May 2007
35 posts
Sci-Fi Writers Join War On Terror →
Phasers, Plasma Rifles, Particle Beams, Photon Torpedoes, Omega 13…
I suppose this was inevitable, seeing as the Administration has successfully incorporated the Fantasy writers’ suggestions into their Foreign Policy. (via USA Today)
Skybus
Cheap-ass flights… if you want to go to Columbus, OH. (via del.icio.us/joetomczak)
In Hollywood, Beta Males Best Alpha Dogs →
YES! (arms raised in Flounder-esque jubilation)
A Face In The Crowd
“There’s nothing as trustworthy as the ordinary mind of the ordinary man” - Lonesome Rhodes
Figured a TCM airing of Kazan & Schulberg’s 1957 skewer of TV’s grip on America was in the offing with Andy Griffith’s current turn in the late Adrienne Shelly’s Waitress. 30 years later, and the film’s truth still rings true.
Roswell, NM Plans Alien Resort And Theme Park →
Highlights to include an extraterrestrial abduction roller coaster, Day Spa & Memory Wash, as well as Whitley Strieber’s Funhouse of Anal Probes.
Free downed “weather balloons” for the kids!
A Border Runs Through It: Tiny Town Worries Feds →
Because they hate us for our breakfast. (via cnn.com)
“The Cold War now is over, but the stakes are getting higher.
I’m...”
– Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards, from Workers Playtime, as performed on The Henry Rollins Show, 5.25.07
Daily Lit
Brilliant daily service delivers classic works of fiction and non-fiction (those available in the public domain) to your email In-Box or RSS reader in easy-to-digest parts.
If I signed up to receive Les Miserables today, I figure I should be finished with all 679 parts on or about April 2, 2009. Sadly, that’s about my reading speed anyway.
Now if only the folks at Cliff Notes would come...
Take The 'Cool Test' →
I failed, miserably. And I keep failing, no matter how many times I take it. Maybe I’ll try again later. (via Scott’s email)
Ultimate Tree House!
Gotta have this. Now, to find a tree. And then maybe rig in some form of beverage refrigeration system, and then wire it for DirecTV, with the MLB Extra Innings Package, and then convince Pizza Hut it’s an actual house, so they can deliver. And finally, hang the Little Rascals “NO GURLS ALLOWD” sign. You know the one… with the backwards “S”… (via...
Sicko is Socko →
Good buzz at Cannes can only mean the powers that be will be powering up the attack machine. Agree or disagree with Moore’s confrontational style, it gets people talking… and that’s a good thing. (via time.com)
(Image via michaelmoore.com)
Web Fight: Blocking Ads and Adding Art →
Creative Firefox App that replaces web page advertising with modern art. Have to use Firefox more. Too many cool add-ons (or ad-offs). (via NY Times through Stay Free! Daily)
F-Bombs: They’re Not Just For Dick Cheney Anymore →
We are witnessing a mental-politico meltdown of epic proportions. Is that spittle glistening on the Senator’s lips? (via Crooks and Liars)
WatchNot to be too tangential to the college experience mentioned earlier…In The Know: Teenagers and Alcohol. (Via The Onion)
The Shield - Season 6, Ep 5: "Haunts"
SHANE
Ever think about just coming clean... about everything?
MACKEY
No.
Mercy! 14lbs 5oz Baby →
Happy Mother’s Day!
You’re gonna owe her big time, chief.
(Image via WGRZ.com)
Workers Rescued From Giant Vat Of Fish Feces →
Come on in, the water’s fine!
Puffing Away That PG Rating →
Valenti’s ghost still influences from the beyond the grave. What is it about “Parental Guidance Suggested” that the MPAA doesn’t understand? Let parents guide. Let parents suggest.
Keep your fingers out of my popcorn and Raisinettes!
Photographer Reflects on Jazz Giants, Storm Losses
Caught a recent NPR interview with photographer Herman Leonard which covered his battle with Katrina to save prized negatives, even after scores of prints were lost. Beautiful B&W magic that captures the upper stratosphere of classic Jazz performers. Must add his latest book to the home library. I’ve saved a space for it, right beside Jim Marshall’s Jazz.
Aspiring Actress' Vagina Photographed →
Still drying the spot on my pants where I peed myself. (via The Onion)
Superdickery.com →
Can’t get enough of this collection of superhero comic covers and panels rife with all manner of sexual innuendo, time-capsule inappropriateness and bizarre randomosity. (via Johnny D’s forwarded email)
From the section entitled “Examples of Superdickery”:
Doctor Finds Spiders In Ear Of Boy With Earache →
Oh, man. I read this with my fingers in my ears. (via CNN.com)
Reminded me of a short story I read a long time ago: Guy returns from a trip to some Central or South American country, has souvenir pillow for wife… Wife uses pillow… Wakes up following morning, tired and listless and seemingly sick… Feels better as day wears on… Next morning, wakes up tired and listless,...
Buffalo's 4 Goals In 2nd Period Net... →
Conference Finals for second year in a row. Makes this lifelong fan smile like nobody’s business. Fire up the wing maker! (via ESPN)
Still can’t wrap my head around the updated logo, though. Once referred to as a “slug.”
Entertainment Weekly's Sci-Fi 25 Countdown! →
All in all, a pretty decent list. Maybe a little too skewed toward the last 5 years (Futurama, Firefly/Serenity). Oh well.
And where the hell is Quark?*
*Ed. Note - Okay, yes, it’s 30 years ago,
not within the mag’s “25 Year” window. Still…
Royals To Get A Taste Of Angels' Colon →
Sorry. Couldn’t help it. (via Johnny D, by phone)
Found a repeat airing of the “Bob Newhart” episode of PBS’ American Masters sitting on my TiVo the other night. Remembered how sharp his 60’s stand-up was, and how side-ripping funny his first CBS sitcom still is. Never ground-breaking, just consistently hilarious.
And that series-ending episode from Newhart in 1990… pure genius.
And as a side note: R.I.P. to...