I was fortunate enough (or perhaps too willing to spend $40) to be able to see a sneak preview of Where The Wild Things Are at The Music Box on Southport here in Chicago. The event was hosted by Dave Eggers (who co-wrote the movie) and his 826 Chicago tutoring center and allowed for the audience to participate in a Q&A with Catherine Keener, Max Records, and director Spike Jonze after the screening. It was a great experience and I loved the movie. I haven't seen too many films this year, for better or worse, but I do think it's one of the best of '09. Check out my review and Q&A coverage on Chicagoist.

     I've been reading Dick Meyer's 2008 book, Why We Hate Us, for the past week. Meyer is the executive editor of NPR News (liberal yahoo alert!) and has a reputable past with CBS News as well. His book is a sociological look at "American discontent in the new millennium". Needless to say, he has plenty to talk about.

     Relaunch is a bit presumptuous, isn't it? Relaunches are only important if anyone notices that said entity went away in the first place. Granted, the readership here is around three or four (thanks Mom!), but I have a propensity to become bored or frustrated with something I'm involved in and I reinvent.