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Image source: Wikipedia Ever seen this poster before? If you’re a silent film geek, you’ve likely spotted it on the thumbnails for YouTube uploads of A Fool There Was, the 1915 hoary melodrama that skyrocketed sex symbol Theda Bara to fame. Letterboxd uses it as the film’s main image, as does Wikimedia Commons. Cheapie DVD releases adorn their editions of the film with it too. Back in my greener days, …

Trying to keep track of what everyone has named their "Artist's Edition" format rip-off? I have a breakdown for you here. The post An Artist’s Edition By Any Other Name [Updated] appeared first on PIPELINE COMICS.

Here's my weekly update with a few interesting random findings that I came across the last week or two. I am going to try to make sure they're here in time for you to enjoy with your morning coffee (or beverage of choice) every Saturday or Sunday, and include some of my thoughts around them.As we exit the year, I'm declaring my annual link bankruptcy. I've dumped all the other …

First of all, happy new year! I thought I should update this blog with some new pictures, my last post from Venice was long time ago. A very different place this time. Last summer I went to Canada. I was invited by the games studio I was working for the last 2 years to spend a week there. The reason was a celebration, we had just released Nightingale some moths …

I finally ditched Spotify at the end of 2024. I never loved it, and I felt extra icky about giving them my money ever since they had no trouble finding $250 million for the sham supplement salesman and douchebag magnet Joe Rogan, despite their inability to promote or pay the vast majority of the musicians who are the heart and soul of their service. The straw that broke the camel’s …

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Friends of the blog weigh in on another chaotic year. The post THE LIST OF LISTS 2024 appeared first on No Bells.

This piece, from Ed Zitron, is one of the best things I've read in a while. It puts into words what I've been feeling about tech recently better than I ever could. He's angry, but rightly so.The people running the majority of internet services have used a combination of monopolies and a cartel-like commitment to growth-at-all-costs thinking to make war with the user, turning the customer into something between a …

The start of the new year marks new beginnings and a fresh start on your goals and ambitions, so you’ll often see people manifest their resolutions for the year. By contrast, creativity is often considered something that cannot be forced but rather nurtured. However, portrait photographer Brandi Nicole has developed a movement for five years […]

This is the bowl I was carving in a post in early November. It was nice to carve 2025 on the foot. 4s aren’t as interesting to carve. I decided to do a small painted scene on the foot of … Continue reading →

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12. First Love (1978), directed by Dino Risi - I've seen a few Dino Risi films this year (mostly for the captivatingly beautiful Ornella Muti) and all I can say is that Italian sex fare has no business looking this good. Through a succession of accomplished cinematographers, including Tonino Delli Colli on this film), Risi's films take queasy romantics about the possession of a young Muti (usually) to new heights, …

Stanford’s William Mahrt, a leading scholar in early music, died today at 85. He conducted Gregorian chant for more than 60 years and inspired and guided generations of scholars. He directed Stanford’s Early Music Singers and St. Ann Choir, a Gregorian schola. He was also a personal friend. This is an article I wrote for Stanford Report about Bill Mahrt on October 2nd, 2007. For nearly two millennia, the sound …

The voice of Empathy Test reveals his plans for 2025. The post Interview: Isaac Howlett forges ahead as a solo artist appeared first on Synthpop Fanatic.

With 2024 now at an end, I’ve taken a moment to reflect on what has been an incredible and transformative year both personally and professionally. Here are some of the highlights: Laser Eye Surgery This was truly a life-changing experience. I’m amazed at how much it’s improved my day-to-day life, especially while travelling. If you’re in the UK and thinking about surgery, feel free to message me—I’m happy to share …