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Frank Frazetta, 1928-2010

Brian McDonough — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:07:15 +0000

With the passing of Frank Frazetta, the world is a little less fantastic. Related posts:

Animated Spider-Man Is Simply Spectacular

John Marcotte — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:18:41 +0000

Returning the character to his roots pays big dividends in new series. Related posts:

Keith Lowell Jensen: To the Moon

John Marcotte — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:26:49 +0000

By turns cerebral, profane and lowbrow, Jensen delivers his first CD in style. Related posts:

Alien Trespass: Just Like the Real Thing?

Brian McDonough — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:51:05 +0000

The beauty is that Alien Trespass is not built for the mainstream. No related posts.

Zoe Bell: Not Stunt Casting

Brian McDonough — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:07:22 +0000

New Zealand stuntwoman Zoe Bell makes the leap to legitimate actress. Related posts:

Five Graphic Novels Worth The Name (And Your Time)

Brian McDonough — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:04:17 +0000

With Wondercon just around the corner here in the Bay Area, Badmouth’s thoughts are turning toward comics. All right, easily a third of Badmouth’s regular thoughts are about comics, but nonetheless, we’re going to try to get some fresh comics content posted in the runup to the con. In addition to reviewing all the summer [...] Related posts:

Bettie Page (1923-2008)

Brian McDonough — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:59:12 +0000

Bettie Page died today. I’d heard, several days ago, that she’d suffered a heart attack, and as I was typing a movie review on one laptop, my girlfriend was on the other and said, “Bettie Page died. Who was Bettie Page?” (Forgive her, she is young, and was born behind the Iron Curtain.) It was [...] Related posts:

Gay Marriage is My Jetpack

Brian McDonough — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:01:52 +0000

There isn't much doubt who's going to get California's electoral votes this year, because our yummy blue urban centers simply outweigh the hard candy shell of rural red conservatism. But much more up in the air, and the subject of a divisive and lie-filled campaign being waged on our TV sets, is the Prop. 8 battle, in which the forces of darkness are attempting to rewrite the state's constitution to deny gay couples access to the word “marriage.” It's hot stuff in these parts. Even in Oakland, safe in the liberal bastion of the inner Bay Area, a streetcorner cabal of screeching freaks just this week attacked an innocent young woman for using a small video camera in a public space. That, my friends, is the face of Prop 8, and it is some crazy shit.
The Face of Proposition 8 (click here for a full account of the camera-grabbin' meanness.) from Theremina on Vimeo.

I understand the Bible provides some folk with justification for opposing same-sex marriage. That's no surprise, because the same long-abused volume provided earlier bigots with justification to favor slavery and oppose women voting, interracial marriage and, if Footloose was as well-researched as it seemed, the rock-and-roll dancing. These same “Christians” never get worked up about eating shellfish, or shaving, or the satanic cotton-poly blend, but I suppose one must pick one's divine battles. And it's clear they have, as the God-themed hate groups from outside California pour money into swaying the vote through deceptive, histrionic, but increasingly slick advertising. Related posts:

Top 5 Olympic Opening Ceremony Moments China Wants You To Forget

John Marcotte — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:58:27 +0000

The Olympics are heading to a close, which makes it a perfect time to reflect on how it all began. The opening ceremonies were – by all accounts – spectacular. It was that grandest spectacle that I, personally, have ever seen. But almost as soon as the opening ceremonies were over, journalists and bloggers started [...] Related posts:

Breaking the Digg Chain

John Marcotte — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:50:53 +0000

I found this image the other day while surfing the net, then found another link to it on Digg. It’s a damn funny photo, but trying to track down its origins shows how it is possible to do the right thing and the wrong thing at the same time. Here’s the post on Digg. (link) [...] Related posts: