WALL-E & EVE sittin’ in a tree, uh… s-p-a-r-k-i-n-g? July 6, 2008

If you haven’t already seen the new Pixar movie WALL-E, then get up off your ass. In a summer where box office gold is being pumped out on an almost weekly basis WALL-E definitely stands out as one of the more, how could I word this? Epic movies of this summer. But as always with [...]

I Survived Living in a Culture Different from my own June 27, 2008

Appalling. Just when I thought American television had reached the bottom of the bottomless barrel with shows like Flavor of Love and a Shot at Love 2, ABC premiered “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” on Tuesday. The show centers on the immersion of 10 American contestants into Japanese culture, in an attempt to [...]

“Leaving on a jet plane” June 17, 2008

Short Story
Ray held the lambent match head near his stogy, shielding the flickering flame from the harsh Chicago wind with his free hand. Taking a long drag from his “Windy City Special #5″ he took account of his surroundings for the first time. They were standing on the tarmac of one of the runways at [...]