L'État Sauvage

The Samurai Buddha would like to call a moratorium on using the term "coup d'état," at least until a military junta shows up...

However, when one governs like "l'état c'est moi," a coup d'état might be necessary...

No one to blame but himself...

"To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us." - Charles Caleb Colton

Mickey Rourke Wrestles Botox

Here's the latest trailer for the upcoming Darren Aronofsky film "The Wrestler." Would anyone think less of me if I told them I cried watching this? It's just a trailer, after all. This film has been getting almost universally good reviews since it took the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year. I really like Aronofsky as a director. I even thought his last film, "The Fountain" was misunderstood and criminally lambasted. Check it out:

Sir Ben is no Minor Threat

Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley steps into Ian Mackaye's combat boots in a tribute to Minor Threat:


Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.

Pretty Awesome!

My Heart's in the Strangest Place

I'm loving the new video for The Walkmen's "In the New Year." Check it out:

Their new album "You and Me" is out now. It's a real return to form for the band from NYC. I've always maintained that the song "The Rat" from "Bows and Arrows" should have been a massive hit.

Happy Birthday to me!

That's right, the Samurai Buddha is 23 years old. In honour of that, here's the video for "23" by Blonde Redhead:

My City on Fire

Here is an amazing video of an explosion in Toronto:



It is suspected to be of a propane facility at Keele and Wilson. Absolutely unbelievable.