Feeling Mortal Today
Most days, I don’t think about death, not in a personal way at least, but I’m old enough now that people within a few years of my age are dying Continue Reading →
Category Archives: popculture
Of Boats, Tweets and Education
This weekend, in case you missed it, marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. It also made James Cameron a bunch more money thanks to Tinanic 3D box office Continue Reading →
True versus Accurate
Last weekend, This American Life posted a retraction of an earlier episode, one that had touched off much of the criticism of FoxConn and Apple. The person who submitted the Continue Reading →
Last of the Single Screens
One of the albums that defined my tween-hood was Styx Paradise Theater. For those not familiar with it, it was a “concept album,” that is the songs collectively told a Continue Reading →
Steve Martin, Supergenius.
(NOTE: You have to say “Supergenius” the way Wile E. Coyote does in Operation Rabbit, his first speaking appearance alongside Bugs Bunny, for the word to have its intended impact.) Continue Reading →
7 Things that Should go Back in the Vault
I mock Disney for shoving its films back in the vault to create artificial scarcity but it does have its advantages. Primarily, it allows Disney to create the next big Continue Reading →
Variety: it’s what’s missing.
A variety show is, in its most basic form, a show with a regular host and a variety of “acts” often musical, comedy, magic, and animal acts. Its roots are Continue Reading →
Thankful for Their Words
Growing up, I was surrounded by books, by writers. My parents not only read to me but were (and are) avid readers. It made sense that I followed their lead. Continue Reading →
We are all celebrities now
Like most people between 15 and 50, I share a lot online. Some, like this blog, is shared very consciously; some, like my Flickr stream, are more cumulative — one Continue Reading →
Defining my geek self
This week is “Speak Out With Your Geek Out,” a week dedicated to talking about one’s geekier passions in a positive light. I signed up but now that it’s here, Continue Reading →