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Guide | Roadtrippers

The absolute can’t miss stops along Route 66. Hopefully they’ll still be around when Monki is old enough we can take her on the trip. In the meantime, the folks are planning a 66 jaunt next summer, so here’s something for you guys to map out. Source: Guide | Roadtrippers

“Adults-Only” Puppet Show | David Magazine

This is What Happens When Two Genres Collide, Puppetry Meet Improv. Yeah… so one of the pieces I did this month was about puppets and improv – but even better, I got to interview two of my friends and gush about what an amazing show they’re doing! Source: “Adults-Only” Puppet Show | David Magazine

“Just like that he’ll change his mind.”

Gene Wilder passed away yesterday. He was a comic genius who will forever be remembered for films like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka. But even in smaller, less known films, he shined.

Cargo | Finalist of Tropfest Australia 2013 – YouTube

A student once asked me to find a zombie film where the zombies had a character arc. Here ya go.

Magic – Live and otherwise

So… A few months back, say around May or June, I got an offer to cover Magic Live for Magic Magazine. The problem of course was that the baby, who had yet to be born, was due July 1st and going off to Vegas for a magic convention with a 6 week old at home […]

Must remember this…

Finding a New Way | David Magazine

Advances in Treatments Have Resulted in Better Outcomes and Quality of Life for Patients. My latest story for David Magazine – it really is Brain Surgery! Source: Finding a New Way | David Magazine

An Ancient Device Too Advanced to Be Real Gives Up Its Secrets at Last | Big Think

I’ve long been fascinated by the Antikythera mechanism and what it could have been used for, how it was built, etc. Now, an interesting article, An Ancient Device Too Advanced to Be Real Gives Up Its Secrets at Last, gives some possible insight. To be fair, though, I’m also fascinated by the Nazca Lines in Peru, I […]

Reality continues to crumble in the wake of David Bowie’s death

Six months after the death of David Bowie, normal reality is collapsing at an ever-increasing rate. Sure, that sounds like a spurious correlation, but given my understanding of David Bowie and his place in the universe, I’m inclined to believe this one.

The Monki Has Landed

So at 3:30 in the morning on July 12th, Rasa wakes me up to say “it really hurts” and we should probably go to the hospital. Granted, we were scheduled to be there at 7am anyway, so our 3:30 wake up call was only 90 minutes ahead of schedule. Turns out, we needed the extra […]