Something for Dwight’s “Art, Dammit, Art!” watch. Here’s Kirtsen Dunst dressed up as an anime character and signing The Vapor’s “Turning Japanese” in the middle of the Akihabara. So, you think it’s a publicity stunt or she’s doing an album. But not, even though Dunst is singing and the video is directed by McG, this… Continue reading Kirsten Dunst is Turning Japanese
How to Fix the NBA
An interesting essay from Bill Simmons of ESPN about what’s wrong with the NBA and how it should be fixed. His point is that for the season ticket holders of essentially 2/3rds of the NBA are screwed (the Houston Rockets are listed as one of the non-heinous franchises), and offers up some suggestions on how… Continue reading How to Fix the NBA
Snow! In Austin!
Or, as the media would put it: SNOWPOCALYPSE 2010! It’s been coming down for a couple of hours. I’ll put up some pics this evening. Updated: Some pics.
Hitler Finds Out About Epic Beard Man’s Fight (NSFW)
The subject of Epic Beard Man came up at the Saturday Dining Conspiracy. So, if you haven’t seen it already, here’s the original (NSFW) Epic Beard Man fight: (And here’s the full sound version and transcript (again, NSFW).) And here is, almost inevitably, Hitler’s reaction to Epic Beard Man’s fight. (Linked because the aspect ratio… Continue reading Hitler Finds Out About Epic Beard Man’s Fight (NSFW)
Happy Ash Wednesday
For those of you who observe same. In celebration, here’s a link to T. S. Eliot’s poem of the same name. There’s a great stillness in that poem, I actually like it better than “The Waste Land” (which requires a level of polyglot competence in ancient Latin and Greek (which I doubt I shall ever… Continue reading Happy Ash Wednesday
The Wolfman: A Review (and Alternatives)
Howard Waldrop and I’s review of The Wolfman has finally been published over at Locus Online. As you can tell from the review, we were, ahem, not enthusiastic. That brings up the question: if you have a hankering for some hairy, gut-ripping werewolf goodness, what should you watch? Dog Soldiers: Director Neil Marshall’s first film,… Continue reading The Wolfman: A Review (and Alternatives)
Director of Independence Day to film Isaac Asimov’s Foundation as a “3D epic”
Slashdot tells us that Roland Emmerich, the towering cinematic genius* who brought us such classic films* as Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012, is going to be filming Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series as a “3D Epic.” My thoughts: Man, those 3D scenes where Hari Seldon writes the complex equations of Psychohistory on a… Continue reading Director of Independence Day to film Isaac Asimov’s Foundation as a “3D epic”
What Should I Read in 2010?
In the Before Time, the Long Long Ago (i.e., before I started this blog), I would ask The Vast Wisdom of Usenet (i.e. rec.arts.sf.written) what books I should read this year. Now that I have the blog, I’m posting the question here. Below are 100 books (or a more, counting multiple titles by a single… Continue reading What Should I Read in 2010?
J. D. Salinger, RIP
Reclusive author J. D. Salinger dead at 91. (I don’t usually link to The New York Times, for a variety of reasons, but they’ve got a pretty hefty obit on him.) I started this essay the day he died, but it’s taken me a few days to get down my thoughts. Salinger was a talented… Continue reading J. D. Salinger, RIP
New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Now Available
Just sent out to regular customers last night, with lots of tasty first editions by Roger Zelazny, Jack Vance, Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen King, etc. Email me at lperson1@austin.rr.com if you would like to receive a copy. And of course, there’s the main webpage, but I haven’t updated it with the new titles yet.