Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
"Geek" "Culture"
If some vacuous "reality" show about geeks has any worth, it is in inspiring critical analysis such as in this article. "Geek"/"nerd" "culture" has become nothing more than a marketing demographic and a lot of people being fans of being fans and thinking that makes them special. As long-time readers know, I am a strong advocate of geek/nerd pride, but the kind of pride that is inclusive and affirming and empowering, not the Pride that is exclusive and ego-stroking and entitled, and there is far too much of the latter these days in "geek" "culture," as regularly reported by people such as Dorian Wright and many others. We should be better, folks!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Tough Crowd
I missed this oral history of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn when it came out last week, but whatever, it's still awesome. I love that show so much, and was so unhappy when it was cancelled. It was just brilliant and raw and, yes, offensive at times, but unique and smart, too. I'd love to see it come back. I think it'd "fit in" more now. But even if they don't, I'm with everyone towards the end: at least give us some fucking DVDs, Comedy Central!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Nerd and Geek
As long-time readers might remember, I've written several times about the semantics of the words "nerd" and "geek," so I feel it proper I link to this article.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Bamboo Shoot That Broke The Waffle's Back
Pandas inflame Belgian internal divisions. Those pandas: So cute! So evil!
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Seeing how most of my childhood involved trading quotes and acting out scenes from Clue, you can imagine my feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings about this article. In short, I am in ecstasy! It's like a whole plate of monkey's brains just for me!
(BTW, my own theory as to why Clue became such a sleeper success with my generation via home video and cable: it's a movie that works on several different levels that different age groups get to enjoy all in different ways. It's also a movie that is textured enough, due to the wonderful actors and script, that it really holds up on multiple viewings. You can find something different every time. The multiple endings work well, too, because you can have endless debates about what is the "real" one. My sister and I argued for years over if you can see Mrs. Peacock's feathery hat when Yvette is strangled.)
(BTW, my own theory as to why Clue became such a sleeper success with my generation via home video and cable: it's a movie that works on several different levels that different age groups get to enjoy all in different ways. It's also a movie that is textured enough, due to the wonderful actors and script, that it really holds up on multiple viewings. You can find something different every time. The multiple endings work well, too, because you can have endless debates about what is the "real" one. My sister and I argued for years over if you can see Mrs. Peacock's feathery hat when Yvette is strangled.)
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Lasciate Ogne Speranza, Voi Ch'intrate
Dante's Inferno in Legos. Creepy and awesome! Lust is particularly... interesting. Horrifying, actually. Perfect for a representation of Hell, I suppose!
(Via Tor.com)
(Via Tor.com)
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
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