Here’s the latest in the ongoing project the cognoscenti likes to call the Virtual LP. I love the cognoscenti. I just can’t let myself get too attached. You know how they are.
This tune marks the “World Wide Web” … Read on Macduff...
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The time of legends
Thinking a lot lately about the time of legends. Not as far back as dragons or unicorns. Or even King Arthur. I’ve been reading up on that not-so-distant moment in our American history when a band of Famous Artists put … Read on Macduff...
He’s a witch and/or warlock
I think John McCain should be very very careful about giving people the impression that he can see the future.
Remember what happened to the last presidential candidate who pretended to be a witch and/or warlock? When Edmund Muskie claimed … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Chris Metzen, Part Two
Welcome to the second part of this interview with Blizzard VP of Creative Development Chris Metzen. If you haven’t already read the first part of this interview, be sure to check it out to hear about the power of spinning … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Chris Metzen, Part One
Welcome! This interview is part of an ongoing series of chats with artists about their creative process. You can find the full set of interviews, including musicians Adrian Belew and Jonathan Coulton, writer Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), … Read on Macduff...
Media outrage
Look, I don’t mind that there’s all this coverage of the Pope in the news. The Pope comes to America. It’s a big deal. I get it.
But it cheeses me off when scientists discover a 15-foot rabbi and nobody … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Ianthe Brautigan
Photo credit: Nancy Bellen.
Ianthe Brautigan was born in San Francisco at the tail-end of the Beat Era. Her book You Can’t Catch Death: A Daughter’s Memoir (St. Martin’s Press, 2000), recently optioned for a movie, chronicles her life growing … Read on Macduff...
Dyngus among us
I’m so happy. The world is purring today. And I’ll tell you why: Dyngus Day.
The perfect gentleman
At an Italian restaurant last night, while I was picking at my spaghetti bolognese, a perfect little gentleman of around 2 or 3 years old came up to me and stared.
Whatever I did — peekabo, wiggly fingers, wiggly fingers … Read on Macduff...
Mess with Texas
Some people, like Hillary Clinton and my 7-year-old son, have been hammering home this “Don’t Mess with Texas” message. In the case of Hillary, it’s one of her slogans for the March 4th primary. With my son, it’s on this … Read on Macduff...