In a newsletter, I was going off on the new Alien universe proposed by Disney as a major tent pole franchise. A series on earth with Noah Hawley (Legion and Fargo Showrunner) is already planned, Disney (more…)
NEWSLETTER #0002 – I have a hard and fast personal rule that when the walls begin to bleed, I am out!
“It’s weird the people setting our national priorities have different priorities than the nation” LESS CLICKS Why do a newsletter? I calculated the amount of clicks this newsletter reduces, on (more…)
NEWSLETTER #0001 – 5th March 2021, or “The Universe doesn’t need us” and as the first newsletter… it’s sorta long.
At 44, just realized that the phrase “The Pot Calling the Kettle Black” is that the pot thinks the kettle is black because the black pot is reflecting off the kettle’s stainless steel surface. Also, It’s (more…)
My new flip phone, and why… or “legit no one wants to talk about smartphone addiction because we’re alcoholics that aren’t ready to admit it”
This was about a simple feature on a new smart dumbphone that I am pretty amped about… the phone in general, as well as what it means in general. $60 a month savings, and not losing a thing from modern (more…)
The Next Intellectual Property Gold Rush is coming, ie the post-comic push for meaningful use of video gaming intellectual property
I sort of wish I had known / realized that the Resident Evil 2 game I am finishing up was so different as a remade/remastered version of the original from 20 years ago. I wasn’t even thinking of 90s graphics (more…)
1980’s and 1990’s NYC Moon Ska Record Label, Punk, Ska, Ska-Core and a history of how the community changed.
nb: there’s a great reddit user’s counterpoint at the bottom. Spirited, and for the record. I’ve spoken about my musical progression from tiny tot to a DJ w/ 16 years of a residency under his belt. (more…)
Intellectual Property is what ruins our imagination, creativity, and everything we used to love.
Talking about why modern storytelling Hollywood films aren’t good…. the issue of Star Wars goes beyond kathleen kennedy and is a plague on the entire movie industry. Marvel, for better or worse, are (more…)
Intellectual Property, Safe Bets, & Addiction to Nostalgia Porn
I know studios need to make their tentpoles that sustain them, and they take incredibly safe bets making relatively benign or saccarin films that get the ticket sales, but don’t move film or cinema forward (more…)
Heatherwick Studio is growing plants for Bombay Sapphire’s gin, and it’s beautiful.
Fascinating, and functional. Heatherwick Studio’s master plan proposed the creation of two new glasshouses to grow specimens of the 10 exotic plant species used in the Bombay Sapphire distillation process. (more…)
A little music history from a little known DJ.
So before muzak, Seeburg was the old piped in “radio” channel of big band and classic jazz, bossa, and lounge music that was in hotel lobbies, restaurants, bars, etc. IT IS SO GREAT: http://seeburg1000.com/ Someone (more…)