In my time with the The Register I would regularly post bands that might be possibilities to play the 80/35 Music Festival. I didn’t do that this year, mostly because I was helping to write the hints video, so I had too much inside info to make guesses. My son shows up early in the… Read More The Decemberists, Nas headlining 80/35
Wow, only one post in March. Sorry, I promise I’ll get a few more up in April. The March reading list was Marvel-themed. I didn’t read a ton, partly because I don’t have a lot of unread Marvel books in my collection and partly because I took some time to read The Martian last month.… Read More My March Comics Reading List
In February, my comic book challenge was to read award-winning and nominated books. It’s Eisner-themed (the awards, not the man who inspired the awards), but any award will do. For instance, Archive vs. Predator was nominated for a Ghastly Award. Confession time, I read AvP because for a moment I flashed back to reading for… Read More My February comics reading list
When I was covering Hinterland last year, I asked organizer Sam Summers who he wanted for year two. He mentioned a few possibilities for a second headliner, but only one for the main headliner: Willie Nelson. He got his wish. The red-headed stranger will co-headline the Aug. 5-6 with Ray LaMontagne at the Avenue… Read More Willie Nelson, Ray LaMontagne to headline Hinterland
I didn’t post a December reading list since nothing I read fit the month’s theme (holiday comics), but I feel like I did pretty well in January. The month’s theme was TV/movies. It’s a pretty liberal challenge, with books and characters that have been adapted counting, as well as comics featuring characters that originated on… Read More My January comics reading list
In 2013 I resolved to go to at least one local show a week. In 2014 I resolved to see shows at 52 different Iowa venues. I was successful with both of those. in 2015 I resolved to see shows at 12 Iowa venues I had never seen a concert at before. Despite being a… Read More My failed 2015 resolution
So what, exactly was wrong with the Star Wars prequels? That’s a difficult question to answer, because you could pull at a million little Jar Jar or “Padme making a huge impression on Leia in 30 seconds of parenthood” threads until you’ve turned into a living, breathing message board post. There’s a lot wrong with… Read More Star Wars: Return of the Ronin
There are big spoilers in this post for the second season of “Fargo,” as well as the films “Magnolia” and “Short Cuts.” I strongly recommend watching two of the three, but I don’t want to cut the readership of this post down to the slim Venn diagram for the overlapping audiences of the three. First… Read More Fargo: UFOS, Frogs & Earthquakes
Here’s my reading list for November. It’s a bit shorter than my October list and very Donald Duck heavy. I burned through a lot of Carl Barks and Don Rosa books. The December reading challenge is holiday books, but I discovered last year that’s a tougher challenge to find material for. I have one or… Read More My November comics reading list
Last Thanksgiving I watched some of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon with my then almost there-year-old daughter, Ava. It went OK, so a year later I decided to revisit the idea with my almost four-year-old, taking notes while it happened. Her reaction to the Shout Factory logo: “That’s a pattern! Do I… Read More Ava reviews daddy stuff: Mystery Science Theater 3000
