Tag Archives: death

Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

When I was a kid, the Sunday Morning Movie was must-see TV. It was your delivery system for old horror and adventure movies. It’s where I first got scared of The Crawling Eye, Fiend Without a Face, Black Sabbath, and … Continue reading →

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Boston Marathon Bombing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

There’s nothing I can add here. We’ll be back tomorrow, probably.

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I Make No Guarantees On What Else He Will or Will Not Do

Posted on April 8, 2013 by
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“I Was Perfectly Content Before I Was Born, and I Think of Death as the Same State”

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Roger Ebert died yesterday. A few years ago, when some friends of mine and I were fortunate enough to score a book deal out of a dumb Twitter thing we were doing, it came time to find someone to write … Continue reading →

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Architect of the Daleks

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

One of the first things a Doctor Who fan has to contend with is hilarious Dalek jokes. “HA HA STAIRS LOL” and “OMG SALT SHAKER” and “LMAO PLUNGER”, all shrieked out but people who prefer the more sane and pragmatic … Continue reading →

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So Long, Aunt Zu

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

Long-time visitors may recall that one of the random quotes that used to appear here was, “I read that book, Watership Down, and it’s about goddamn rabbits!”, which was attributed to Aunt Zu. My Aunt (nee Carolyn) was an integral … Continue reading →

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In Which I am a Representative of Hateful Liberal Intolerance

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Yesterday Andrew Breitbart got upgraded from “Conservative blowhard” to “controversial figure” in one easy step: he died. Suddenly places like MediaMatters and @LOLGOP were issuing statements about how they didn’t agree with him but he certainly had to be admired … Continue reading →

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Grown-Ups and Death

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

This past trip back to Louisiana was different from all the others. For the first time, I wouldn’t be seeing my Dad, since he died earlier this year. I haven’t talked much about his death for a number of reasons, … Continue reading →

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