I loved this article from Esquire, written by a soldier who served his time in Iraq, retired from the army, and received a letter from the Government a few years later telling him he needed to report for active duty in five weeks time.
It starts off in a less than serious fashion . . .
I had no idea that the Army was going to turn into this psychotic ex-girlfriend that you'd need to file a restraining order against because the crazy bitch doesn't get the hint that there's no way we're getting back together again--ever!
But as it progresses it takes on a tragic tone, as it becomes clear that he's suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome, and the Army couldn't care less.
I also enjoyed this Seth Rogen interview from GQ. I think he may be my favourite actor - since his first significant role in The 40 Year Old Virgin, he's done three movies - Knocked Up, Superbad, and Pineapple Express, which in my opnion ranged from good to great.
Finally, a website I've come across and enjoyed a lot is "What's Alan Watching", where Alan blogs about his TV viewing.
He only covers US shows, so fans of "Australian Idol" and "The Farmer Wants a Wife" will have to go elsewhere. But his writing on The Wire is fantastic, and provides some really good intelligent analysis of the series.
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