IN WHICH sampling is sampled, and an anime master is remembered Read more…
IN WHICH heroic actions are undertaken, both on the printed page and on the electronic video screen. Read more…
IN WHICH maps of all sorts are celebrated, as is a certain film director of macabre and imaginative sensibilities. Read more…
IN WHICH geekish travel is celebrated, and a very dark video game is played. Read more…
IN WHICH we keep our teacups on the ground but keep reaching for the stars. Read more…
IN WHICH a quizmaster is inappropriately treated, and the greatest rock band of all time finally gets some attention. Read more…
IN WHICH a whole bunch of big deal is made about video games. Read more…
IN WHICH great minds truly do think alike. Read more…
IN WHICH a master storyteller is celebrated, and websites that do exactly one thing are remarked upon. Read more…
You might know Alan Brandt at the afternoon host on Classical 90.5, where he’s all distinguished and serious and stuff. He’s also an utter goofball who writes really great original songs on his beloved ukulele.
He’s got a YouTube channel with more than 200 videos on it. For instance:
Great stuff! But Alan’s also a serious Doctor Who nerd – he’s the guy that got me into the show six years ago, for which I am forever grateful – so lately he’s been writing original songs based on classic Doctor Who episodes. In this podcast, you can hear him perform “Eldrad Must Live,” inspired by an old Sarah Jane adventure.
Also, Alan’s wife was kind enough to send along this old newspaper clipping of our boy (in the middle), in full cosplay mode at a Doctor Who convention. ROCKING THE SCARF.
Briana’s pick: Towel Day!
According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a towel is “about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have” not only because of its “great practical use” but also for its “immense psychological value.” I won’t go into the details, but if you would like to know a little bit more about the towel and its place in the universe please click here to read on.
Let’s not kid ourselves, The Hitchhiker’s Guide…is possibly the greatest book ever written—well top 5 anyway. And if you’ve never read anything by Douglas Adams then you should be ashamed of yourself. Honestly. Pick up a copy, ASAP, put yourself in a corner and read. In fact, read the whole series. It’s not too late for you to turn your life around.
For those of us who are already fans, May 25th marks Towel Day. On this day, fans of Douglas Adams everywhere carry a towel as a symbolic celebration of Adams and his brilliant works. Any towel will do. Check www.towelday.org for global Towel Day events. Then get out there and celebrate! You never know when the Earth will be demolished to make way for a hyperspatial express route. Just sayin’.
James’ pick: Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae is from Mars. Mars in the future, where robots have cross-bred with humans to create super-intelligent girls that can dance like nothing humanity has ever seen.
I am totally, 100 percent obsessed with the music of Janelle Monae. Today, her full-length debut record “The Archandroid” comes out. The story concerns our android protagonist Cindi Mayweather, who is slated to be disassembled because she has committed the crime of falling in love with a human.
Yeah, I’ve talked enough already. Discover her – she is truly like nothing else:
IN WHICH: Celebrating being a nerd is itself celebrated, and unfunny jokes are proven to be funnier than funny jokes. Read more…
IN WHICH local creators of cartoons are celebrated, and James celebrates a couple of real-life cartoon characters. Read more…
IN WHICH the rails are ridden, and the Doctor regenerates once again. Read more…
IN WHICH the Force is strong in some sneakers, and an Andrew W.K. record finally gets a U.S. release. Read more…
IN WHICH a telescope is celebrated, and buttons are clicked. Read more…
IN WHICH the Lost Planet is mourned, and James has a zombie in his pocket. Read more…
IN WHICH the King of Pop is enjoyed in three dimensions, and James very much enjoys a certain web site. Read more…
IN WHICH people dress up in blue paint and run around half-naked (and no, we don’t mean Saturday nights at Briana’s house), and free educational content is celebrated. Read more…
IN WHICH the creative output of WFMU is celebrated, and a return trip to Rapture is planned. Read more…
IN WHICH Briana basks in the glow of a new focus for the space program, and kids are frightened of the television. Read more…
IN WHICH more is said about coloring books and the employment and enjoyment thereof, and video games are proffered for those who claim non-enjoyment of such. Read more…
IN WHICH coloring books are celebrated, James is very wrong about a couple of movies, and a tool is shared for achieving your goals. Read more…
IN WHICH a particularly geeky form of music is celebrated, and a cinematic paean to the Great Detective is underwhelming. Read more…
IN WHICH books that celebrate records are read and enjoyed, and creative editing to a popular television curmudgeon results in much laughter for some. Read more…
IN WHICH a British television show is dissed summarily, and cured pork products are celebrated, especially in their relationship to a certain starchy/sugary confection. Read more…
IN WHICH holiday shopping options are laid out for ways in which to spend money upon things, and we wax rhapsodical about a certain web comic and its associated gathering of geeks. Read more…
IN WHICH two legendary sci-fi/fantasy authors are appreciated, and not a single third-grade-level joke about anatomical names is cracked. (We’re way mature like that.) Read more…
IN WHICH a certain BBC television program is celebrated, and a television program from the States is used as a jumping-off point for social drinking. Read more…
IN WHICH intellectual options for Halloween dressing strategies are discussed, and the specter of writing an entire novel in one tiny month is raised. Read more…
