September 2017
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The Magic School Bus Rides Again
Back in the ’90s, I had several friends working on the original Magic School Bus TV series, and my friend Joe and I co-wrote a comic strip based on the show. So it was an honor and a thrill to be a science consultant on the rebooted series, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, which […]
Movie Review: Brad’s Status
4 stars out of 5 I think writer/director Mike White and I would get on quite well. He seems smart, funny, warm-hearted, and I bet he thinks way too much. I’ve been familiar with his work since 2002’s Orange County, but I feel like he didn’t really hit his stride until the Enlightened series on […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/26/17
EPISODE #250: TAKE A KNEE a salute to the NFL players’ national anthem protest The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Radiohead — “The National Anthem” The Special AKA — “Racist Friend” They Might Be Giants — “Your Racist Friend” Los Campesinos! — “Knee Deep at ATP” Camera Obscura — “Knee Deep at the NPL” Johnny […]
Song Review: “Black Moon” by Screaming Females
Despite the “unsolicited criticism” category on this post, the Screaming Females Fan Club solicited me to write a review of the band’s new single.
Missing a Few Screws
My TV crapped out. Purchased in 2008, it was my first HDTV. Oh the times we had together. But recently, I noticed some distortion on particularly bright parts of images. And then Monday, just after Jeopardy!, the whole screen went psychedelic. Now, I need my TV. As my friend Karen said, “Dude, TV is important!” […]
Backpack Backtrack
I take very good care of my backpacks. (Umbrellas too, but that’s another story.) As a result, I can remember every backpack I’ve ever owned. When my sister was graduating college, I was graduating high school, so she bequeathed me her grey JanSport backpack to begin my own university career. That was my first. JanSport […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/19/17
EPISODE #249: KEN BURNS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ex Cops — “Ken” Frank Sinatra — “The Brooklyn Bridge” (saluting Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge, 1981) XTC — “Statue of Liberty” (The Statue of Liberty, 1985) Jack Frost — “Civil War Lament” (The Civil War, 1990) Stephen Chopek — “Radio Caroline” (Empire of the Air: […]
Movie Review: IT
4.5 stars out of 5 IT is scary as sh*t. IT’s also many other things: funny, sweet, sad, nostalgic, and very well-crafted. But if you’re someone who doesn’t like to be frightened, well, you’re really going to miss out on a good one. And this is coming from somebody who’s not really a Stephen King […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/12/17
EPISODE #248: SORRY II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Velocity Girl — “Sorry Again” Cait Brennan — “Bad at Apologies” Galaxie 500 — “Sorry” Brenda Lee — “I’m Sorry” Marshall Crenshaw — “I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)” Connie Francis — “Who’s Sorry Now” The Art Club — “Sorry” Life in a Blender […]
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