January 2007
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Pulp Action Fonts
I was going to simply appreciate Veer's new pulp action font pack, but then I read the phrase "As inky as a br...
[Jan 31, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Writ Large
This disrespect for written language is everywhere. The worst are the horrific misspellings (remember our frie...
[Jan 31, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Found on the Cutting Room Floor #9,844
INT. NORTHWOODS BAIT SHOP - DAY
A two-room institution, built from odds and ends. The outer room sells t-shir...
[Jan 29, Filed under Blog, 8 comments]
The Skulls in 25 Words or Less
For the Hollywood trench warfare that it is, surprisingly coherent and functional, though with escalating nons...
[Jan 29, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 2 comments]
Hackers in 25 Words or Less
You suspect the giggle-worthy reverence for circa–'95 tech is what's turning you off, but slowly realize it's ...
[Jan 29, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 1 comments]
Nacho Libre in 25 Words or Less
Director Hess is like a very stinky, moldy cheese, in every conceivable sense of the metaphor. I say this is g...
[Jan 29, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
GenCon SoCal is No More
Read Peter Adkison's open letter about it.
It comes as no huge shocker, I guess, and it's all very reasonable...
[Jan 26, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]
Gratitude
I've always liked to be independent. It seems meritorious.
But with a growing family, I've started to see rea...
[Jan 25, Filed under Blog, 3 comments]
Supercharged
DIY Charging Center (organizational craft project)...
[Jan 23, Filed under Shitfilter, 0 comments]
The Miracle Ball Method
From the pages of the "How Not To Name Your Product" archive, the picture pretty much speaks for itself.
Seen...
[Jan 19, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
Do It Right
"Do It Right," a statement about design....
[Jan 17, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
The Fast and the Furious in 25 Words or Less
Let's be clear: VROOOM! VROOOM! VROOOOOM! pantpantpant, hehheh. But the parts with the story? Not so much with...
[Jan 15, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 25 Words or Less
Over-embraces its cartoonishness, devotes itself far too slavishly to its predecessor's villain convention, an...
[Jan 15, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 3 comments]
All Hail the Internet, All Hail Wikipedia
There is, naturally, a Wikipedia page entitled List of Ghostbusters Equipment. There we learn — and this is bu...
[Jan 12, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]
The Big Picture
"The Big Picture," an article about current and future movie exhibition, and film economics....
[Jan 12, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Abide Goodies
Abide Goodies via Lebowski Fest (merchandise)...
[Jan 11, Filed under Shitfilter, 0 comments]
Touching Down
Part of the standard flight attendant landing spiel ambushed me as we taxied to our arrival gate on Monday. .....
[Jan 10, Filed under Blog, 5 comments]
Pure Fantasy
You've heard of fantasy football, fantasy baseball, and so on, where you draft real sportsmen for an imaginary...
[Jan 9, Filed under Blog, 4 comments]
New Year Nuggets
Head Wounds: You're not really moving until someone sustains a head wound. I am happy to report that we are no...
[Jan 1, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]