This has been chasing back and forth across the Internets. Alaska senator Ted Stevens is an outspoken opponent of Net neutrality, supporting a problematic idea wherein Internet pipeline providers (such as Comcast and AT&T) can charge big internet companies who use a lot of bandwidth for that privilege, a policy which makes as much sense […]
I know, I know, second World Cup post in a row. but how could I not write something about the extraordinary game between Brazil and France? They meet in Germany today for the first time since the controversial 1998 World Cup Final. And guess what? France put on what is easily the most beautiful display […]
For the second time in two days, a World Cup game goes to Penalty Kicks. It’s an unfortunate way to decide a game, but man, is it a nail-biter. Thanks to an incredible performance by the Portuguese keeper England is denied their chance at the title. They’re going home. And Portugal is moving on. If […]
As long as I’m posting movie art, check this one out. I’ve been getting substantial traffic to the site from people looking for info on this movie. Diane Lane looks pretty great.
The Descent is on its way to American theaters at last. And the ad campaign is taking a bold Philippe Halsman approach. Check out the one-sheet: A coworker tells me about this poster yesterday, describing it as a weird, interpretive dance image. Real artsy. One look, of course, and I realize there’s no interpretive dancing […]
Guelaguetza Restaurant is a great place to get Comida Oaxanena in Koreatown. Outside, on Olympic at Normandie, there are Korean signs and banks and restauants in every direction. Inside, it’s an Oaxacan paradise. I’m there to celebrate Debbie’s birthday. There are fifteen of us, including several cats from Amoeba. Remember how I said just a […]
I’ve finally done something with WordPress that I’ve been meaning to do since February. Today I spend a little time re-designing the comments feature. This is supposed to be a blog about screenwriting, but I tend to write more about music and about friends and, on occasion, perhaps even about a giant Funyun. I always […]
So that’s it. USA is out of the World Cup. Can’t say I’m surprised. Ghana came out of nowhere and are pulling the same trick we did four years ago. And they’ve remembered something we’ve forgotten, namely, that the object of the game is to put that round thing into the net on the other […]
NPR’s Day To Day airs a story today about Highway 140 in California, which threads the tiny town of Mariposa on the way into Yosemite. Back in April a rockslide buried the road east of town. Rocks are still falling today. It’s proving to be the clot that’s starving the town of its lifeblood. the […]
It’s Sunday morning in Denver three months ago. I drag myself out of sodden sleep. A phrase jumps into my head. I don’t pretend to know what it means. I just want to share. Verbatim. Exactly as scrawled on a slip of paper I just found. Ready? Here it comes… And every day it takes […]
When I was eighteen or so I worked at Movies Twin in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Next door was a pet store. Jerry’s Pets. I got a job there as well. Chris Bentley managed the store. We had an aquarium filled with crickets. When customers came in to buy crickets for their reptiles we would […]
The LA Times has a couple interesting World Cup-related articles today about the ways in which the world’s largest sporting event is reflected in our little West Coast villa. There are little enclaves around town that seethe with support for every team in competition. The articles tell us how to find them and where to […]
The fast has been over for a few weeks now. But today one of its effects catches up with me. I just got this in the mail. I mean, it’s not like it just showed up. I ordered it from Cook’s Illustrated. I was terribly hungry and it seemed like such a good idea at […]
Yes, Hell must be inches deep in powder right now. And farmers worldwide are struggling with the challenge of putting roofs on their pig pens. Trees are falling in the forest and making a hell of a racket and horses, having been led to water, are drinking till the pop. I now have cable television. […]
I finally get around to seeing The Black Rider at the Ahmanson. Sean, who’s visiting me gets to come with, since I happen to have two tickets waiting for me at the Ahmanson Box Office. The tix are courtesy of new friend Stasy, who happens to be working on the show (which impresses the hell […]
