Fantastic Fest “The Man In The Orange Jacket”
Following Labor Day and with the arrival of our first big fall rain, it’s clear that we are on the cusp of festival season in Austin! Looking at the lineup for the fab Fantastic...
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Seeing the Swans
Sometimes you end up having a transformative experience when you least expect it. When the band the Swans came to Houston in June, and the flight I was expecting to be on was cancelled,...
Happy Labor Day
In America, we tend to forget that Labor Day is a celebration of the improvement in the standard work day, and we tend to think of it as the end of summer, a great...
Call God
I found a pay phone in Pasadena, Texas where you can call God. This may be the best re-use of a pay phone ever! Call God from this pay phone in #Pasadena, Texas. pic.twitter.com/1ZmV88zirp...
Positivus 2014 in Pictures
While I’ve written about my experiences at the Positivus Festival this year, I realized that there were a lot more pictures that I hadn’t shared with you! So here’s even more of what I...
Kurt Cobain Tribute On The Beach
I was surprised to find a clear Kurt Cobain/Nirvana tribute overlooking the Atlantic, not far from the Newburyport Harbor Light.
Postmodern Movie Palace On South Lamar!
In the early twentieth century, movie studios constructed movie palaces. These fancy and fanciful buildings with their ornate ceilings and balconies were considered to be the best place to show the feature films that...
I Never Expected To Be In A Science Textbook!
Since I flunked a lot of science and/or math classes when I was in school, I never expected to be in a science textbook for any reason. So I was surprised to find...
Is “Mood Indigo” The Most Realistic Surrealist Love Story Ever Made?
Ever since I saw Michel Gondry’s romantic fable Mood Indigo at Fantastic Fest 2013, I’ve been waiting for the film to come out so I could discuss it with people. Based on Boris Vian’s...
This Is How My Positivus Was!
In the week after the Positivus Festival, nearly all my friends and acquaintances in Riga asked me, “How was your Positivus?” It’s sort of like asking someone how their Christmas or their summer vacation...
