It's been a long week, and I haven't had time to post some stuff that I think is worth noting. But since it's a slow day at lab, I'm going to be lame and just write out some of the more minor things that I don't have the links for right now.
Hopefully some time this weekend I'll have time to write out the more thinky posts that have been creeping their way into my head. There's been so much stuff going on in the media (see also: last week's NYT articles on literacy and the internet and today's magazine preview on troll subculture. Also, the meta-analyses of the media on media representations of Obama and McCain and the control of the political narrative.) that it's been maddening to not have time to sit down and just write it out.
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On Gerard Way:
+ He won an Eisner! For his first comic! I can only imagine how overwhelmingly cool that must be. (Incidentally, at the panel at ComiCon where he spoke with Grant Morrison, he looks remarkably pretty. Not a word I usually use, but strangely apt.)
+ He spoke to Zach Snyder, the director of the upcoming Watchmen movie (!), and My Chemical Romance is going to play a cover of Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row" for the soundtrack. Seriously, when I grow up, I want to one day wake up and have the same, "How is this my life? reaction that I'm sure he's had these past few years.
On Dr Horrible:
+ Joss blogs about Dr. Horrible (with a link to it on Hulu). And by "blogs" I really mean "rambles about it before posting a link to it on Hulu." Kind of odd.
Real life:
+ Last night, while doing my telemarketing thang, I had the pleasure of talking to two fantastic people and one rather unpleasant human being. Of the former, I got to talk to a woman who graduated from Northwestern with a degree in Civil Engineering and who is now starting her college education anew by going to Parsons. She was doing well by all measures in her engineering job, but she felt that she was just not taking full advantage of her life, and so made the leap to graphic design. The other wonderful fellow underwent the most amazing transformation throughout the conversation. At the start, he came across as a slightly sad recent retiree; his old cat had recently died, and now the new kitty is a little too energetic for him. But then we got onto a conversation about where he was from originally, and then onto where he's been since, and by the end of the conversation I was just staggered by how richly he has lived his life. He has been around the world, has seen things that I will most likely never see, and done things that I will likely never have the opportunity to do, and now he is enjoying a quiet life at the end of a street with his ten month old cat. Talking to both of them made me so happy that people are out there, living incredible lives. I hope that, just a few years from now, I can relay the same enthusiasm and opportunity in my own life.
The other person isn't really worth talking about -- I assume she just had a crappy day and a reason for accusing me of things not worth discussing-- but I would like to say that apparently real people don't say the word "genuine" and that my accent is really fake. Who knew?
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Review: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
When I talked with Melissa about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (as we are wont to do), she said that she wasn't going to judge the show (musical? what is the proper term?) until she saw the last act. Now, having seen all of it, I have to say that I'm surprisingly meh about it.
Which is not at all to say that it's bad. There are a lot of really great things about it-- the songs are catchy and cute, Neil Patrick Harris is fantastic, and the format of the show is unprecedented-- but the problem is that there is so little substance. To be fair, Joss admits that this is a sort of fun side project and it's not intended to be heavy hitting and thought provoking, but once the last song ended and the screen went to black, I felt little more than, "That's it?" It wasn't even that ache of wanting more more more, but a vague sense of having wasted a lot of time and anticipation if that was it.
(I am also going to be lame and add a quick disclaimer: I'm normally not this thinky, but I watched The Dark Knight less than twelve hours ago, and it's coloring my thoughts to the SERIOUS BUSINESS side of things.)
** SPOILER ALERT **
Before it aired, I thought the musical would hinge on the fact that this is a villain's blog and that, in a glib way, it would play on the whole idea of the internet and self-disclosure with an underlying wink at the concept of a superhero. Sure, it's a forty-five minute web musical, but Joss is good at pinging on contemporary issues and spinning them into an entertaining and funny story. He didn't have to say anything explicitly; I thought the format of the show would implicitly call them into question.
But. Well. Aside from that one quick little cut pre- and post-Freeze Ray misadventure in Act II, the blog itself barely kicked in. Joss starts to get there in the last act where Dr. Horrible is starting to step into his evil role and he sings, "Spread the word, tell a friend, tell them the tale, get a pic, do a blog, heroes are over!" He doesn't want Penny to see, even as he craves his names in the headlines. When she dies (blah blah who cares?), Dr. Horrible steps into his new life, and the nightmare's real. But it's really only the last second or so of these forty-five minutes that brings a semblance of depth to the film. In his blog, Dr. Horrible finally reveals a secret: Billy feels nothing. No hopes, no dreams, no love. It hits you right in the chest because, yes, there's the reason we sat through the first 44:59 minutes or whatever. Without that last second where, finally, Billy tells a secret, this entire thing would have been an entertaining and fluffy waste of forty-five minutes. As it is, that last second is just an agonizing tease of what this could have been.
Honestly, though, I imagine that most people would not have been annoyed by that; life narratives are a huge part of what I'm interested in, and I was really kind of invested with the whole blog idea.
The other main thing that I didn't like was, simply, Penny. While watching, I didn't really consciously ping on it, but after someone pointed it out how genuinely useless and empty a character Penny is, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I felt increasingly that it was a failure on Joss's part to write such an empty character. Okay, we get it, she's The Girl. The villain wants her, the hero has her, she has to die. Surely Joss, with his deft touch with cliches, could do something about that. But -- no. She's the simple laundromat girl who wants to save the world through petitions. She is asked out by the hot, shallow guy but she decides to go through with their relationship (or whatever) being wooed by frozen yogurt and possibly the HammerJack. That's fine. It's even fine if Felicia Day decides to play her exactly as she's written with zero creativity or personality. There are people in real life who rock the clasped hands and furrowed brows of sensitive pain. But in the context of this story? She is seriously nothing outside the two men, and that's way below what I would expect (unless I am totally missing something and the Whedons are satirizing this type of character, which is both possible and preferable to what I'm seeing). She's Billy's love interest. Captain Hammer has happy hammer time with her for the sole purpose of getting back at Dr. Horrible. Her death means nothing to anyone except as a measure of change in the two men. I mean, really? This is the reason that Dr. Horrible truly comes into being? This is Captain Hammer's terrible revenge? Did anyone care about her death for any reason outside what it'd do to Billy?
I'm sure I sound like a terrible woman-hater here, but it's not that she's The Girl so much as her existence is only as The Girl. Even the one thing that was hers -- the homeless shelter-- she passed over to Captain Hammer's inept yet impressively gloved hands. In the press conference scene, you don't even get the impression that she was on stage because she was involved with the project; she was there because Captain Hammer wanted her there. She crept off the stage once Hammer started to talk about their sex life, not even protesting or looking outraged. What? And, now that I'm thinking about it, Dr Horrible just stands there as Captain Hammer talks about using her for sex without a twitch. In the epic battle between Hammer and Horrible, she's a pawn, but not really something worth fighting over. Worst yet? She's not even self-aware enough to realize it. Joss wrote her with so little self-knowledge that in this entire musical she is the only one who doesn't know how pathetic she is. Even the media is aware that she's just "What's-her-name." That last makes me want to think that the Whedons are trying to satirize the The Girl character, but, well. I'm not really feeling it. (And if I were feeling like being one of Those People, I would mention how her name already sets a tone for her mundanity and valuelessness. It's a good thing I'm not.)
In sum, I know that this makes it sound like I hated Dr. Horrible and think Joss Whedon is a sexist pig, but that's definitely not what I mean. I liked Dr. Horrible, and I suspect I'll either end up getting the DVD or renting it repeatedly or something, but it's not as much as I was hoping for. So while it's a great fluffy musical with typical Joss-quick humor and throwaway lines, it lacks a depth that, honestly, I thought would be there.
Of course, that perceived lack of depth is not going to stop my brain from playing that Laundry Day song on loop for days ("Stop. The woooorld!") or from feverishly replaying that amazing zoom in at the beginning of Brand New Day before it is taken down. (Or from wanting to make a Dr. Horrible figurine. Arrrg, lack of tiime.)
So, here, let's end on a happy note: Neil Patrick Harris? AMAZING OR AMAZING?
Related Links:
+ Music for the first two acts of Dr. Horrible. (I'm apparently missing software, so I can't open it, but, well, there you go.)
+ Neil Patrick Harris is more excited about Dr. Horrible than about the Emmy nomination.
Which is not at all to say that it's bad. There are a lot of really great things about it-- the songs are catchy and cute, Neil Patrick Harris is fantastic, and the format of the show is unprecedented-- but the problem is that there is so little substance. To be fair, Joss admits that this is a sort of fun side project and it's not intended to be heavy hitting and thought provoking, but once the last song ended and the screen went to black, I felt little more than, "That's it?" It wasn't even that ache of wanting more more more, but a vague sense of having wasted a lot of time and anticipation if that was it.
(I am also going to be lame and add a quick disclaimer: I'm normally not this thinky, but I watched The Dark Knight less than twelve hours ago, and it's coloring my thoughts to the SERIOUS BUSINESS side of things.)
** SPOILER ALERT **
Before it aired, I thought the musical would hinge on the fact that this is a villain's blog and that, in a glib way, it would play on the whole idea of the internet and self-disclosure with an underlying wink at the concept of a superhero. Sure, it's a forty-five minute web musical, but Joss is good at pinging on contemporary issues and spinning them into an entertaining and funny story. He didn't have to say anything explicitly; I thought the format of the show would implicitly call them into question.
But. Well. Aside from that one quick little cut pre- and post-Freeze Ray misadventure in Act II, the blog itself barely kicked in. Joss starts to get there in the last act where Dr. Horrible is starting to step into his evil role and he sings, "Spread the word, tell a friend, tell them the tale, get a pic, do a blog, heroes are over!" He doesn't want Penny to see, even as he craves his names in the headlines. When she dies (blah blah who cares?), Dr. Horrible steps into his new life, and the nightmare's real. But it's really only the last second or so of these forty-five minutes that brings a semblance of depth to the film. In his blog, Dr. Horrible finally reveals a secret: Billy feels nothing. No hopes, no dreams, no love. It hits you right in the chest because, yes, there's the reason we sat through the first 44:59 minutes or whatever. Without that last second where, finally, Billy tells a secret, this entire thing would have been an entertaining and fluffy waste of forty-five minutes. As it is, that last second is just an agonizing tease of what this could have been.
Honestly, though, I imagine that most people would not have been annoyed by that; life narratives are a huge part of what I'm interested in, and I was really kind of invested with the whole blog idea.
The other main thing that I didn't like was, simply, Penny. While watching, I didn't really consciously ping on it, but after someone pointed it out how genuinely useless and empty a character Penny is, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I felt increasingly that it was a failure on Joss's part to write such an empty character. Okay, we get it, she's The Girl. The villain wants her, the hero has her, she has to die. Surely Joss, with his deft touch with cliches, could do something about that. But -- no. She's the simple laundromat girl who wants to save the world through petitions. She is asked out by the hot, shallow guy but she decides to go through with their relationship (or whatever) being wooed by frozen yogurt and possibly the HammerJack. That's fine. It's even fine if Felicia Day decides to play her exactly as she's written with zero creativity or personality. There are people in real life who rock the clasped hands and furrowed brows of sensitive pain. But in the context of this story? She is seriously nothing outside the two men, and that's way below what I would expect (unless I am totally missing something and the Whedons are satirizing this type of character, which is both possible and preferable to what I'm seeing). She's Billy's love interest. Captain Hammer has happy hammer time with her for the sole purpose of getting back at Dr. Horrible. Her death means nothing to anyone except as a measure of change in the two men. I mean, really? This is the reason that Dr. Horrible truly comes into being? This is Captain Hammer's terrible revenge? Did anyone care about her death for any reason outside what it'd do to Billy?
I'm sure I sound like a terrible woman-hater here, but it's not that she's The Girl so much as her existence is only as The Girl. Even the one thing that was hers -- the homeless shelter-- she passed over to Captain Hammer's inept yet impressively gloved hands. In the press conference scene, you don't even get the impression that she was on stage because she was involved with the project; she was there because Captain Hammer wanted her there. She crept off the stage once Hammer started to talk about their sex life, not even protesting or looking outraged. What? And, now that I'm thinking about it, Dr Horrible just stands there as Captain Hammer talks about using her for sex without a twitch. In the epic battle between Hammer and Horrible, she's a pawn, but not really something worth fighting over. Worst yet? She's not even self-aware enough to realize it. Joss wrote her with so little self-knowledge that in this entire musical she is the only one who doesn't know how pathetic she is. Even the media is aware that she's just "What's-her-name." That last makes me want to think that the Whedons are trying to satirize the The Girl character, but, well. I'm not really feeling it. (And if I were feeling like being one of Those People, I would mention how her name already sets a tone for her mundanity and valuelessness. It's a good thing I'm not.)
In sum, I know that this makes it sound like I hated Dr. Horrible and think Joss Whedon is a sexist pig, but that's definitely not what I mean. I liked Dr. Horrible, and I suspect I'll either end up getting the DVD or renting it repeatedly or something, but it's not as much as I was hoping for. So while it's a great fluffy musical with typical Joss-quick humor and throwaway lines, it lacks a depth that, honestly, I thought would be there.
Of course, that perceived lack of depth is not going to stop my brain from playing that Laundry Day song on loop for days ("Stop. The woooorld!") or from feverishly replaying that amazing zoom in at the beginning of Brand New Day before it is taken down. (Or from wanting to make a Dr. Horrible figurine. Arrrg, lack of tiime.)
So, here, let's end on a happy note: Neil Patrick Harris? AMAZING OR AMAZING?
Related Links:
+ Music for the first two acts of Dr. Horrible. (I'm apparently missing software, so I can't open it, but, well, there you go.)
+ Neil Patrick Harris is more excited about Dr. Horrible than about the Emmy nomination.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
today's post inspired by an interview with Joss Whedon. And also, Spore.
+ Prodigeek's Interview: Joss Whedon on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I'm looking forward to Dr. Horrible (oddly enough, not in the obsessive fan way, so much as the curious onlooker way), and this interview is a nice overview at the background of its creation and so on. But, really, I was intrigued by Joss's response to this question:
+ Nathan Fillion's myspace. I don't have anything to say, really, except for the part where I wish I was his friend. He seems like such a cool dude.
+ Tales of the Black Freighter, A Reconstruction. Speaking of Watchmen, I recently came across this reconstruction of "The Black Freighter." "The Black Freighter" is a comic-within-a-comic from Watchmen and one of my favorite parts of the novel (graphic novel? How does one categorize it, exactly?). While I don't know if this will be terribly interesting to anyone who has not yet read Watchmen, it's fascinating to see how fully realized the universe is, with another publication within its panels. Also, "The Black Freighter" is just so damn good. [comics]
+ Pete Wentz: "I'm Becoming My Dad." This is probably the more unlikely links I'm putting up, but a) I have an inexplicable fondness for Pete Wentz, and b) it's kind of relevant. If you squint and turn your head, anyway.
+ Sporelebrity: Celebries' Spore creations. Someone referred to Masi Oka's as "oddly useless, but adorable!" and now I can't get that out of my head. Because, really, it's so true! [random]
In addition to the shallow pleasures of seeing NPH and Nathan Fillion sing, I am deeply curious to know how Joss will play with the superhero cliche. After reading Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Alan Moore's Watchmen in a very short period of time (both highly recommend, incidentally), I've been doing something heavy thinking about what superheroes do in media and the idea of the symbol. It should be interesting to see what Joss's take will be.Prodigeek - Your work’s always been geared towards fantasy and sci-fi. Is that a coincidence or is that where you wanted to be?
Whedon - It’s never “This will work with this!” I love what I love. They seem to go together. Dr. Horrible seems like a no-brainer for me because superheroes are already one step removed from people. So it’s easier for people to watch a superhero movie, especially if they’re singing, than it is for them to watch people singing and accept that it’s going on.
People love musicals. All people love musicals. Most of them don’t know it or can’t admit it. The trick on Buffy was nobody on Buffy wanted to be in a musical. They were forced to sing. Once you had that, the audience could accept it. The audience had the same feeling, “Why is Buffy singing? Oh wait, that’s pretty.” And they’re bigger than life. It is a bigger than life world, and there are superpowers and heroes and villains.
+ Nathan Fillion's myspace. I don't have anything to say, really, except for the part where I wish I was his friend. He seems like such a cool dude.
+ Tales of the Black Freighter, A Reconstruction. Speaking of Watchmen, I recently came across this reconstruction of "The Black Freighter." "The Black Freighter" is a comic-within-a-comic from Watchmen and one of my favorite parts of the novel (graphic novel? How does one categorize it, exactly?). While I don't know if this will be terribly interesting to anyone who has not yet read Watchmen, it's fascinating to see how fully realized the universe is, with another publication within its panels. Also, "The Black Freighter" is just so damn good. [comics]
+ Pete Wentz: "I'm Becoming My Dad." This is probably the more unlikely links I'm putting up, but a) I have an inexplicable fondness for Pete Wentz, and b) it's kind of relevant. If you squint and turn your head, anyway.
A rep for the musician has also denied reports that Wentz and his wife have registered for blue items at a popular L.A. baby boutique.When I first read it, I didn't realize why that was remotely interesting. Then something clicked and I went, Ohhh, blue. Like for a boy. It's just so mindboggling to me that something like that says so much. (See? Symbols! It's related!)
+ Sporelebrity: Celebries' Spore creations. Someone referred to Masi Oka's as "oddly useless, but adorable!" and now I can't get that out of my head. Because, really, it's so true! [random]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Things I've learned today
+ When I grow up, I want to be Raymond Kurzweil. Not because I take pride in my ability to predict things or because I want to be wildly successful in all aspects of my life, but because I want my wikipedia article to be half as amazing as his. No, seriously, when I say things like "centuries hence," people give me strange looks, not awards. That should change. [wikipedia, science]
+ Being too fat 'can damage sperm.' (And also, searching for "obese men" on BBC is incredibly depressing.) The article itself is interesting, but what caught my attention was this bit towards the end:
+ Most importantly, this life tip: If you're trying to find a video rental place that you've never been to before, bring directions or a sturdy umbrella. Both would be optimal, but, in case of emergency, that one or the other will improve prospects and morale considerably.
This lesson was learned on an epic quest to get a movie. Ryan and I walked approximately three and a half miles to get to a video store located half a mile away. Three and a half miles in the rain with only a sad, sagging umbrella between us and true misery.
On the plus side, we eventually triumphed and celebrated with an excellent dinner at the inimitable Hamburger Mary's. I'd say lesson learned, but, knowing us, it'll probably happen again at a different stop. Between the two of us, I'd say we have enough character for a third. [real life]
+ Being too fat 'can damage sperm.' (And also, searching for "obese men" on BBC is incredibly depressing.) The article itself is interesting, but what caught my attention was this bit towards the end:
Ouch. [BBC news science]Dr Ian Campbell, chair of the charity Weight Concern, said it was known that overweight people had a tendency to have fewer children.
He said there had been a suspicion that was mainly due to lack of opportunity.
+ Most importantly, this life tip: If you're trying to find a video rental place that you've never been to before, bring directions or a sturdy umbrella. Both would be optimal, but, in case of emergency, that one or the other will improve prospects and morale considerably.
This lesson was learned on an epic quest to get a movie. Ryan and I walked approximately three and a half miles to get to a video store located half a mile away. Three and a half miles in the rain with only a sad, sagging umbrella between us and true misery.
On the plus side, we eventually triumphed and celebrated with an excellent dinner at the inimitable Hamburger Mary's. I'd say lesson learned, but, knowing us, it'll probably happen again at a different stop. Between the two of us, I'd say we have enough character for a third. [real life]
Monday, July 7, 2008
A snapshot of October 2007
My laptop crashed a few days ago, so I've been using my old desktop. The one that crashed in October and suddenly, inexplicably works. In either case, I fired up good old AIM 5.9 and was amused by the links on my profile. Quoted verbatim.
+ Step Through - Very few of you will appreciate this comic, but I link for those of you who might. A cute little Stargate comic. [media art geekery]
+ Beetle to Beetle: Will Mate for Water. This is the funniest thing I've read in a very long time. "It's doubtful the same incentive exists for people and other mammals..." I can only imagine how beautiful the interview was. [science]
+ Robotic Dalek Jack-o-Lanterns! That is so awesome. I've decided that I, too, am going to make an amazing jack-o-lantern this fall. I'd better start planning. [geekery media]
Alas, I didn't make a jack-o-lantern last year, but my masterpiece's time will come.
+ Step Through - Very few of you will appreciate this comic, but I link for those of you who might. A cute little Stargate comic. [media art geekery]
+ Beetle to Beetle: Will Mate for Water. This is the funniest thing I've read in a very long time. "It's doubtful the same incentive exists for people and other mammals..." I can only imagine how beautiful the interview was. [science]
+ Robotic Dalek Jack-o-Lanterns! That is so awesome. I've decided that I, too, am going to make an amazing jack-o-lantern this fall. I'd better start planning. [geekery media]
Alas, I didn't make a jack-o-lantern last year, but my masterpiece's time will come.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
More Random!
ARTLY THINGS
+ Gerard Way's talk at the School of Visual Arts - [media] [art] - Gerard Way, writer of the comic Umbrella Academy, speaks at his alma mater. While I haven't had the time to read all of UA, I am a genuine fan of this man. He is earnest and sincere, and he cares so much about everything he does. His discussion on creating because you have to, because you have a story to tell, hit me right in the chest
+ ProcessRecess: James Jean's Art Blog - [art] - Speaking of James Jean, a link to his art blog. So, so, so beautiful. (His actual website is, easily enough, JamesJean.com)
FOOD
+ Not Martha - bacon cups - [food] - There is nothing about this that I do not love. Imagine the possibilities!
+ Discovery Channel: I love the world - [science] [media] - This is one of the most charming commercials I've ever seen. The world is awesome! (As is the xkcd comic based off of it. And, in case anyone cares to know what I consider one of the most heartwrenching: Adopt Scifi.)
+ How Smart is the Octopus? - [Slate] [science] - I might be biased because I find aquatic life truly amazing, but this is such a cool article. I thoroughly recommend watching the clips linked in the first paragraph. Octopuses! How so cool, aquatic life? (I haven't had the chance to read Cephalopod consciousness: Behavioural evidence yet, but I totally will.)
RANDOM OTHER THINGS
+ Moving Apart - [fiction] - A beautiful tale of the continents. Highly, highly recommended. Clever and puntastic.
+ Confessions of a Superhero: a documentary by Matt Ogens - [media] - I've only seen the trailer but it is intriguing.
Notes: I'm trying to figure out a more efficient way to organize my links, but so far with limited success. Hang in there, I'll figure it out!
+ Gerard Way's talk at the School of Visual Arts - [media] [art] - Gerard Way, writer of the comic Umbrella Academy, speaks at his alma mater. While I haven't had the time to read all of UA, I am a genuine fan of this man. He is earnest and sincere, and he cares so much about everything he does. His discussion on creating because you have to, because you have a story to tell, hit me right in the chest
+ ProcessRecess: James Jean's Art Blog - [art] - Speaking of James Jean, a link to his art blog. So, so, so beautiful. (His actual website is, easily enough, JamesJean.com)
FOOD
+ Not Martha - bacon cups - [food] - There is nothing about this that I do not love. Imagine the possibilities!
I had an occasion calling for bacon themed food and my mind immediately turned towards the famed bacon mat. I needed something a little more single-serving though, so I decided to attempt bacon cups.SCIENCE OF SOME SORT
+ Discovery Channel: I love the world - [science] [media] - This is one of the most charming commercials I've ever seen. The world is awesome! (As is the xkcd comic based off of it. And, in case anyone cares to know what I consider one of the most heartwrenching: Adopt Scifi.)
+ How Smart is the Octopus? - [Slate] [science] - I might be biased because I find aquatic life truly amazing, but this is such a cool article. I thoroughly recommend watching the clips linked in the first paragraph. Octopuses! How so cool, aquatic life? (I haven't had the chance to read Cephalopod consciousness: Behavioural evidence yet, but I totally will.)
So, is the octopus really all that smart? It depends on how you define intelligence. And if you've got a good definition, there are quite a few scientists who would love to hear it. Octopuses can learn, they can process complex information in their heads, and they can behave in equally complex ways. But it would be a mistake to try to give octopuses an IQ score. They are not intelligent in the way we are—not because they're dumb but because their behavior is the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution under radically different conditions than the ones under which our own brains evolved.
RANDOM OTHER THINGS
+ Moving Apart - [fiction] - A beautiful tale of the continents. Highly, highly recommended. Clever and puntastic.
All the other continents said Antarctica was a frigid bitch, but Australia remembered the good old days. Once upon a time, there had been three of them: Australia, Antarctica and India. Antarctica had covered herself with forests and they’d huddled together for warmth, with Antarctica nestled in his Great Australian Bight (as he liked to call it).
+ Confessions of a Superhero: a documentary by Matt Ogens - [media] - I've only seen the trailer but it is intriguing.
CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary that chronicles the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on Hollywood Boulevard. This deeply personal look into their daily routines reveals their hardships and triumphs as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame. The Hulk sold his Super Nintendo for a bus ticket to LA; Wonder Woman was a mid-western homecoming queen; Batman struggles with his anger, while Superman’s psyche is consumed by the Man of Steel. Although the Walk of Fame is right beneath their feet, their own paths to stardom prove to be long, hard climbs.
Notes: I'm trying to figure out a more efficient way to organize my links, but so far with limited success. Hang in there, I'll figure it out!
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