MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D, or WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HORROR FILMS OF OUR YOUTH?
3-D can’t save a shitty movie.
UPDATED!!:SPOILER ALERT!!! The Oscar Edition.
Just because you made Zodiac, Mr. Fincher, it doesn’t give you the right to shit on my eyes.
It’s All Gone: A Clean Environment, Healthy Economy, and Food Security or Why It’s Important to Eat and Shop Locally, and What You Can Do About It
Did you know that Virginia’s official state bird and state tree are listed as “urgently endangered” by the National Wildlife Foundation? That’s because global warming is changing our planet enough to alter migration patterns and growing seasons. That’s the reality we face. There’s little debate that climate change and other environmental issues are critical to [...]
Spoiler Alert!!! The Stuffed Full Of Facts Edition
The summer movie season if finally over and we’re left with a lot to think about. For all the pessimists there’s the impending film drought, but there is one thing to be excited about: another Spoiler Alert!!!
Warner Brothers has announced that a new Superman picture is in development. Apparently ignoring Brian Singer’s attempt, as most [...]
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AMERICAN COMICS MEDIUM - PART 1
Everybody has seen them. Those increasingly infinitesimal blotches of ink buried in the newspaper. Looking at them now, you would be hard pressed to guess that this underrated art form was once a cultural phenomenon. They started out with simple enough origins as little commercials to draw new readers to the Sunday edition, at the [...]
Strange Case of Sibel Edmonds
This is the April edition of Gone Magazine, and the temptation to spin you some sort of shit you won’t believe is strong. So I’m doing that, but here’s the catch: it’s true. You still won’t believe it, and the joke’s on all of us.
So, there’s this person out there named Sibel Edmonds. An Azerbaijani [...]
My Epitaph
Over ten years ago, Uncle Sam or one of his corporate brethren made me an offer I didn’t know I couldn’t refuse. That’s a story for another time, but the short version is that someone–I suppose I’ll never know exactly whom–got angry at me when I said no, and sent me a message loud and [...]
WGA STRIKE - COUNTERPOINT
To be as blunt as possible, fat happy writers don’t write quality material, just like fat happy musicians don’t produce the best quality music. So tell me? Why is it that we’re all so tempted to sit back and amicably support the WGA strike? Does the WGA have a positive effect on creative output in [...]
THE VIGILANTE MANIFESTO
Okay, so raise your hand if you’ve ever read a comic book. Damn, really? I guess that’s why the industry is collapsing. Well, how about the comics page in your local newspaper? Alright, I see some more hands hesitantly going up. It’s alright, you’re among friends; I’ll take that gum Zawolski. So, I’ll bet even [...]
