02 Oct 2005, 7:24 a.m.

Circles

Years ago, when I worked at Cody's Books, I got to introduce Bruce Sterling. I got a giant cardboard blowup of his book cover, and I've never quite figured out where to put it. Last …

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30 Sep 2005, 14:29 p.m.

Word Power

As Jon Carroll has noted, book reviews can spoil you in another way: The review is so wonderful I am almost afraid to read the book; more than once, particularly with the New York Review …

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30 Sep 2005, 11:16 a.m.

Uplifting, Inspiring, Secular Art

I'm listening to Dar Williams, "What Do You Hear In These Sounds," and I see Jon Carroll: It's the making, I think. The making is the important part. If you are lucky enough to be …

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30 Sep 2005, 8:14 a.m.

Subverting Through Capitalism

Last night I ran the merchandise table at a Heather Gold show. Those "One Smart Cookie" shirts are really nice. I keep forgetting that there are people who actually take astrology seriously. These are the …

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29 Sep 2005, 10:29 a.m.

Bill Nye The Science Stud

Yeah, I'm not the only one who found Bill Nye powerfully attractive. Maybe it's best for me that KQED is not airing Nye's new show.

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28 Sep 2005, 8:43 a.m.

How TV Doesn't Work

Kenny Byerly is blogging intelligently about the sitcoms of the new TV season. Yes, it's for laughs, but if you continually go for easy laughs at the expense of the show's reality, eventually the whole …

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27 Sep 2005, 10:57 a.m.

Uncle Morty's Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House

Evidently Leonard and I pop up rather soon if you use Google to look for information on ImaginAsian's TV show "Uncle Morty's Dub Shack," whose second season premieres on Oct. 14. I just remembered why …

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27 Sep 2005, 10:11 a.m.

A Not-Salon-Premium Exclusive

I covered the Sangeet Awards for the Oakland Tribune and ANG Newspaper Group. In truth, the show was a concert, a sequel to the 2002 Heartthrobs tour (starring Bollywood's up-and-coming star Hrithik Roshan) and the …

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26 Sep 2005, 19:21 p.m.

Definite Plans

So my friend Angel and I will be leaving the SF Bay Area for Washington, DC on October 25th and returning from New York on Halloween. We haven't yet decided which day we'll go to …

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25 Sep 2005, 23:48 p.m.

Trek Memories

MC Masala this week tells you how much I miss Star Trek. Somehow, in the early '90s, when I needed it, "Star Trek" found me.

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