Joss Whedon’s new Web project is scheduled for e-release later this month, and all the Whedomaniacs are buzzing.
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog,” a three-part musical starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day, follows NPH’s Dr. Horrible, a “low-rent super-villan,” as Whedon describes him. The Bad Doctor tries to woo the woman (Day) and defeat [...]
I mentioned in an earlier post how much I liked David Ford’s latest video for his song “Go to Hell.” I wound up buying his latest album, Songs for the Road, less than 24 hours later.
Ford’s rasp is both melodic and melancholy; his lyrics bounce between introspection and commentary. “Go to Hell” is the first [...]
On April 29, 1983, the Cubs dropped to 5-14, following a 1-run loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Irritated at some of the Cub faithful that booed the team off the field, former manager Lee Elia launched into a blistering tirade. The only recording of the diatribe came from the tape recorder of a newspaper [...]
Last week, the Cubs climbed into first place in the NL Central, giving the City of Chicago two first-place teams. I logged on to suntimes.com during the day last Monday, and in big, bold red letters was a link to “Chat with a member of the first-place Cubs.”
Now, I’m sure the chat was already scheduled, [...]
I like quirky. Especially on network television, which is normally dominated by cookie-cutter crime procedurals and reality shows. Sadly, though, even quirky shows can become stagnant, and such is the case for ABC’s Boston Legal.
The David Ford’s latest video is on YouTube, and it is something worth viewing.
Two words: I’m free. Free from Fair Access Policies. Free from high latency and low service. I’m free.
Ever see those fake newspaper front pages in TV shows and movies and wonder how much the artists/editors actually faked? In the case of the latest Law and Order promos for TNT, the answer is: a lot.
This morning, an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale shook southern Illinois. The area is no stranger to quakes, being part of the New Madrid fault zone. The following is an article I wrote in 2001 following a 6.8-magnitude quake that shook Seattle.
Last Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale gave Seattle [...]
The driver of a Washington high school softball team’s boss says a GPS system routed him into hitting a low overpass Thursday.
