Out of Sight, Like a Pumpkin

Science fair photo bonanza. That post was inspired by this collection of science fair photos , but I enjoyed Beware of the Blog's focu...

Art Madrid, my esteemed mayor, a big stinking drunk. Police found him collapsed on a sidewalk near a puddle of his own vomit, and decided ...

Sweeney Todd NOT coming out in HD DVD. God damn it. I actually found myself interested in buying more HD DVDs since Toshiba officially k...

William F. Buckley, Jr., dead at 82.

NOTE: This video will make absolutely no sense if you've never seen There Will Be Blood . I would say it contains spoilers, but since ...

Oscar-time is again upon us, and for once I've seen all five films nominated for best picture. AMC screened all five movies back-to-bac...

No Depression magazine to fold. I let my subscription lapse six months or so ago, so clearly am solely to blame (actually, they say sales...

Reading of "Luann" musical this Monday in Carlsbad. I thought of attending, until I saw it was way up in Carlsbad. Just don...

As long-time readers have no doubt noticed, I'm rather fond of the semicolon. So I ask you, where's my New York Times profile? In...

As I mentioned their last article yesterday, I'll mention now that Ars Technica has a follow-up to their HD DVD article, basically a re...

I mentioned Monday that things weren't looking good for HD DVD. I figured things would drag out for a few months, but apparently, if t...

Uno becomes first beagle to win Westminster. I'm trying to keep Tanner from seeing the coverage; Uno propagates an idealized standard ...

Dolly Parton postpones tour, blames breasts.

As I just mentioned in my last post, I am looking forward to the digital distribution of media reaching critical mass. But while I wait, I...

I don't know if I mentioned it, but I bought the HD DVD add-on to the Xbox 360, about six months or so ago. Even at the time, it was cl...

Black cartoonists run their own versions of the same strip , to protest the idea that there is one monolithic thing called black cartoons. ...

I'm sick again. Just a cold. But it's annoying, I've been sick a hell of a lot lately. Had the flu for pretty much all of Nov...

Last.fm offering free streaming of music from all major labels, and a good selection of indies. I'm a fan of Last.fm , more from the s...

John Stewart, dead at 68. He was originally from San Diego, and while he no longer lived here, he died in San Diego working on a new album...

Suzanne Pleshette, dead at 70.