I’m reeling after reading Danah Boyd’s Attention Networks vs. Social Networks. If you’re not a blogger, techie, or social critic, it might seem a little dry, but if you have internet friends or colleagues you’ve never met, this is guaranteed to make you think.
Just this morning, my boss and I were talking about reputation […]

I’ve always been an insomniac, but recently things have been really bad; So bad that I went to the sleep doctor and was scheduled for the dreaded Sleep Study (cue the spooky sounds and evil laughter.) My appointment is this evening and I’m expecting to be hooked up to electrodes and all manner of […]

Teri was nice enough to identify Alex Gross as the artist of the incredible poster art for the Fifth Avenue Theatre’s production of Sweeney Todd. I love Alex’s work and apparently he exhibits occasionally at Seattle’s Roq La Rue. I’m keeping my eyes peeled for upcoming shows, but in the meantime, he has […]

A Thanksgiving prayer courtesy of William Burroughs and Gus Van Sant.
Devil Ducky - William S Burroughs: Thanksgiving Prayer
(via Milk and Cookies)

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. S and I are off to the in-laws for some good, old-fashioned, American binge eating. I hope you have a safe and satisfying turkey day.

Wow. Yesterday I went to the comic book store and both people working behind the counter were female. Not only that, but I counted not four, not five, but six women shopping in the hallowed aisles of Zanadu Comics.
I guess the terrible cliché of comic book stores as a shadowy den of adolescent […]

There’s a story on Aint it Cool News that speculates that HBO might not be ordering Rome for a second season due to budgetary constraints and competition from Desperate Housewives. Let’s hope this doesn’t come to pass; Rome is a great show and Desperate Housewives is silly crap masquerading as witty social critique. […]

David Bowie + The Arcade Fire = best ep ever. No matter how jaded you are Mr. Hipster, I dare you to not tremble before the genius of The Thin White Duke and the best band in the world. Plus, your 3 bucks go to hurricane relief.
iTunes - Arcade Fire / David Bowie - […]

Cookie Monster has always been my favorite Muppet and it’s lovely to see him one-up Martha Stewart in this show clip from 2001. Given how annoyed and cold Martha seems when she has kids on her show, I can only guess this must have been her karmic retribution…
…along with that whole jail thing from […]

“Even though you have been raised as a human being, you are not one of them.
They could be a great people Kal-El; They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you, my only son.”
Beautiful. It’s about f*cking […]

Killing Time at Home is a great, bittersweet animated short by Neil Coslett and it started me thinking about toys and the little universe of feeling they carry around with them.
When you were a kid, did you ever wonder if your toy box was really a sort of gulag? There’s a whole shelf of […]

I have a friend who has a serious crush on Sarah Silverman. I didn’t understand until I listened to her interview with Elvis Mitchell on KCRW’s The Treatment. It must be catching…now I have a big crush on her, and from the sound of it, Elvis Mitchell does too.
Her movie Jesus is Magic […]

This Futurama parody of Apple’s 1984 Macintosh launch ad kicks much ass, puny human. Maybe Apple should employ the Hypnotoad as a spokesfrog and be done with it.
Let’s face it, the moment Apple introduces a drunken, grumpy, lecherous bending robot, I’ll be first in line to buy one. Wont you?
macTV - Futurama
(via The […]

Bre Pettis and I have been amigos since 8th grade and while we haven’t always kept in touch, his energy and openness have always been inspiring and I’m proud to call him my friend. We got together for a drink last night, talked blogging, and his encouragement gave me the swift kick of creative […]

If you’re a Terry Gilliam fan, it’s safe to say that The Brother’s Grimm wasn’t a happy experience. Let’s face it, that film wasn’t a pleasant experience for anyone, but Terry Gilliam is a genius and his redemption might well be on the horizon.
Tideland looks wonderful. Gilliam understands that children (of all ages) […]