Aren’t neon signs fascinating? Besides their obvious tackiness, they have become the standard accompaniment to the concrete jungles we call metropolises.
Category Archives: Personal
The Passion of the Veritas
“If you will not hear the truth, no one can tell you.”
Writers on writing
Writers comment on writing…
Grandpa and Spalding Gray
I was about to turn 20 years old. It was 1994 and my grandparents would be celebrating their golden wedding anniversary on my birthday. Flying to Orange, California, to visit them for a week would be a momentous occasion. Afterall, I was leaving my teens and they were entering their retirement.
O Brothers, Where Art Thou?
Hollywood Sibling Partnerships
Star Trek vs. Seinfeld
Which quintessential show has had the most influence on modern society?
The Dating Sign: Road Work Ahead
Wouldn’t it be great if there were such a thing as “Dating Signs”?
Beckerman’s dissection of Generation Y
Excerpted from a Salon.com interview of Marty Beckerman, author of Generation S.L.U.T. His book documents a generation raised by divorced parents, meaningless icons of success, and a corrupt, reality-distorting entertainment media that capitalizes on the psychological weaknesses of America’s young.
Fog of War
A documentary film by Errol Morris, interviewing Robert McNamara.
Scam Spam Correspondence
By this time, nearly everyone in North America has received the infamous Nigerian fraud email.