Man Meat

There are some stories that are too good to pass up, and that I really can’t say anything about without detracting from their sheer perfection.
Therefore, I present to you, my darling readers, Burger King Cologne.

A Gray Digression

Mirrors
Gray eyes grow weary
Turning mirrors replace words
My gaze reflected

Cursed Kitsch

There is nothing like a good mortal curse to really liven up a long, dark winter….all the more so when it is connected to truly awful, twee pseudo-art. Add in mysterious house fires and rumors of pacts between bad artists and Satan…and we got a party on our hands.
It appears that a legend was [...]

A Jeweled Digression

Beyond Price
A handful of pearls, clutched tight.
 
Pressed to my heart, picking up the beat.
They harmonize, pale and perfect.
Shimmering like hidden salvation, faith through torment.
 
I open my hand shyly, pearls across my palm.
 
You regard them with your own eyes, not mine.
Agates, marbles, bottle caps.
They do not sing to you, to you they do not whisper secrets.
To [...]

C’est Si Bon

I am saddened to report the death of one of the last true Divas, Eartha Kitt. Like many of my generation, I first encountered her as one of the three women to play Catwoman in TV’s campy Batman, but was so intrigued by her, even as a boy, that over time I would seek [...]

Thundercats: The Motion Picture?

As the holiday continues to roar through our lives like an out of control logging truck, I came across something that I thought many of my most loyal readers would enjoy. It seems that some highly talented and apparently unmediated individuals wondered what a big budget live action version of Thundercats would be like….and hacked [...]

Biennial Digression

Standing
I stand ‘midst the storm
Balanced betwixt and between
Two years gone to ground
 
 
Christmas Morning, 7:35 AM, MMVI

Last Minute Gifting?

Looking for the perfect gift for a child (or anyone really) on your Christmas/Hanukkah/Ide/Kwanzaa/Solstice list? May I humbly suggest a book? Old Skool, I know, but the alluring feel of pages in your hand still hold a special joy for most of us. Books are especially appropriate gifts at this time of the year [...]

Gute Nacht Kendra

I was deeply saddened to hear today that the Kaiserin of Neualtenberg Kendra Bancroft, aka Maddie Blaustein has passed away at only 48. I have many fond memories of just how exasperated I became with her during the complex and multifaceted role play that became known as the Caledon/Neualtenberg War. She was great fun [...]

Beethoven: Father of the Compact Disc

It is often quite remarkable the ways things happen, especially when they involve a deaf German. A case in point: Today, December 16, happens to be Beethoven’s birthday.
I feel it is only right that on such an auspicious occasion, I post an article relating how Lugwig Von, as my droogs would call him, had [...]

Neuromancy

To most of us, the inner workings of our brains seem like magic. It is simply beyond our capacity to understand such arcane secrets of human biology, so better to just accept them as magical and move on. However, what is the effect that magic actually has on the functions of our brain, if [...]

Griefing…Sony Style

And YOU thought Second Life is filled with sex obsessed, neanderthalic 8th grade throwbacks…just wait till you get a look at Sony Home. Sony’s new attempt at creating a consumer virtual world to be accessed via their Playstation consoles has all of the trademarks of recent Sony consumer products, i.e. clueless, derivative, proprietary and [...]

A Sleepless Digression

Will
Watching the stars, a lifetime before dawn.
 
Sitting in the open window, desert breeze across my bare chest.
Flexing my right hand, in syncopation with my heart.
If my heart fails, my hand will fall.
But if my hand is stilled first, will the beat falter too?
How much of life is will, how much of will is life?
What [...]

A Renewed Digression

Crucible
Boy and Kitten watch one another.
Four green eyes, waiting.
Each both phoenix and flames.

Dr. Acula Goes Beyond the Grave

I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Forry Ackerman, the man who almost single-handedly kept interest in classic movie monsters alive (or undead) during the 70s and 80s. Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Mummy…all these classic characters and many many more found new popularity and [...]