You may notice that the URL above is different, as I just purchased RyanKantor.com. If you go to the old URL (RyansRantsandTommysTirades.Wordpress.com) it’ll just redirect you here, so no harm done. Tommy has spun off his own blog about movies, so I thank him for helping me get started, and getting some traction on this … Continue reading
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, and a Ridiculous Survey
Dr. Johnny Skinz’s Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head, that’s the working title for the Red Hot Chili Peppers new album. It’s a little silly. Well actually it’s really stupid, but I’m excited nonetheless. I’ve finally found a release date. Looks like sometime this August. Incubus also has a new album coming out on July 12th. … Continue reading
Black Swan: The Most Overdone Movie of All Time?
I thought the trailer looked terrible, so I didn’t see it in theaters. Seeing Black Swan nominated for an Oscar only made me feel more confident my decision was correct, since the critics always seem to get it wrong (Traffic and more recently King’s Speech both got acclaim and were both awful). Tommy D bought the … Continue reading
The King’s Speech: A film fit for an ordinary citizen
Amidst my depressingly large amount of work for UGA’s MMR program, I am happy to have a little time here to post about a movie I saw recently (before the onslaught of schoolwork). After hearing about how great The King’s Speech was, and seeing all of the Oscars it won (most notably Best Picture and … Continue reading
“The Year of the Tablet” (and other worthless innovations)
2011 is the “Year of the Tablet” (i.e., iPad and competitors), but I don’t get it. Why would I want a device that is indecisively between a smart phone and a laptop? Is there anything a tablet can do that a laptop can’t? Why would I want a laptop without a keyboard? Speaking of worthless … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Chris
We will have another guest blogger on the site very soon, as Chris Dianora, the brother of Tommy (that’s me!) will contribute to the music category. Stay tuned (pun intended)!
“Gordon” – Contributing Blogger
We are welcoming Mark Gordon, a Clemson alumnus from Philadelphia, to occasionally give his always interesting and often over-the-top insight from time to time. We have asked for his take on the whole LeBron saga. It will be coming soon.
Inception Review (Not a Spoiler)
Yesterday was move-in day at Clemson. I’m finally back “where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness,” and it is very good to be back. Luckily, I saw Inception right before the summer ended. Easily the movie of the summer, and probably the best movie in a couple of years, Inception came out on July 16, 2010 and … Continue reading
First Blog Post
Welcome to Ryan’s Rants and Tommy’s Tirades! Despite the scary name, this blog won’t be all arguments and the name may change shortly. So, Tommy Dianora and I (Ryan Kantor) will be sharing a blog. I was born in California to New Yorker parents and grew up in the south, so I am proud to say I am … Continue reading
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