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The Dahk Knight. 23 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
So…Ben Affleck. He’s not who I would’ve cast, and it’s hard to see how an Affleck Batman would be any different from his portrayal of Daredevil. But he isn’t the worst choice in the world, I suppose. ...
Virtual All the Way. 23 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
Hello all: Back on the mainland as of 48 hours ago. In case the Election of 1924 talk of a few months past whetted your appetite for more radio ramblings about the dissertation, I discussed Uphill All...
Goin’ Back to Maui. 9 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
If I got to choose a coast, I got to choose the East — I live out there, so don’t go there. That being said, as of this evening, I’m going (going) back (back) to Cali for an old friend’s wedding, foll...
Tales of Wonder. 9 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
By way of io9, an impressive collection of vintage sci-fi pulp art. (You can still make your own here.) Note the editor above — Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi pioneer and the Man in the Mask. (He also appears...
Fearless Freddie. 9 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
“In his book ‘Looking at the Dance’ (1949), the critic Edwin Denby wrote that Mr. Franklin’s dancing ‘always makes perfect sense; like a true artist, he is completely at the service of the role he tak...
The New Radicals. 9 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
“To be sure, ShaoLan is taking liberties with the language here. Very few Chinese characters are actual pictographs that reflect the meanings of the words. This is supposed to be good fun, and a way t...
They All Float Down There. 9 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
“Even the people who are supposed to like clowns — children — supposedly don’t. In 2008, a widely reported University of Sheffield, England, survey of 250 children between the ages of four and 16 foun...
We…learn. We…feed. 9 Aug 2013 | 02:56 am
“‘Slime mould’s remarkable problem-solving capabilities are well-documented and include finding the shortest path between different food sources. It also displays memory, in a similar way to a novel e...
A Mean Fender Corgi. 9 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
“People who play bass with their fingers look like they’re tickling hairy dogs.” And, lo, a meme was born: Because of, y’know, the Internet, Bassists tickling dogs. It’s heartening to see that Daft Pu...
They’re All Scrappy Now. 9 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
The Governor would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those crazy kids. By way of Io9, the Scooby Dead. (More here.) Reminds me quite a bit of the Left4Dead games.
