Film Review: Z
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] I’ve long been drawn to the idea of Z; I first heard of it when I was young and my family would always have the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video guides. I would spend hours flipping through…
Interview: 180 Gs
OnImage by Mot via Flickr As promised in the Our Favorite Things review, there would be more about the CD that comes with the DVD by the 180 Gs. It’s an absolutely jaw-dropping collection of Negativland songs covered by a 5-or-6 piece…
Kassel’s Cooking Corner: My Goddamn Good Pancakes
OnHere’s the thing. I don’t really like pancakes that much. I am not into the whole spongy, doughy, eggy sweet thing for breakfast. I mean, pancakes are alright I suppose… but I have never ordered them in a restaurant. Also, pancake mixes…
DVD Review: Negativland: Our Favorite Things
On[Purchase DVD] It’s probably pretty obvious, at least to those who know me, that I’m a pretty huge Negativland fan. I’ve got loads of their posters in my room at home, pretty much everything they ever put out (a notable exception is…
Interview: Reynard Noir
OnFans of The Comics Curmudgeon will most likely already be familiar with not only Rob “Reynard Noir” MacArthur’s The Seedy Underworld Of Slylock Fox, but also its source material, Bob Weber Jr.‘s Slylock Fox & Comics For Kids. While Weber’s original creation…
Interview: Harold Haller/One Night In Kansas
OnRecently, Salon started a new comic, Kansas O’Flaherty… Secret Agent by New Yorker illustrator Tom Bachtell and former Village Voice columnist Toni Schlesinger. Kansas, the latest in a string of Salon-commissioned cartoon serials, has the unfortunate distinction of one of the most…
Book Review: Ghostwritten
OnCover of Ghostwritten [Purchase Book] After reading David Mitchell‘s Cloud Atlas, I knew that I had to read his other books. So, I went back to the beginning. (Honestly, I don’t think I planned it that way, it was just the next…
Kassel’s Cooking Corner: I Made Some Damn Fine Soup!
On— Roasted Carrot Soup — The Final Product. You Will Eat Bowl After Bowl After Bowl Of This Until You Puke
Film Review: Story Of A Prostitute
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase DVD] Seijun Suzuki is a master director. You’ve probably seen Branded to Kill in the rotator to the side — and trust me, that’s earned. It’s an outstanding film, and my favorite of all of his (at least…
Viragelic 2.0
On“Hello. You are soon about to witness an exclusive live performance, composed and performed just for you.” This is a fun little generative music toy. The songs I’ve gotten so far are either ambient-type music, or sound collages. If you get a…