Category Archives: TV
March 7, 2012 The R-Word
Language is an ever-evolving form of communication. Over time, word meanings can shift and what once was clinical can become derogatory and damaging. This has happened with the R-word. For those who don’t know: The R-word is “Retard” or “Retarded.” My daughter Cami has special needs. She has both physical and mental handicaps. She is [...]
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March 6, 2012 How I Learned to Write By Watching Mad Men
Mad Men is the best show on television. You can try arguing with this, but I have verifiable proof. For those of you that don’t know, Mad Men is a(n excellent) show that takes place in the New York world of advertising during the 1960′s. It’s the 1960′s from the perspective of the suits–the people [...]
Tags: mad men, memoir, raised by a dead man, storytelling, twitter, writing
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February 27, 2012 How Elmo and Michael Caine Cleaned Up My Yard
This past weekend I saw two movies that couldn’t be more unlike each other and yet are equally as good: 1966′s Gambit (starring Michael Caine and Shirly Maclaine) and 2011′s Being Elmo (starring Elmo and all the cooler-than-you humans who make the Muppets come alive). Both movies got me thinking in substantial ways about creativity and [...]
Tags: being elmo, creativity, elmo, gambit, inspiration, michael caine, sesame street, shirley maclaine, storytelling, writing
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October 24, 2011 Review: Once Upon a Time
Somebody call Bill Wilingham. ONCE UPON A TIME is a show that bares some obvious similarities to the comic book series FABLES. That (very adult) title is about the (not protected by copyright) fantasy characters from fables and fairy tales cast out of their homelands and living with us in the modern day. OUAT has [...]
Tags: comic book series, elora, fables, lost, once upon a time, ouat, reviews, tv
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