S. Michael Wilson's Blog, page 11
December 4, 2009
Don't Panic
On the road yesterday, I was listening to the soundtrack from the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and it got me to thinking.Awhile ago, while wasting the precious minutes of my life on Twitter or Facebook or some such thing, I was asked which fictional character I most identified myself with. Not taking nearly as much time to think about it than I would like
November 30, 2009
Nabakov's Unfinished Work Sees Publication
Image via WikipediaDuring the final years of his life, Vladimir Nabokov continued to write. He spent those years working on "The Original of Laura," outlining jotting notes on index cards. One of his final wishes was that his wife and son should burn the cards upon his death.It turns out that deathbed wishes aren't that important to some people; Nabakov's final work is seeing print nearly thirty
November 5, 2009
GOP Releases Unrealistic, Unpassable Health Care Bill
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeThe New York Times (or, as witty wordsmith Mark Levine would call them, The New York Slimes) has an article out regarding the alternative Health Care bill the Republicans have finally released after almost a year of claiming that they could do better.Short story: they really can't.Heralding the slim volume's 230 page count as a testament to the Bill's simplicity,
October 19, 2009
Where the Wild Things Aren't
Where the Wild Things Aren'tPosted using ShareThis
October 8, 2009
Scalia Defends Cross On Public Land, Demonstrates Own Willfull Ignorance
Image via WikipediaScalia Defends Cross On Public Land, Claims It Represents EveryoneIt truly amazes me sometimes how willfully arrogant conservative pundits and lawmakers can be when confronted with the legitimate concern of separating Church and State. During a discussion about the cross that the Veterans of Foreign Wars built 75 years ago atop an outcropping in the Mojave National Preserve,
Scalia Defends Cross On Public Land, Claims It Represents Everyone
Scalia Defends Cross On Public Land, Claims It Represents EveryonePosted using ShareThis
August 26, 2009
Performed by Bela Lugosi, Edited by S. Michael Wilson
Some of my favorite news updates involve my own work. Yes, it is quite selfish. But there's nothing I love more than sharing my latest projects with people who might enjoy them.In this case, I wanted to share the cover of my next book, Performed by Lugosi (due out in December), which is going through the final stages with my publishers, Idea Men Productions. This is looking to be the final
August 21, 2009
A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office? Try Again.
Take a look over at Moviesucktastic, and check out my response at what Hollywood is blamingImage via Wikipedia its latest crop of drab and uninspiring films on: The Talent.A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office? Try Again.Posted using ShareThisRelated articles by ZemantaMonday Night Poll: Kill These Mediocre Franchises (cinematical.com)3-D starting to look flat at the box office (
July 26, 2009
Book Review: The President's Vampire by Robert Damon Schneck
In the past, I have often found that many books and anthologies on unexplained phenomena and bizarre events are either sensationalized accounts with vague descriptions and no concrete details, or dry and inspirational regurgitation of other source materials with more footnotes than original material. So it was with great pleasure that I discovered Robert Damon Schneck's book The President's
