‘Tis a beautiful spring day, it is. The sun is shining, the birds are being chased away by the grackles (a particularly vicious sort of bird we have here in Austin that doesn’t play well with others), the bees are buzzing about in the garden (thus preventing me from weeding, since stinging insects are [...]
I’ve been feeling uninspired lately, like my life is stuck in a bit of a rut. To some degree, it is — it’s late spring and for the first year since 2002, I’m not gearing up for some massive summer project that is taking up my time and energy. I’m trying not to [...]
It seems that the film version of Frank Miller’s 300 has gone over with a resounding thud in Tehran, where the film’s depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae (Spartans vs. Persians) is being construed as the latest salvo in the war of words between Iran and the US. Everything from the film’s timing (on [...]
It seems that the film version of Frank Miller’s 300 has gone over with a resounding thud in Tehran, where the film’s depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae (Spartans vs. Persians) is being construed as the latest salvo in the war of words between Iran and the US. Everything from the film’s timing (on [...]
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