Witness, friends, a ten second teaser released to promote a 30 second commercial promoting a theatrical film? Okay. This is getting maybe a little ridiculous. Still, it’s The Avengers. I’m going to be there.

I did a bit of sleep deficit spending this weekend; such is the toll of a busy weekend followed by a week during which rest did not come easy, followed by another busy weekend. Mostly it was Saturday that did me in. It was really the two-pronged assault of (1) the labor involved in helping […]

Presented forthwith are several short notices of a personal nature. Feel free to enjoy: – Thanks to the kind reminders from my amazing convention friends via the various social networking services, my head’s kind of been in con space all week. As it stands, there are only 36 hours or so until I arrive at […]

Here’s another thing that exists, the new single from Van Halen (featuring David Lee Roth), “Tattoo”: My reaction? Meh. Yeah, Dave’s back, and that’s kinda cool, though I was always kind of agnostic regarding the one true front man – all three brought something interesting to the table, even Gary Cherone, who I’ve always felt […]

I don’t really know the Black Keys, other than what I heard a couple of months back in a piece on NPR (for the record, they didn’t sound bad), so I’m not entirely sure of the authority from which BK drummer Patrick Carney speaks in this interview as presented. But damn, if I don’t pretty […]

The best thing about the Iowa Caucuses last night is that I didn’t stay up to watch the returns, because if I did, I’d be too tired to accomplish anything today, and I start work much too early anyway. However, the whole thing is laid out there for me, in chronological order on twitter, and […]

Seems a bunch of Rhode Island “Christians” got upset when Governor Chaffee referred to the big evergreen displayed in the state house as a “holiday tree.” Their chosen method of protest? Interrupting a children’s choir performance at the tree-lighting with a renegade singing of “O Christmas Tree.” “Oh Christmas Tree.” A largely secular little ditty […]

I’ve written a lot over the last year or two about coming to terms with getting older. It’s one of those things we all have to come to terms with. Of course, the world is remarkably good at coming up with all kinds of reminders of one’s (relatively) advanced age: little aches and pains, graying […]

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