Monthly Archives: July 2013

Magpie Monday

Posted on 22 July 2013 by Robert

Magpie Monday! Welcome to another week! Please to enjoy the assorted sights, sites, and sounds of the interwebs I have collected for you. And I may have some tasty mid-week snacks for you, too. ♦ HEAVEN IS A KIND OF … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged 300: Rise of an Empire, A.T. Greenblatt, Adventure Time, Alan Kistler, Auvers-Sur-Oise, Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, Awesome People Reading, Ben Barnes, Ben Burgis, bend and snap, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BMO, Boing Boing, book trailers, BookRiot, bookshops, bookstores, Brian Azzarello, Brian Phillips, C3PO, Calvin Harris, Cat Rambo, Channing Tatum, children's books, Chuck Wendig, Cliff Chiang, Clive Barker, CounterClockWise, Cressida Cowell, Daily Science Fiction, Dave McKean, Diane Nelson, Doctor Strange, Dover Thrift Editions, Dr. Doom, dramatic structure, Eli Lieb, Emily Asher-Perrin, Eric Shanower, Erin Morgenstern, Fangirls, First Impressions (short film), flax-golden tales, Florence Welch, Freytag's Triangle, Gabriel Rodriguez, Gallifreyan Detective, George H. Ruiz, Grant Snider, Greg Ruth, Harry Potter, HISHE, Hufflepuff, I do NOT have too many books!, I've Loved You So Long, Idea Channel, Idris Elba, Iron Man 2020, J.K. Rowling, James Smythe, Jamie Madrox, Javier Bardem, Jayson Sanders, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Ford, Julianne Moore, Justice League of America, K.J. Kabza, Kazu Kibuishi, La caverne aux livres, Lavie Tidhar, Leigh Evans, Leigh Lahav, Leo Kei Angeleos, libraries, literary agents, Little Boots, Little Nemo in Slumberland, Livia Day, Luther, Marc Laidlaw, Marvel Comics, Mary GrandPré, Max Headroom, Michael McCreary, Morpheus, movie posters, Nancy Kress, Neil Gaiman, New Genesis, Nickelodeon Theatre, Nightcrawler, No, Octavia Butler, Oracle, Oxford Union Library, Phillipe Claudel, Return to Oz, Richelieu, Ryan Gosling, S.F. Said, Salle Ovale, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Grey, Scarlet Witch, Seventh Son (film), Stay Geeky, Supergirl, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The Folio Society, the manananggal, The Sandman: Overture, The Spectre, The Super Team Family Blog, Thor: The Dark World, Tina Connolly, Tor.com, Tron, Uhura, Vintageblackglamour, web shooter, Weird Fiction Review, Wensleydale, Wim Wenders, Wolverine: The Musical, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Yanick Paquette | Comments Off

Video Friday

Posted on 19 July 2013 by Robert

Noon is a scene from a longer screenplay by director Kasra Farahani. Here’s the official description: Noon is a scene from a completed feature screenplay by Kasra Farahani and Ari Bilow (WGA# 1483455). The teaser sets up the world’s unique … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Friday | Tagged Ari Bilow, Chernin Entertainment, Kasra Farahani, Noon (short film), short films | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 15 July 2013 by Robert

Happy Magpie Monday, everyone! ♦ THE NINTH ART. For me, the big comics news last week (well, the week before last; I ran out of space and time to post everything I wanted to last week) was the reveal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged Adam Hughes, Angel, Austenland, Barbara A. Barnett, Barefoot Contessa, Batman: Hoarder, beer-flavored marshmallows, Beware the Batman, Bite Club, Black Canary, Blade Runner, Bon Appétit, book trailers, Cake Central, Cartoon Network, Cécile Cristofari, chocolate peanut butter truffle pie, Clyde S. Shield, coconut cupcakes, coconut mojitos, coconut sorbet, crispy chocolate marshmallow treats, Daily Science Fiction, Dame Helen Mirren, Damn Fine Coffee, David G. Uffelman, DC Nation Shorts, Death Star, eating alone, Edgar Wright, Erin Morgenstern, Everyday Food, flax-golden tales, frozen strawberry bars, Geoff Johns, George Pérez, Gina Torres, Harry Potter, Hawgirl, Holly Black, How Sweet It Is, J.H. Williams III, J.K. Rowling, Jabba the Hutt (cake) AT-AT (cake), Jay Larson, Joy the Baker, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Kazu Kibuishi, Kerry Callen, lasagna grilled cheese, Letters of Note, Machine Man, Mailbooks for Good, Martha Stewart, Matt Mikalatos, Melissa Mead, mint sugar, Mockingbird, neOnicO, oneoffkritik, OpenBook Chair, Pastry Affair, pie, Pokémon, PopChartLab, pub snacks, raspberry shortcakes, Rorscharch, s'mores, Saga, Sandman, sandwiches, Speedrun, Studio Tilt, Super Punch, Susan Palwick, Teen Titans, The Atom, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Giant-Size Omnibus of Superpowers, The Grandmaster, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Phantom Stranger, The Sandman: Overture, The Super Team Family Blog, The World's End, Tor.com, Toxic Sweets Shop, Trinity War, Twin Peaks, Two Delighted, Wonder Woman | Comments Off

Video Friday

Posted on 12 July 2013 by Robert

Mrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room, a short fantasy film by Mike Le Han, has tons of charm to spare. I like the implication of what’s actually happening. Apparently a feature-length version is in the works. And, before you ask, that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Friday | Tagged Dame Judi Dench, Mike Le Han, Mrs. Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room, Penny Ryder, short films | Comments Off

Magpie Monday on Thursday: Art Objects

Posted on 11 July 2013 by Robert

For Angela Still, who celebrates another year of fabulousness today! ◊ BABA YAGA. As you know, I adore Baba Yaga. I can’t tell you why, but I do. And I also adore Forest Rogers’ work, and I especially adore her … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Game of Thrones, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Amherst College, Andy Warhol, Angela Deufresne, assemblage sculpture, Baba Yaga, Bela Borsodi, Benjamin Lacombe, Bill Viola, Bleeding Cool, Boing Boing, book trailers, Bruce Nauman, Chantal Akerman, Chris Burden, Christian Marclay, clockwork, Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia, Colin Campbell, collage, Cory Arcangel, Dan Graham, David Hall, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Ellie Lane, Flavorwire, Forest Rogers, Gary Hill, General Idea, Gillian Wearing, Illustration Master Class, Jamie Diamond, Jeremy Meyer, Joan Jonas, John Baldessari, John William Keedy, Jon Uriarte, Joseph Beuys, Justin Gershenson-Gates, Kevin LCK, Lisa Steele, Little Red Riding Hood, mantis, Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Martha Rosler, Matthew Barney, Matthew Rose, Meg Cowell, Memory Palace, Miranda July, Modern Eden Gallery, My Modern Met, Nam Jun Paik, Omer Fast, Paco Pomet, Peter Campus, Peter Weibel, Pipilotti Rist, Richard Serra, Scott McCloud, sculpture, Soey Milk, surrealism, The Graveyard Book, The Nostalgist, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Unwrapped Sky, Tom Gauld, Tor.com, Vasilisa, video art, Vito Acconci, VLP, William Wegman, Wolf Vostell | Comments Off

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