or Notorious B.I.G.

I think that Rolling Stone describes the album best, I agree with the entirety of their summary.

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The Jay Leno Show - 2/5

I can confidently say that I thought I would be giving the show only a 1, but it was better than I expected. Even though I will never be watching it again, I felt strongly that I wanted to make a brief comment on a historical television event.

I was glad Jerry Seinfeld gave Jay a hard time about the new show, it seems pretty ridiculous for people to have talked about Leno leaving... when he hasn't left anything at all. It seems like a prime-time version of the Tonight Show.

I am still in shock that NBC would set up three of the exact same style of show in a row. Apparently there are financial reasons why this works out though, I guess? Seinfeld had a few good jokes, but the majority of the show's humor fell flat. The moment with Kanye West was weird, because he didn't seem to have any straight reply to Leno's questioning. I'm still not sure if any of what he said was coherent. He seemed to bumble through an apology and whatever else he was saying.

I was surprised that the thing I enjoyed most on the show was the performance at the end. I guess I never realized that Rhianna is actually talented. I even liked her voice. The other two weren't bad either. Read more…

New Indiana Jones

The fourth one was fun, but ultimately not a true successor to the epic trilogy. However, if the fifth one turns out to be another fun adventure, I won't be too upset. I guess I feel the same way about the Indiana Jones franchise as I do about Star Wars: I will watch the new ones, but they aren't on the same level.

As weird as it was to see Shia LaBeouf, I think I actually enjoyed his character. The Wild Ones allusion to Marlon Brando's iconic costume was awesome, and he didn't do terribly.

I remember George Lucas' thoughts on what to expect. I am actually happy he was able to admit his feelings, and was realistic about the situation, even if I would have liked him them to make something more worthy of the Indiana Jones title.

I thought someone said that LaBeouf was taking over as Indy in the next one?

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