My friend Peter posted a list of the movies he considered in contention for the best movies of the first decade of the 21st century, which inspired me to look at what I liked best this decade. The way I did this was to look at the movies that had dates between 2000 and 2009 that …

Nerds enjoy displaying their knowledge, the more obscure, the better. This is why they like Trivial Pursuit so much. For many nerds, one of the primary methods of displaying their obscure knowledge is by referencing their cultural touchstones in every day conversation. In order to effectively communicate with them, it's helpful to have a grounding in …

Goal #33 on my 101 in 1001 list includes making a top 10 list of books, music and movies. I'm going to start with movies. The rules for this is that they're not the 10 best movies I've ever seen, but merely the 10 movies that I consider my most favorite. These are movies that I …

can be learned from Ferris Beuller's Day Off