Well, I’m sure that you’ve heard that Disney shut down the video game arm of Lucasarts recently. For those of you who haven’t been living/breathing this stuff for the last 20 years, Lucasarts (somehow) managed to put out videogames that… Continue Reading
So I actually sat down and watched The Last Stand and came away feeling like it was a pleasantly dumb movie. It has everything you could possibly want in an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie: explosions, guns, dumb one-liners, Harry Dean Stanton,… Continue Reading
As I warned JHG, once you start recommending Bach pieces, it’s hard to stop. Here are two more I had to share: First, this astonishing thing, which might be the reason the universe was created: Second, this, which is almost… Continue Reading
I put in a pre-order for “Remember Me” yesterday. It’s got a great little conceit: you can modify the memories of the people you encounter and change the universe thereby. So let’s say that there’s a door that is locked.… Continue Reading
The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives continues. What could possibly go wrong? Come Wednesday night, Schilling and Glyph will continue their recappery of the next two chapters. Oh, and if you thought it was good so far? You ain’t seen *NOTHIN*… Continue Reading
INTRODUCING…Friday Night Videos, y’all!
Holy cow, is tomorrow Friday already? Indeed it is. Well, “summer” is officially here. We set up the A/C unit in the bedroom. We don’t have central air, neither one of us grew up with it. When you don’t grow… Continue Reading
Jack Vance died a few days ago at the age of 96. He was one of the best writers you’ve probably never heard of, someone who applied a caustic view of humanity, a dry wit, and an extraordinary command of… Continue Reading
We’re continuing Brief Lives, with Mike Schilling and Glyph recapping Chapters 5 and 6, respectively. Glyph’s introduction to Sandman, in three parts, here, here, and here. Preludes and Nocturnes recaps here: Glyph and Patrick tackled the first four issues, Jaybird… Continue Reading
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; — John Keats Following the cut, some music that has nothing in common except that I consider it to be exceptionally beautiful.