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Lucas Opposed to Altering Old Films

Aug 01 2008

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

Jul 15 2008

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

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Robert Metcalfe Demonstrates the Arpanet for AT&T

Jun 17 2008

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

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Crooked Little Vein: One Paragraph Review

Mar 03 2008

“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

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Best. Crossover. Ever.

Oct 08 2007

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

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300: One Sentence Review

May 15 2007

Totally Good.

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Space Ninja History

Oct 24 2005

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

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Post 9/11 Concerns

Nov 12 2001

(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

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Wong Fei Hung

Jun 24 2001

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

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Of the People, By the People, For the People

Sep 26 2000

“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)

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Taking a Class Because I Want To

Jun 19 2000

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

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