Sunday schedule
Jr. Network News So for those who have an interest in such things, I'll be appearing on Alex Witt's news show on MSNBC tomorrow at 9:15 ET and 10:40 ET. In the ay-em, as they say. Which kills a late Saturday night, I tell you. We will be discussing how Michael Moore's new film "Sicko"…
Read MoreFBI! Zombies! Attack! Oh, wait….
Zombies I read the headline and thought for a minute that the BBC was adhering to Blog Like It's the End of the World Day, and then I saw it was about computers. My imagination tends to far outstrip reality.
Read MoreBest Sopranos recap
And evaluation is here. I wish I'd found this blog sooner than just a few weeks ago; Matt Zoller Seitz is an excellent explicator and writer. The creeping sense of numbness and despair, the sense that the best (whatever that means) is over, and the concurrent sense that nothing that happens to us is as…
Read MoreThe inevitable discovery
Words guaranteed to evoke mixed emotions once you've heard them for the first time: Mom telling me: "(Your stepfather) reads your blog every day." Words guaranteed to evoke a profound sense of relief upon hearing them for the first time: Mom again: "I don't have time to read it myself; I don't spend that much…
Read MoreSopranos Finale: WTF?
Did my TV set shut off at a crucial last-minute moment? Or is David Chase fucking with us? I think he's fucking with us. "Don't stop," indeed.
Read MoreFire! Fire! Fire!
A scene from this year's Playa del Fuego: The burning down of the house (apologies to David Byrne and company). About halfway through the short video, it flips to firedancers; keep your attention on the middle where you'll see some amazing blasts of fire coming from one person's mouth. Incredible. Playa del Fuego – House…
Read MoreIt’s good to sweat together
You! Yes, you! Said in a sing-song voice, because at heart I'm about 14: I – am – going – to – Duran – DuranOn – June – 17 – becauseI – am – a – single – thirtysomething – fan – with (Apparently) – too – much – spare – cash Nyah, nyah! (Though…
Read MoreIf Edward Gorey and Tim Burton had spawned
What If, Harry Potter? For anyone who's ever been a fan of Edward Gorey, I present to you Deanna Molinaro's works. She's got three books online (one of which is for kids; reminiscent of Richard Scarry) and the others which only seem to be for kids. She's written some, illustrated some, and written and illustrated…
Read MoreTwice-told tales
What do you do with a story that keeps revealing itself, even when you think you're done with it? I understand that stories — not unlike paintings or sculpture or filmmaking or any kind of artistic endeavor — start out with a rough sketch that, with time, smooths into a recognizable structure and ideally, becomes…
Read MoreMessages from the grove
Well. You never know what the postman will deliver. (No, it's not a letter from an agent desiring further access to my words.) Instead, it was my entry to the "Murder in the Grove" contest. I didn't win, but I didn't expect to win. I only entered because it was suggested on Miss Snark's blog,…
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