As a Star Trek fan, I have read a lot of articles and books about Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry, who (as most know)created the show, is often portrayed as a saintly figure… a visionary and brilliant storyteller with great optimism and…
Month: June 2014
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Xanadu is an underrated delight, disco skating and all
“Oh, for a muse of fire… to ascend the brightest heavens… of invention.” I’ve been chasing a muse for years. And I blame Olivia Newton John. When I was 11 years old, I saw Xanadu. And it was a revelation,…
Geek, Trek, TV
The #StarTrek “cheat sheet”
As you may see from some of my other posts, I’m kind of a Star Trek fan, and have been one most of my life. I grew up on reruns of the original series and over the years have watched…
Geek, Movies
Happy anniversary to Jaws and Chinatown!
I found out, to my amazement, that two of my favorite movies were released on the same date, one year apart (in 1974 and 1975). That date is today, June 20th. Chinatown was, and is, a seminal work rich with…
UX 101, UX Articles
Building a pattern library for fun and profit
One of the most beneficial activities you can do on a large design project (especially if it’s a web application) is to define a pattern library. This architectural document details the framework that all the UI screens and screen elements…
Want both of these upcoming video releases, but there’s no way I can rationalize it to She Who Must Be Obeyed. thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two…
A good article on the Sci-Fi Museum Kickstarter, please support this project! zite.to/STOI0N #pleaseRT
Just saw the news that we lost The Legendary Jimmy Scott. What a voice, and what a life. #RIPJimmyScott digitalspy.com/music/news/a57…
Surprisingly, it’s rainy and overcast in Seattle…
Aaron Paul commercial turning on people’s Xbox Ones: uproxx.com/gammasquad/201… ME: SCIENCE, B*TCH.
62 hours to go! Please support @thenewstarship‘s Sci Fi Museum!!!
kickstarter.com/projects/newst…
Just found out my bank First Citizens automatically paid this month’s mortgage payment twice. So I had five overdraft fees… #sigh
The new This Week in #Geek is available now! thisweekingeek.com
Geek, Movies
Happy 30th anniversary Ghostbusters!
Hard to believe, but 30 years ago this weekend Ghostbusters was released, a movie that many expected to bomb. Well, it didn’t, and the monster hit became a permanent part of our pop culture (and one of my favorite films). To celebrate, here’s Ray Parker Jr. ripping off Huey Lewis…
Geek, Movies, Neglected Cinema
The documentary Who is Harry Nilsson pulls on all my heartstrings
I love Harry Nilsson. If you are thinking, “Who?” then I feel sorry for you. Harry Nilsson was a singer songwriter in the 1960s and 70s who wrote and/or sang a lot of great songs: “Without You”, “Coconut”, “One”, “Everybody’s…
Why The Bechdel Test Is More Important Than You Realize zite.to/1mTzrpR