In which we reveal the dirty little secret of SnoutCast, i.e., that we record on alternate weeks and simply release episodes weekly. Quelle horreur! You’ll be able to hear our Shinteki Decathlon 6 review next week, on June 8th. If…
Month: May 2010
A History of My Day in Six Glasses
Coca-Cola Classic to accompany brunch at the downtown Palo Alto Creamery;a cup of coffee to go with a slice of cake at Prolific Oven;a mango mint margarita with appetizer at Cascal;an orange Italian soda to cool off at Books Inc.;Bushmills…
Book Report: Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers
I’m not calling this a “comic book report” because, even though it is a collection of comic book scripts, it is not itself a comic book. Did I just blow your mind? Anyway. It’s very instructive to see how differently…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 2: World’s Most Wanted, Book 1
I’m reserving final judgment until I see the next volume, which I believe concludes this particular story arc, but so far, it’s not bad. SPOILER: Turning Pepper Potts into a superhero? Genius. More like this, please. The one annoyance is…
SnoutCast #17: “Codes”
Sorry for the lateness of this week’s episode, and also the lack of extensive show notes. Perhaps someone else will provide the latter (hint, hint). And yes, there is a puzzle embedded in this podcast! Follow the instructions in the…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Nothing Up His Sleeve”
I originally wrote this week’s story for NPR’s Three-Minute Fiction contest. I didn’t expect to win, and my expectations were met. Fully, and then some. FWIW, I am still working on internalizing the lessons of Henning Nelm’s Magic and Showmanship….
Book Report: The War of Art
I’ll be honest: if I hadn’t been listening to this as an audio book, and if it hadn’t been a day when I was working as an extra, I wouldn’t have finished this book. Not even close. There is some…