A new feature I’m doing here is a weekly round-up of things that I’ve blogged to Tumblr blog, which is really just an collection of articles, pictures, videos, music and whatever other bullshit I’ve liked on the web, and random moments away from the computer.
- The Daily Cross Hatch interviews Cory Doctorow. Brian Heater is one of the new people I’ve met since working at CBR, his grass-roots website (the aforementioned Daily Cross Hatch) is one of the most alternative and fascinating reads of comics on the ‘net. He makes no money whatsoever from the website, but his recognition and respect among the pros is really unparalleled. Currently, he’s got part one of a two part interview with Cory Doctorow, co-founder of the uber-popular weblog Boing Boing. Doctorow is in NYC for the CBLDF event with DJ Spooky. I wish as all hell to be able to make it to that, but Brooklyn College’s orientation is that night and I’m not getting out until 7:30, perhaps for the show Spooky show.
- Graeme McMillan of io9 discusses the possibility of a 3-hour Watchmen movie. I’m getting really obsessive with this movie. I don’t so much care whether its 3 hours or not, but I’m kind of shocked that people feel that the longer the movie is will make it more like the book. I think people need to realize that the movie will not be anything like the book, and that can be said about any adapted work no matter whether its fucking Moby Dick or Watchmen. There is stuff that has to be cut, because of the nature of the film medium and thinking that by adding on to the time that it’ll be more representative of the literary work itself is just kidding yourself. I’m just more interested in seeing how they pull this off with a downright awful cast. I mean: Patrick Wilson? Really? Really? The Gap model?! Where was John Cusack to audition as Nite Owl?
- “We Call Upon The Author,” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. C.B. Cebulski tweeted back and forth over why rock radio blows in NYC and not so much in Connecticut. Being from rival high schools (he’s quite older than me, but nonethelesss went to Weston rival, Joel Barlow), I quite agree with him. I’ve been listening to the Nick Cave all week and loving every second of it. This track, is my track of the week. I was a 92.3 KROQ guy in high school, where now every time I turn on that station its always either Foo Fighters, the Red Hot Chili Peppers or The Police. And if its not one of those when I turn it on, they’ll follow up with tracks by those bands. Sucks.
