In Praise of “Goddamn”
OnI wasn’t a huge fan of James Lipton’s Inside the Actor’s Studio, and in fact, I’m not even sure if it’s still on the air. I thought Lipton could sometimes be a little “Dance, Monkey!” — particularly on the episode where he…
Category: Essays
Longer form pieces.
What Do You Do When You’re Right In The Worst Possible Way?
OnWhat do you do when you’ve been making fun of someone on a TV show for years for being creepy, and turn out to be right? I’m having that uncomfortable reaction right now. When I worked graveyard shift and Dale worked swing…
Stupid Ideas I Haven’t Done: Dancin’ Danzig
OnLike everyone, I tend to come up with a lot of ideas that I never get around to doing. Sometimes, it’s because they’re pretty stupid ideas. So, in order to do something with them, I’m throwing them out here. If anyone wants…
A Bit on Before Watchmen
OnSam Logan, creator of Sam & Fuzzy (one of my favorite comic strips) posted to his Tumblr about Jim Lee‘s (publisher at DC) comments about Alan Moore‘s objections to the Before Watchmen series based on the groundbreaking series he and Dave Gibbons created. The quote…
Penalty Box Chess
OnImage via Wikipedia What is “Penalty Box Chess”? It is a variation on normal chess created by Ben Allen and myself. What you need: A Normal Chess Set The Normal Chess Pieces A Quarter A Separate Area, Apart From Where the Captured Pieces…
Frieze Art Fair 2011
OnFrieze is the fourth art fair I’ve tasked myself with reporting. I’m not sure how extensively I should discuss the parts of it that are the same as all other art fairs. However, needless to say that I have to be slightly…
Stupid Ideas I Haven’t Done: Animated Series Of Shorts
OnImage via Wikipedia Like everyone, I tend to come up with a lot of ideas that I never get around to doing. Sometimes, it’s because they’re pretty stupid ideas. So, in order to do something with them, I’m throwing them out here….
Stupid Ideas I Haven't Done: Eye Surgery
OnImage via Wikipedia Like everyone, I tend to come up with a lot of ideas that I never get around to doing. Sometimes, it’s because they’re pretty stupid ideas. So, in order to do something with them, I’m throwing them out here….
An Open Letter To Netflix
OnImage via Wikipedia Dear Netflix, Are you stupid? No, seriously, are you stupid? I really wanna know. Because, y’know, it seems that the way you’re acting, it seems that you’re stupid. Not just a little stupid, but big full-on stupid. Like “DUR…
The Joy of Bootlegs
OnImage via Wikipedia Sometimes, I think I was born a generation or two too late–almost all of the music I love is from before I was born, let alone cognizant of music. If there’s one advantage to the modern era, it’s having…