Neccos - Mmmmm
I'm thinking about experimenting a little with our candy selection at the Darkside Cinema. It might be fun to offer candy that appeals to our sense of nostalgia. I never see Neccos, Sugar Daddies, or...
View ArticleKutiman = YouTube mashups + compositional talent
I can't stop going to Thru-You.com and streaming the musical selections created by Kutiman. This is, basically, an "album" of 7 new and original songs, created fresh by putting bits and pieces of...
View ArticleI Can Haz Writin Skillz?
In an admittedly serpent's tail-ish reference, I'm posting a link to an ironic syllabus and course overview for the Internet age, by Robert Lanham, courtesy of McSweeney's. The course is designed for...
View ArticleSeriously? Nothing since May?
I don't always play on the Interwebs. Sometimes I do other things. For example, in May I read 9 novels. That's a lot, even for me. So, not a lot of blogging. You can't have it both ways.
View ArticleCosmic Variance: the numbers line up
Shortly after noon on July 8, comes the moment that can be called 12:34:56 7/8/9. In another 80 years or so, we'll have 12:34:56 7/8/90, but that's another story.
View ArticleHallelujah! TJ's is coming to Corvallis!
I don't have to tell you the many, many reasons we are looking forward to having Trader Joe's open a store in Corvallis. Cheers went up around the area when the news broke yesterday morning. Lots of...
View ArticleWarHorse: Puppets like you've never seen
The West End in London is buzzing about the sell-out production from the National Theatre: WarHorse. In a dramatic departure from traditional theater, the horses in the play are giant puppets—each...
View Article40 gorgeous photos from Apollo 11: 40 years ago on the moon
The Boston Globe is featuring 40 big, beautiful photographs called "Remembering Apollo 11" in their online gallery called The Big Picture. This is but a mere thumbnail snapshot of the first image.
View ArticleNational Book Awards for Fiction open to public voting for the first time
To celebrate the 60th year of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation will present a book-a-day blog on the Fiction winners from 1950 to 2008. Each day, from July 7th to September 21st,...
View ArticleRIP Teddy Kennedy
Poor Teddy. May he rest in peace. But his death is not in vain. Like the events surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, his memorials will be an economic stimulus for all branches of media. The...
View Article40 years on
This weekend I attended my 40th Blackford High School reunion. It was a blast, but in that "you hadda be there" kind of way. If you haven't gone to one of your high school reunions, I'm sure you have...
View ArticleSpammer fail
Note to spammers who want their message to get through the junk filter: SPELLCHECK.Sheez.
View ArticleTHE COVE: a must-see film
Okay, maybe you heard me say this before, but you hafta see THE COVE. When we played it at the Darkside Cinema, unexplicably, we had a very low turnout, even after I promoted it to the university and...
View ArticleBliss as a lever for change
My daughter has been reading Carlos Castaneda. This prompts me to recall my own interest in his books, in the late sixties. What happened to that Lainie? A few mind-expanding trips, and then a fork in...
View ArticleWhere the Academy's head is at
Each spring when the Academy Award Nominations are announced, it's a reality check on the health of art cinema in the Hollywood crowd. This year's nominations are heavier than ever with blockbuster...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fast read, thoroughly engaging. After watching the movie first, it was a pleasure to have the subplots and characters fleshed...
View ArticleKBVR show features Paul Turner (Darkside Cinema) and Jon Lewis (Oregon State...
Oregon State University's student-run radio station, KBVR, features a series each Monday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific, called "Talking in the Theater" and hosted by Mervin Kurniawan. In this MP3 recording,...
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