Twins (1988)
Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Danny DeVito, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Maury Chaykin.
The first thing that is apparent is that Danny DeVito was taking the opportunity to give a real, fully-formed, film performance. He plays an oversize character that somehow, due to the structure and balance of the movie, tone down the high-comedy and keep [...]
In which I read my Free Will Astrology horoscope for July 1, 2010
Have you been doing a lot of sweating and grunting from sheer exertion in 2010? Have you thrown yourself conscientiously into the hardest, smartest labor you’ve ever enjoyed?
Yes, and yes.
I hope so, because that would suggest you’re in rapt alignment with this year’s [...]
New comic, autobiographical style. I suppose I was going for something of a Linklater-film-y feel to the storytelling. And it’s a Magnolia Cafe story, which is good.
Excerpted from the chat room where I hang out.
[obama-sux]/006 Rob says, “I am furious at the lack of action and leadership over stanching the oil spill”
[obama-sux]/007 Rob says, “EPIC FAIL”
[obama-sux]/008 Ryan says, “Yeah, it is ridiculous.”
[obama-sux]/009 Ryan says, “Complete incompetence on all sides.”
[obama-sux]/010 Rob says, “yeah”
[obama-sux]/011 Rob says, “I seriously feel fury”
[obama-sux]/012 Rob says, “all [...]
After spending most of the last week steeped in Doctor Who, that thing happened in my brain where it wanted to celebrate being flooded with tasty input by outputting something in kind.
This past May, Anthony Sloan, one of my best and lifelong friends, died suddenly. Today, his ashes are being scattered at a sacred place in Utah, on what would have been his 39th birthday. Here is a copy of the words I wrote for the memorial we held for him in Austin.
SONNET 104
To me, fair [...]
I’m sitting here in this all-night cafe pondering Quentin Tarantino’s career and his status as an artist who has managed to keep the conditions alive for creating the art he wants to create, because I consider myself an artist, too.
The latest episode of The Rob Show is now available on blip.tv. Rob delves into the question of fan letters, and determines that you can’t write them any more because there’s no address to send them to.
This is from the great local video store (Vulcan Video) that I go to. Purportedly a true story, it sounds polished through frequent retelling over the years, but the end result is great. Scroll down and start reading from where it says:
“It was maybe, like, four years ago,” begins Shivers. “It was a night that [...]
The latest episode is now available on blip.tv. Music, chat, stories, Apple II Archives, IF game development discussion, assorted ideas, and more music.