If you have ever been subjected to CSI: Miami, then you probably know just how terrible the show is. I won’t get into everything I find detestable about this show*, or why I have enough experience with it to dislike it with such vigor and specificity, but I will say this: David Caruso has one […]
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The Virgin Suicides
Alisa and I just watched Sophia Coppola’s sophomore effort (if you count Lick the Star) on DVD, and I liked it, but I’m not sure why. It’s not that I can’t speak about it, but more that I can’t point specifically to what along the way grabbed me. Perhaps it’s the bias built in by […]
Spring Thing: Quite the Thing
I spent Friday evening through this evening (got back a few hours ago) having a great time at the Spring Thing, put on by the Philadelphia Folksong Society. It ended up being much more… civilized(?) than I expected. I’ve been exposed to the more rustic* side of folk by Alisa at the Philly Folk Festival** […]
Crisis… Again?
While passing a TV today, I caught the headline “Crisis in the Middle East” on CNN. I’m curious, when in recent history has this phrase not been applicable to the Middle East? You may as well just say, “More on the Middle East.” ::shrug::
A Mast for My Head
Behold, the stark beauty of the black letterform, expressed with graceful economy through Scala Sans by Martin Majoor, who is Dutch and is also way better at type design than most humans. It is my masthead.
Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes
First off, Coffee and Cigarettes is fun and worth spending some time to watch. I’ve really liked Jarmusch’s work (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai) and I’ve suffered through his work (Dead Man). This film brought both experiences to mind, but thankfully more of the former and less of the latter.
Thanks to the One
This man right here rocks. Many thanks to voodoochild for helping me get this thing on its first steps forward.
Hello World
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