Of Process and Paper
I was already thinking about the fascinating special I saw on Nova the other week concerning the lost manuscript of the Greek mathematician Archimedes when I started reading this article on Quentin Terantino in which he describes his process of writing the screenplay for Kill Bill. I know it’s all bullshit, but it’s the way [...]
New iPod Ads Sport Flava
The new Apple iPod commercial is just the kind of shot in the arm that the company (and the elegant little MP3 player) needs. The first-person white background approach has been played over, imitated, and parodied to a near death. On that same point, I’d also like to point out that the use of the [...]
Stale Air
Listening to NPR’s Fresh Air interview with Bill O’Reilly in its entirety, it’s clear that his cult of personality is just as obsessed with “defamation of character” as Rush Limbaugh is with the so-called liberal media. Apparently, it’s a hot button that’s all-too-easy to push and works like clockwork after the tenth mentioning of the [...]
My PC Hates Me
I’m not exactly sure what I did. I probably just had a look of longing in my eyes—a longing for my Mac more than likely. While my fully loaded wiz-bang XP-running PC at work hasn’t totally given up on me, it has given me clear and intent signs of not submitting to my will. The [...]
Rush to Judgement
You know, I was upset as the next Philadelphia Eagles fan over Donovan McNabb’s lackluster performance during the first two games of the season. Not once in my mind, though, did I ever attribute it to race. That’s something only an idiot neandrathal could delude. RUSH LIMBAUGH: I don’t think he’s been that good from [...]
