August 03, 2005
In which the old becomes new again
San Francisco's beautiful, majestic Market St. receives a historic remake through the recreation of a 1905 short film: ... Jack Kuttner attached a camera to a San Francisco trolley and shot black-and-white film as the streetcar rolled east from 10th... Read more
July 19, 2005
In which I hack, more
After frustration with the un-hack-ability of the Series 2 TiVo units, I unwrapped the nice ol' Series One that Shawn gave me (after he got his replay!!) and picked up a copy of the O'Reilly hacks book. Let's see how... Read more
July 16, 2005
In which I call in the wolf.
Well, not quite television, but something called "Starz" which has produced very amusing Flash-y animation synopses of popular movies. I like their take on Pulp Fiction. And oh yes: all of the animations entail casting bunnies.... Read more
February 07, 2005
Here comes your man
Joseph hooked me up with a home-made DVD of the Pixies' recent incongruous appearance on Austin City Limits. Thanks to DVDBackup, I now have the disk on my local drive, and, since Joseph is a filmmaker by avocation, the DVD... Read more
August 11, 2004
... this is the sound of settling
The high-definition beauty of last year's breath-taking Transatlanticism forms the audio track for two television shows, Six Feet Under and The O.C.. Meanwhile, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard hits the road to advocate a Vote for Change.... Read more
August 02, 2004
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
Your stereotypical doughnut is nothing but dough and sugar, fried in fat. Am I right? Now that fat gums up your arteries, and goes into your brain, and you turn liberal. And the next thing you know, Barry Manilow's... Read more
April 28, 2004
Exit does not exist!
Once again, a television advertisement caught my ear just as I was starting to beeep-boop with the TiVo remote: the warped guitars, lyrics, and vocals of Modest Mouse praising a Nissan minivan of some sort, while soccer moms (literally!) cavorted... Read more
February 19, 2004
In praise of the peanut.
The New York Times has an encomium of the TiVo remote, including commentary by Jakob Nielsen, Mr Usabiility himself (who uses ReplayTV, apparently).... Read more
September 25, 2003
Dang, it's the new thang.
Watching Newlyweds at the Dopehouse, and the lilting vocals of the Shins' New Slang are in the background. They're source music playing at a mega-pop-star's house? Yowza. The newlyweds are spending time apart for the first time since the big... Read more
September 08, 2003
A toast.
While eating rice and beans at Justin's a few weeks ago, he suggested drinking some 2-for-$1 pounders of Night Flight (cheaper even than Night Train) and watching South Park in French (superbly well-done, especially the songs).... Read more
September 03, 2003
Where the alphabet starts with Z.
Sitting at the Dopehouse writing code (duh) and half-watching tivo (duh!) and thinking about Sara's cooking (duh!!), and I hear the strains of Tones on Tail's "Go!". It's the backing sound for a commerical. However, since that song was also... Read more
September 01, 2003
Kitchenware? That's where I used to keep it!
Watching Clueless for the Nth time. I need to figure out a good Clueless drink. Wonder how many times I've seen this film: at least three times in theatres, starting with a college-break trip to a suburban cinema with Arshad... Read more
August 31, 2003
Tell me what's going on.
A company with origins in the Bay Area and operations in the UK, Shazam, will identify and tag a song using your mobile. Hold your mobile to the sound source -- a jukebox in the bar, speakers at the mall... Read more
