My digital camera is an artist. It didn’t screw up my pictures in some mundane way. It inserted some wry counterpoint and some beautiful geometric juxtapositions. It elevated my own commentary into works of art that I now happily claim as my own creations.
December 2011
Real recordings of bygone people: Actual voices of Queen Victoria, Houdini, and Lenin
Many historic recordings have finally migrated online so we can all hear them. Because it’s so energizing to close your eyes and feel these printed names come alive again, I’ve linked a few here.
My little YouTube video soars past 1 million views
That day, I was sick as a dog. I should have been in bed. But how often am I in Tokyo? So I walked everywhere I could. I was in the neighborhood of Shibuya, crossing in an overpass, when I saw something that astonished me.
Jason Cochran, porn star
At first, I didn’t know whether to be flattered or insulted that my adoring public was thinking of me that way. Then, I had a sinking feeling that maybe I did something at last year’s Christmas party that slipped my memory.
The financial incentive for providing bad service
When businesses charge customers more for the “good” variety of their product, they are admitting their core product is substandard.
“Oklahoma!” is one of the dirtiest movie musicals of all time
You may think the musical Oklahoma! is a sweet little show about friendly farmers and cowmen, but I’ve got an arousing awakening for you. Oklahoma! is drenched in sexual innuendo, rape metaphor, and bestiality references. After all, the whole plot revolves around who gets to take Laurey to the “box social” — a coded consummation… Read more »
As Universal drains Jaws for the last time, I recall my time as Skipper
Sharks must keep moving or they die. What we have here is a dead shark. Universal Orlando just announced that it’s eliminating the Jaws ride at Universal Studios Florida. It was one the last of the rides that was original to the park’s 1990 opening. (Well, sort of original. It’s a retool of a hitchy… Read more »