Andymatic

Month: January 2004

  • Network

    I’d always heard that Network [more links] was a good movie and knew about the famous quote: I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore! I finally got around to watching the film. It is awesome! It is a fantastic Kill-Your-TV screed that seems poetic and prophetic all at the same time. […]

  • Bitter Kitten

    A visit to the Queer forum in Chicago’s Craigslist turns up a poster named BitterKitten. Her URL reveals why she’s so bitter. Reminds me of my placeholder page for my theatre company website.

  • Nguyen Ngoc Loan Shoots A Viet Cong Soldier

    I was going through my blog archives and happened again on the work of artist John Haddock. He took iconic images from entertainment and history and put them in the soul-less view of a Sims-esque video game. Since then he’s done a set in the style of Krazy Kat 1930s cartoons. He’s also the guy […]

  • Natch Adams

    Does anyone else mentally trip over the word natch everytime they see it? It is supposed to mean ‘of course’ but isn’t that implied in any written statement? Of course I mean something – I’m saying it. It’s sort of like how I notice I weaken my own spoken and written language by qualifying things […]

  • Portrait of Watergate

    Watergate.info provides an amazingly detailed and extensive history of the downfall of Richard Nixon. I love sites like this where somebody has created a comprehensive cyclopedia – sort of like the 9-11 Timeline or The Stanford Prison Experiment.

  • But You Suspected Rapists Can Stay

    “Yes, sir, I bet on baseball.” With those words, Pete Rose officially ended 14 years of denial. “But I never bet against my own team, and I never made any bets from the clubhouse.” “Why?” Selig asked. “I didn’t think I’d get caught.” No shit, Sherlock.

  • Complicated Simple Issue

    “Yeah, I’ve seen those,” my very good-natured friend said, “They’re all coming down, gutted. It’s so depressing.” My neighbor nodded. “It’s hard to look at, all dilapidated.” My friend went on, and this is where the panic kicked in. “Seriously. I’ve wanted to go down there and take pictures, that kind of beauty-in-dilapidation, you know? […]

  • Guidelines 2004

    Shop Globally, Buy Locally When buying new items, try to buy from locally-owned businesses. Revenue spent in large big-box type stores does not stay in the community and does not get re-invested into the surrounding neighborhood. Even more bonus points for buying union-made apparel. Buy Used Paired with buying locally when possible – buy used […]

  • Patronese

    Male Librarian Centerfold has a great post on Patronese – the language of library patrons: Patronese English San Diego beaches. Hello. I’d like to know where I can obtain soil surveys for the beaches of San Diego. Wash my hand. Excuse me sir, would do tell me where I can find a restroom? Books about […]

  • Under the Tori

    As predicted, my spate of Fiona Apple merely 24 hours ago has slid into a Tori Amos listening binge and if the timing is right – I’ll be Building a Mystery with Sarah Maclachlan within a day or so.