It’s a good thing Joe Hill chose a pseudonym to avoid comparisons to his famous father, otherwise I might not have picked up his amazing first novel Heart-Shaped Box. The book is really scary and, like all good ghost stories, firmly rooted in the emotional lives and painful pasts of it’s characters. […]

Finally, something to get excited about out of Lucasfilm:

StarWars.com launches a site for the cgi Clone Wars tv series and it looks pretty good, but then again so did all 3 prequels. Why does Count Dooku look like a Rankin Bass puppet from Santa Claus is Coming to Town?
The relaunched IndianaJones.com has some fun […]

I know this is not new news, but have I mentioned how much I love Flight of the Conchords? Bowie’s In Space just makes the relationship that much deeper.

Until the letdown of The Life Aquatic, Wes Anderson solidly occupied the bulleted list in my brain reserved for my favorite directors. Aquatic only had half of the style + sweetness combo that makes his films so amazing and, while I would give my right arm to have him art direct my life, I […]

Say what you will about the iPhone, one sure thing is that we’ll all have better phones in the long run, rather than the ridiculous pieces of junk the cell companies extort us into buying. This Linux phone, for example. (via Everybody)
This knitted Ewok is so cute, I might have to pass it on […]

I’m adding Hanlon’s razor to my list of life mottos. So much for my “practice humility” resolution. (via 43 Folders)
Camera Obscura’s cover of Super Trouper makes me very happy. Did I mention I was an ABBA kid?
Speaking of ABBA kids. This time literally. Are you sure he’s not Neil Diamond’s kid?
I really […]

Pownce is yet another social networking app and a close cousin of both Twitter and Vox. In other words, it’s a nice combo of instant messaging, blogging, MySpace and file sharing. However, it’s actually something I think I might use.
Pownce does the vanity post thing as well as Twitter, but gives me much […]

Arin and Susan met online, got together and made a beautiful film called Four Eyed Monsters. Not only is it a great film, they also has a brave and clever plan to find financing. It all depends on us.
Spout, a cool and clever film review site on it’s own merits, has offered to […]