The Unintentional Anteater

Thanks to following a link on a story comment, I discovered this quite interesting piece at Salon, about a fellow who sees ants in his cereal and grabs a handful to munch anyway. Sort of an exuberant omnivorous experience, I suppose, from a writer with quite an...

In Cold Floodlights

Last night I dreamed I was playing a lot of shows in an indie rock festival. Truman Capote was in charge. I was pleasantly surprised by how much he paid. ADDITIONAL: Has anyone noticed that this cartoonist dude Pat Oliphant, even if he's everywhere all the time...

The Burns Event Horizon

Ken Burns annoys me to no end. He makes okay films attached to important subjects, then seems to believe that his film is equal in importance to the subject. When once I interviewed him, he claimed to have singlehandedly revived jazz in America. What a knob. Louis...

Origami will destroy the world

Ever since the day my pal Dan and I threw a pot lid in the air and got some really incredible UFO photos, I've not been convinced of the efficacy of photos to prove much of anything. So witness this shot, currently making the rounds as a contest winner and...