Lindsay Beyerstein has a cruel streak. … [Read more...] about Crabcakes VECO
The Reality of Crime
I love procedural crime dramas. The shocking discovery of the evil deed, the villain vanished in the wind, the victims' relatives screaming at the police to do something, another victim missing but not found yet so perhaps still savable, the mobilization of the entire police force to help, the frenzied press ramping up the pressure, the intrepid detectives analyzing clues … [Read more...] about The Reality of Crime
Save the Goth Chick, Save the World
So, this new movie, Push...it's Heroes, right? You see that too, don't you? … [Read more...] about Save the Goth Chick, Save the World
Meet Rachel Jay
Peek at the portfolio of any hobbyist model photographer working in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and you'll probably find a picture of Rachel Jay. A marketing manager by day, for the last two and a half years Rachel has been one of Chicago's busier hobbyist models at night and on the weekends. I'm using "hobbyist" as a shorthand term for models and photographers who … [Read more...] about Meet Rachel Jay
Welcome Back Roger
Movie critic Roger Ebert has a blog, and it's a pretty good one. It's well-written, of course, and Roger was an early adapter of a lot of computer communication technology (anybody else have fond memories of Cinemania?), so he's clearly comfortable with the medium. I suppose he could link to other bloggers a bit more, but for the most part he's joined the conversation. … [Read more...] about Welcome Back Roger