Ernest Hemingway
OnSince I have like three venues to publish it in, and I told Tao I needed a galley, I feel obliged to write a review of Tao Lin’s novel, Richard Yates. I don’t think I will ever read anything by Richard Yates. …
Interview: Will Nicholes
OnSome people think the Atari is dead — that’s not true. Hell, even most of the consoles I’ve seen still work. But, surely, no one’s making new games for the Atari, right? Wrong — there’s an active community of programmers making new…
Lance and I Break Out Of A Prison Where All The Guards Are Weasels
OnThe breakout is set for a quarter to one, the perfect time for a breakout. Although the guards in this prison are technically all weasels, the guy who’s on the night-shift for section B this week is a ferret, and really…
Having Fun On A Saturday Night
OnMan, I know how to have fun. I put on my horse-head mask and energy dome and went on ChatRoulette (Omegle’s video chat wasn’t working really well and it was harder to keep going to people after folks stopped). It was funny,…
Review: Piranha 3D (2010)
OnPiranha 3D – 2010 Alexandre Aja 10.0 The movie opens with a clever cameo that suggests that even if you’ve survived Jaws, you still don’t stand a chance against fucking piranha. Piranha who are prehistoric, and are set loose from their cave…
Interview: Hajime Sato of Mashiko
OnImage by Accidental Hedonist via Flickr Mashiko in Seattle, WA is the first and only established sushi bar in the world to convert to fully-sustainable sushi. They also happen to make the best sushi I’ve ever had… and Seattle’s known for its…
Review: A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing
OnCover of Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing Who don’t love Sparks? I suppose the folks who don’t know who Sparks are might not love Sparks, but that’s only because of plum ignorance. But REST EASY, reader — we’re here to set you straight…
Things That Are Neat: Snails!
OnImage via Wikipedia Man, I love snails. They’re really cool looking and they just seem like cool animals. I like slugs all right, too, I guess, but snails are where it’s at. I remember looking up and it turns out that the…
Kittysneezes TV
OnImage by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL) via Flickr While I know that the idea of “Appointment TV” is dying with the advent of Hulu (and BitTorrent), and a lot of folks don’t even have a TV anymore, just watching everything online,…
Review: Powerhouse Pepper
OnCover of Powerhouse Pepper Fantagraphics’ volume of 11 of Basil Wolverton’s Powerhouse Pepper stories (along with 4 starring other characters) works as a great companion to their new Culture Corner volume, despite having come out in 1994. Where Culture Corner showed Wolverton’s…