Death Warmed Over
I think I might be moving back in here. Typepad might be dull, but Tumblr scares me. I’m really freaked out by the following/followers culture that’s developed online. Too social. Then again, I’ve become freaked […]
Moving On
I’m still fine-tuning, but for the time being I am experimenting with blogging over here instead in this spot. It’s the same words, but it feels different and less rigid. White space. Maybe more free […]
The Middle Ages: 34, 39, 40 & ?
"There Are No More Big Secrets at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater gives the Arguing Middle-Aged Yuppies genre a creepy twist." I gather that the yuppies in question are actors Dagmara Dominczyk (34), Gibson Frazier (39), […]
The (Early) Middle Ages: Undefined
"The Pill may seem to promise eternal youth, but doctors have only middling odds of recapturing fertility when a woman has crossed into early middle age. There’s an easy answer to this conundrum, even though […]
Blood & Guts
It’s been 24 hours so I’d love to spoil the shit out of last night’s The Walking Dead finale, but that’s not what I’m here for. I’m just reminiscing about the second episode (how lame […]
Miami Devices
In the world of emotionally induced vomiting cliches, there are many sub-genres. Rookie Mistake is a big one. (There was a barf scene in The Social Network, which I only saw over Thanksgiving weekend. The […]
Fewer American Women Buying Shoes That Promise A Nice Ass
“We are seeing new players enter this market all the time and they bring a variety of new challenges. Pricing pressures as well as the danger of over assortment are just some of the challenges […]
More Exciting Than a High-Speed Train to Albany
My holiday weekend was fairly uneventful—until I encountered a total lifechanger (right up there with realizing Dillahunt and the hot vampire child from Let Me In were both in The Road). For what feels like […]
Training
Have you ever experienced scary, like I’m discovering the Matrix (or maybe that would be Lost and I’m back home or maybe dead and starting to remember the island or Olivia realizing she’s really a […]
Between Mix Tapes and MP3s
This USA Today quiz that purports to guess your generation pissed me off (it doesn’t take much to get on my bad side) with its gaps. What show was popular when you were a teenager? […]