Here’s someone who’s artwork is quite inspiring. His work is what you would see from an art department of a production film. You can see character designs, set/location designs, vehicle concepts, etc. Sometimes artists are given a vague concept, with which they can “run...

I used to draw comic books. Not a lot, just for a short stint — about 4 or 5 actual, bona-fide, gen-u-wiiine issues of pictorial literature. I like to think I can draw pretty well when I have to, but I think I take better photos than I draw. In any case, drawing comic books meant I read...

Sometimes it’s nice to step out of our own little world and recognize the fact that we’re each a really, really, really miniscule speck of sub-atomic dust particle when compared to things that happen in the universe. Take a look at this collection — a “best of”...

I’m watching on PBS a showing of Tango – The Spirit of Argentina. It looks to be an interesting documentary/showcase of Argentine Tango. There’s a narration of the history of this dance, and includes “re-enactments” of sorts — basically dance numbers set in...

I just want to give a shout-out to Crown Hardware, located on Balboa Street, near the corner of 37th Avenue, here in San Francisco’s Richmond District. In an era of Home Depot’s and Lowe’s, it’s nice to see there’s still room for the existence of a local hardware...

Now there’s a sci-fi film worth talking about. In a time when more money and time is being poured into visual effects than say…STORY or sympathetic, well-rounded CHARACTERS (played by actors who can ACT), Serenity comes as great relief. Based on Joss Whedon’s short-lived TV...