February 2009
1 post
April 2008
1 post
March 2008
2 posts
February 2008
12 posts
A movie to add to the “Movies To Not Watch In The Early Morning Before Sleeping” list: Chashing Sleep. My verdict? Strangely disturbing and in the end it left me with more questions than answers.
A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity - New York Times →
J. K. Rowling VS The Harry Potter Lexicon.
“Coffee tastes like those dog biscuits Alex dared us to eat!”
– Two young boys, overheard while reading at my favorite coffee haunt.
Ooh you tasty little things...: Experiments in... →
As a lover of bacon, this recipe is just waiting to be made.
The Sounds of Global Warming →
“The sounds of three melting glaciers were produced as three records, each with a loop at the end. The records were then cast and frozen with the actual meltwater from the glacier. For a duration of two hours, the records played simultaneously on separate turntables, until the ice completely dissolved. The sound emitted is a combination of the recorded sounds of the glaciers and the...
Cents and Sensibility - The surprising truth about... →
January 2008
3 posts
“The American short story is alive and well.
Do you like the sound of that? Me...”
– What Ails the Short Story - Stephen King - Books - Review - New York Times
Wired: Why Things Suck: Tomatoes →
“Because remember: For everything there is a season. February isn’t it.”
Monstrous Times: The Current Cinema: The New... →
If only I’d known the first sentence’s advice before sitting through “Cloverfield.” Where was I situated in the movie theater, you ask? Third row from the front on opening night. I ended up with a nasty headache that lasted into the morning. My opinion of the film? Like many things these days: still undecided.