It’s almost Christmas, and if you’re on my site it’s because you are geek or geek adjacent. You already know that there’s an inherent risk in buying gifts for geeks…because they’ve already completed… Continue reading
This is going to sound meaner than intended, but I don’t enjoy M. Night Shyamalan’s directing. He’s got a fair number of fans, but most of his movies are met with harsh criticism.… Continue reading
Trying to find the logic behind the valuation of art is a fruitless endeavour. There’s never been a clear cut answer or guide. For some, there’s a historical or cultural values, for others… Continue reading
It seems as though in the acting profession few people truly ever quit. Usually as actors and actresses grow older they just appear in fewer and fewer movies until they pass away. But… Continue reading
I love movies. And kitties. I can’t have cats in the house these days due to allergies, so I rely on cinema (and the internet, I suppose) for my feline fix. Fortunately there’s… Continue reading
It has been a while since i have written one of these, but the world has not become any less creepy and mysterious. Submitted for your approval here are another five unsolved mysteries… Continue reading
The past 20 years have been increasingly good to geeks and nerds. We’ve become the target of major marketing and consumer campaigns, meaning that everyone is trying to make stuff we love. Plus… Continue reading
This is a repost of an article from 2013 because I’m busy making Peppermint Bark. Christmas is just around the corner! All those wonderful traditions and activities people around the world gather together… Continue reading
Superman’s cape is part of his iconic costume, and it carries a symbolic meaning. It’s part of the clothing he travelled to Earth in and, according to early stories, functioned as a giant pocket… Continue reading
Everybody has a story to tell and that is the driving force behind the hit NPR series This American Life from host Ira Glass. Since it debuted in 1995, this popular radio show… Continue reading
