You smell lovely, my dear. MeFi distills various thoughts & theories on how people smell; i.e., is it the shape or frequency of the molecule that our noses recognize? (MeFi: “A clue! A clue!” [July 12, 2004])
Homeland Security’s get-tough policy on bad writing, maybe?
“I know this is kind of a bomb” is what I imagine Bucky, my main character, would say to Julie, his love interest, in the critical scene of my novel. I explained to the security woman that this is what happens when a 42-year-old man who is to literature what a karaoke singer is to […]
Posted by Ben on August 1, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/homeland-securitys-get-tough-policy-on-bad-writing-maybe/
Punch-Drunk Love (****1/2)
(2002) P.T. Anderson – Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Luiz Guzman, & Philip Seymour Hoffman Synopsis: Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) isn’t living a worst-case scenario, but he’s not exactly walking on sunshine. His seven sisters—and the absence of anything else in his life—have him cornered into alternating periods of rabid defensiveness and nervous reticence. He runs […]
Posted by Ben on July 31, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/punch-drunk-love-12/
All balloons, what the hell!
Go balloons. Go balloons. More balloons. All balloons. All balloons. Come on guys, let’s move it! . . . We need more balloons! (via BoGlo: “Balloon drop dribbles instead,” by Bryan Bender and Robert Gavin [July 30, 2004])
Posted by Ben on July 30, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/all-balloons-what-the-hell/
Spiderman India
This is somewhat interesting: Spider-Man India interweaves the local customs, culture and mystery of modern India, with an eye to making Spider-Man’s mythology more relevant to this particular audience. Readers of this series will not see the familiar Peter Parker of Queens under the classic Spider-Man mask, but rather a new hero – a young, […]
Posted by Ben on July 30, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/spiderman-india/
Get yer red-hot National Journal sneak peek
Via MeFi: A $1,700 subscription for free By calwatch The National Journal opens up its doors to the public for two weeks every four years. Best known for its annual vote ratings (which declared John Kerry most liberal senator of 2003), there’s also ads galore, snarky coverage of the media, and more polls than you […]
Posted by Ben on July 30, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/get-yer-red-hot-national-journal-sneak-peek/
Clear Concrete, Short Songs, Movie Bunnies, Canadian Cities, Questions, and Flirting Billboards
Listen, Stop & Roll. The World Of Stuart has a neat little project, Big Songs for Little Attention Spans: 100 songs you can download. Not only 100 songs, but 100 short songs; 100 songs that actually fit on one compact disc. Movie Magic. And, from the people who brought you The Shining, reenacted by bunnies […]
Posted by Ben on July 29, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/clear-concrete-short-songs-flirting-billboards-etc/
You May Be
You may be a rock star.1 You may be a terrorist. You may be overweight.2 You may be ill in the head.3 You may be running out of gas.4 Notes: via All Facts and Opinions; I’m a WRCL—yes, that’s right, I may be a rock star. Find out today what you may be! AlterNet: “Keep […]
Posted by Ben on July 28, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/you-may-be/
Chuck meets Juliette
Chuck Palahniuk interviews Juliette Lewis, without ever saying anything to her. Or that’s how it reads, anyway. Great stuff, as usual. (Guardian: “Girl, Interrupted,” by Chuck Palahniuk [July 16, 2004] – excerpt from Non-Fiction)
Posted by Ben on July 27, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/chuck-meets-juliette/
Get yours today!
I’ll trade you an Avian Flu and Strep A Infection for your Cyclosporiasis. Get your Set 1 Disease Cards today! (They’re free, if you can believe that.) Or maybe you’d rather have diphtheria or mumps or chickenpox, in which case you’ll have to check out Series 2. (via BoingBoing)
Posted by Ben on July 26, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/get-yours-today/