Lucas recently spoke out against companies altering old films and colorizing black and white features; he claimed that, as a proponent of history, viewers should be able to appreciate a film as it was originally released. “I am very concerned … Keep reading
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Eddie Izzard: Stripped: One Paragraph Review
We saw Eddie Izzard live last night, and it was awesome. His new set, Stripped, is very similar to Dress to Kill in that it’s mostly jokes about history and religion. He discusses the controversy about Intelligent Design vs Evolution … Keep reading
Robert Metcalfe Demonstrates the Arpanet for AT&T
Imagine a bearded grad student being handed a dozen AT&T executives, all in pin-striped suits and quite a bit older and cooler. And I’m giving them a tour. And when I say a tour, they’re standing behind me while I’m … Keep reading
Crooked Little Vein: One Paragraph Review
“I opened my eyes to see the rat taking a piss in my coffee mug” is the first line of Crooked Little Vein, by Warren Ellis, who may be familiar to you from his work in comics, including Transmetropolitan and … Keep reading
Best. Crossover. Ever.
In 1963, Marvel Comics published what became the first issue in a three-part crossover event that covered three different books and three sets of authors and illustrators over the course of 24 years! It’s remarkable because each successive part of … Keep reading
300: One Sentence Review
Totally Good.
Space Ninja History
I first got online in the early 90s. While some of my friends were goofing around on BBS‘s, I was using my dad’s Compuserve account to post icons I had designed for Windows 3.1. Later on, in 1995, I had … Keep reading
Post 9/11 Concerns
(This is a copy of an email I recently sent to a friend.) You know me well enough to know that in general, I’m an optimist, and I want to believe that the government has our best interests at heart. … Keep reading
Wong Fei Hung
Oh man, we just got back from seeing the re-release of Once Upon A Time In China, a film that helped Jet Li hit the big time. I recognized the name of his character in the movie, and Miles helped … Keep reading
Of the People, By the People, For the People
“The last time I checked, the Constitution said ‘of the people, by the people, and for the people.’ That’s what the Declaration of Independence says.” – President Clinton (the phrase is from the Gettysburg Address)
Taking a Class Because I Want To
Today, for the first time in more than 16 years of school, I experienced the pleasure of taking a class because I wanted to, not because I had to. In high school, I was an atheist with questions. I wasn’t … Keep reading