Comics

February 28, 2006 -- Tags: Comics

I want to talk some more about the UCLA Hammer Museum’s current Masters of American Comics exhibit.
Seeing these early comics before they were watered down by marketing and decades of recycling is pretty amazing. The early Peanuts were, like Dave says, very “Calvin and Hobbes”-like — with a lot of personality and wit. [...]

Sawtelle

February 27, 2006 -- Tags: Hipsters, Recommended-TV

Sawtelle facing south. Giant robot store on right.

My favorite street for ramen, Japanese goods, and Hipster-spotting. Seriously, if a Katamari ball rolled through Sawtelle, it would be composed of noodles, gashapon, and horn-rimmed glasses.

Lloyd has a good rule for determining if someone is a Hipster: Ask them if they are a [...]

Kentucky Fried Protest

February 25, 2006 -- Tags: Food, Observations

I had lunch at KFC today. Meanwhile, there was a Peta protest in front of that particular restaurant.
Now, I love animals. I have many dogs as friends. So I can see where they’re coming from. However, KFC wins this battle vs. Peta in my heart and mind for these reasons:
“Death [...]

Subconscious

February 24, 2006 -- Tags: Art, Comics, Observations, Video-Games

I noticed that when I approach an escalator that isn’t running (switched off for maintenance or whatever), for a split second I visually perceive it to be moving — like those spiral optical illusions.
Anyway, I have found that the escalator steps always appear to be moving towards me — i.e., I’m going the wrong [...]

Reviews

February 23, 2006 -- Tags: Asian-Americans-in-the-arts, Cowboy-Versus-Samurai, Minneapolis, Mu-Performing-Arts, Reviews, Theater-/-Theatre, Writing

The reviews are out in Minneapolis for the regional production of “Cowboy Vs. Samurai” — and they’re glowing, baby! Congratulations to the cast, crew, director and producers, as well as the company. Nice work, folks!
“Nimble, conversational and contemporary… Funny yet sweet.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune
“A smart script with lots of laughs [...]

A Nerd for All Seasons

-- Tags: Nerds

The word “nerd” used to only mean one thing: A guy with thick glasses who was good at math and dressed badly. The Fonz’s definition of the word “nerd”. Revenge of the Nerds.
But now there are lots of different kinds of nerds. The definition seems to [...]