January 2010

Tweets last week.

01.31.2010

RT @Mike_FTW: Only f*ing Apple would have the audacity to release a device that didn’t immediately meet everyone’s needs. FAIL! /via @khoi # Killadelphia opens tonight in Philly. Buncha guys in sport coats and fresh jeans. Ah, theatre. # Home at last. I missed thee, Columbus. # "reading on an iPad will continue to literally [...]

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Roger Ebert’s Favorite Movies of the Decade

01.28.2010

love good, appreciative, analytical, critical writing. Roger Ebert does that very well. Here’s a plausible explanation of how and why. And this reflection: All of these films are on this list for the same reason: The direct emotional impact they made on me. They have many other qualities, of course. But these evoked the emotion [...]

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Philly to BK

01.27.2010

made my way out of Philly on Sunday. Hallelujah. (Not that I have anything against Philly, but things have gotten pretty stressful there.) I headed to Brooklyn to visit my brother, Stephen. Took some photos on the way. Chapterhouse again … (still in Philly) Monday morning was raining buckets, but that didn’t stop the coffee-quest. [...]

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Tweets last week.

01.24.2010

Spalding Gray: "What are we to do with any of this except make a piece of art?' # Uh-oh, my wife outed me as an Annie Lennox fan in the new CMH magazine. I hope you can still respect me. # Oh crud, the high fructose corn syrup lobby is at it again. (Seriously.) Hide [...]

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Philadelphia: Some bright spots

01.24.2010

Everyday I walk by this mural, which reminds me of Ezra Jack Keats.

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The Fuck Y’all Doin?

01.24.2010

We capped a week of extremely busy and occasionally frustrating work by driving around the city for an hour, with a video camera pointing out of the passenger-side window. Does that sound un-safe? Well, we wanted a varied and unvarnished look at the city (which we would later edit into a montage for the climax [...]

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Treme

01.22.2010

I don’t watch broadcast or cable TV, but I watched all of The Wire on DVD, and it was one of the most fulfilling interactions I’ve ever had with a piece of film-art. So, I even I’m looking forward to this.

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Getting to Know Philly a lil Bit

01.20.2010

But just a little bit. The first time I visited Philadelphia, I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. (Actually, it was the second time I’d been here, but I was only 12 years old for the first trip, and all I remember is the homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk as people walked over [...]

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Finally, This is For You

01.20.2010

I should’ve put this up before, huh? Anyway, here it is, my TedXColumbus performance.

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Ralph Bakshi says “Don’t Wait!”

01.19.2010

Are you an artist, entrepreneur, start-up dude, or anyone just trying to start something? You need to watch this Ralph Bakshi video. Be forewarned, he might destroy you.

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