Media

Sep 3: Totally random Firefly/Serenity Reference

The most recent xkcd is a totally random Firefly/Serenity reference.

This guy really knows his audience.

Posted by ben in Media on 09/03/07 09:58 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

May 24: Modern Art Paintings on Etsy

Here are my favorites from the first 30 pages of results for the search modern art painting on Etsy ("your place to buy and sell all things handmade").

In no particular order. Click the image to see larger; click the text link to see its etsy page.

Three Trees, original aceo

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Posted by ben in Media on 05/24/07 08:27 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

May 19: Veronica Mars cancelled

The excellent TV show Veronica Mars has been cancelled, again this is as I predicted. I hate the TV. Actually, the problem is that I love the TV, but it hates me.

Posted by ben in Media on 05/19/07 10:05 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

May 18: Books: The Dead Beat

I recently finished The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson.

As the title says, it's a book all about obituaries and the people who write and read them (and the people who are obsessed with obituaries -- the author falls into this category).

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Posted by ben in Media on 05/18/07 19:30 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

Apr 25: Did I call it, or did I call it?

As I predicted, Drive has been cancelled after four episodes.

Why do show creators bother putting new shows on Fox? For that matter, why does Fox bother putting new shows on the air?

It sucks being right all the time.

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