Since I didn’t have my copy of Breaking Dawn available when I wrapped up Eclipse, I took a diversion to Beyond the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. I read The Chocolate War back in middle school (or maybe early high school) and loved it. The story of standing up for your beliefs, even when it [...]
Here’s a massive dose of 80s flashback for Friday: 1984′s Night of the Comet. I didn’t see this in the theater, but did see it a lot when it hit cable TV. It’s one of the funniest end-of-the-world movies ever. A friend recently brought this movie up (thanks, Stephen) and I had to put it [...]
26Feb09
Boldly Go… Again
Back in November I wrote about working on a Star Trek sweepstakes and I’ve just completed another one. The prizes are great: a trip for four to the Star Trek movie premiere in May and a trip for four to take a Zero Gravity flight. Pretty cool, right? If you’d like to enter, go to [...]
I admit I don’t understand the ebb and flow of the economy very well. Example: I was surprised yesterday, on a day when the Federal Reserve Chairman said the current crisis good extend into 2010, that the stock market went up. Huh? I’m baffled by some of the reaction to President Obama’s speech last night. [...]
24Feb09
Spider-Man… The Musical
It’s been rumored for a while, but today it became official. A Spider-Man musical is on the way. Titled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is set to begin preview at the Hilton Theatre January 16, 2010 with opening night on February 18, 2010. Julie Taymor, director of The Lion King on Broadway and the film [...]
24Feb09
Hockey Hunks
It’s been a while since I posted any hockey hotness, but I’ve come upon a couple of worthy new entries in the category. First up a drawing by J. Bone, a Toronto-based illustrator and comic book artist. He runs a blog called Man’s Adventure (which is occasionally NSFW so be forewarned) where he posts some [...]
23Feb09
2009 Oscars
Just a few things to say on last night’s ceremony (which, in all honesty, I watched most of in about a half hour this morning courtesy of the DVRs fast-forward): My favorite three moments: Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black said this at the end of this acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay: “But most of [...]
