The titular characters of Heathers. [source]
As I tend to do a few times a year, I am driving northbound to my hometown this evening to visit my family. On this particular sojourn, I am also speaking to the junior high smartypants English class about Being A Writer.
To say I hated junior high would be […]
This is a bit of David Lynch talking about how he feels about product placements. I would like to note that David Lynch in person appears much cuddlier than I would imagine him to be based on his body of work.
The New York Times reports on laws against sagging — many of which carry stiff penalties including jail time and hefty fines. I for one think people look stupid with sagging pants, but I also believe it should be within your civil liberties to look any way you please, even a way that white, middle-class […]
Last night, I had the good fortune of seeing a presentation by Jack Judson of the Magic Lantern Castle Museum. Magic lanterns were the original projectors — the technology dates to the 1600s. Judson is, as proprietor of the only museum dedicated to the devices, an expert on magic lanterns. He’s also a fantastic speaker […]
A friend of mine pointed me to this excellent gallery of pictures of children reacting in terror to Santa Claus. Although I personally was never terrified of Saint Nick, having previously worked in a portrait studio, I have seen Santaphobia in action, and let me tell you, it’s not just fear, it’s pure abject terror.
One […]