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July 25, 2014
The Writing Tools of 20 Famous Authors – Flavorwire
The Writing Tools of 20 Famous Authors – Flavorwire. As someone who has written longhand (and not really that keen on it) I appreciated this look at how writers write – the actual physical process itself. Especially since I’ve just jumped on the Scrivener bandwagon. That all said, the Levenger catalog still qualifies as writer […]
July 16, 2014
Happy Birthday, Marcel Proust: David Bowie Answers the Proust Questionnaire | Brain Pickings
Happy Birthday, Marcel Proust: David Bowie Answers the Proust Questionnaire | Brain Pickings. Bowie has always been one of my heroes – not so much for his music (of which I enjoy a fair bit but certainly not all) but as a person. I love his chameleon like nature and his creativity. He’s always been […]
Review: 105 Creative Writing Exercises for the Obese Writer
105 Creative Writing Exercises for the Obese Writer by Ben Hicks My rating: 3 of 5 stars While the concept here is fine, it’s not really worth the $2.99 price tag. Basically, its a list of writing prompts, organized into almost arbitrary categories with “witty” introductions. You can find most of these online for free […]
July 14, 2014
Review: Walking on Sunshine
When you watch Walking on Sunshine one thing seems obvious: The budget lines for the music rights and locations were by far the largest numbers on the spreadsheet. This isn’t to say the film is bad. It’s exactly what you expect a film with the tag line “If you liked Mamma Mia!, you’ll love this” to be. It’s […]
The Best Illustrations from 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland | Brain Pickings
The Best Illustrations from 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland | Brain Pickings. Anyone who knows me, knows I love Alice. I have two different Alice themed tattoos and back in Vegas in storage there are three or so boxes full of different editions of the book along with various paraphernalia and collectibles so this article […]
July 7, 2014
Again with the Zoo
Landing back in Helsinki I found my way back to Jennica’s place and we decided to go out for dinner and visit her friend Emma. We’d met Emma on Thursday night when I got in and we’d taken Donna, Jennica’s dog, out to the dog park for his late night business. It’s interesting… in a […]
July 6, 2014
A Wedding in Vaasa
“I’ve seen you naked.” This was the fist thing I heard when I stepped into the church for Antti & Tiina’s wedding. “I’ve seen you naked.” Thing was… he had. This was Vesa, whom long time readers will remember from my first time in a Finnish Sauna almost exactly six years ago. Now, getting here […]
July 1, 2014
DAVID • Sense: Party Pools
DAVID • Sense: Party Pools. My latest piece from David Magazine… this time with more water! Enjoy this take on the wet and weird side of the Vegas Ultrapool scene!
June 30, 2014
Review: Chef
Chef, Jon Favreau‘s return to the smaller films which initially made his career, is a (insert complimentary food pun here). It’s been 13 years since he last wrote and directed something (Made (2001)) and his return to full on creative control is a little bit miss but mostly a lot of hit. The film follows […]
June 29, 2014
The Worst Things Written About Transformers: Age Of Extinction
The Worst Things Written About Transformers: Age Of Extinction. I think this is a little bit disingenuous. Yes, it’s a funny article but I’m trying to figure out the point of it. Almost all of the reviewers here are name critics working for big time publications. You can’t tell me ANY of them went […]
