Viewing voyeurism
LeVar Burton always told me that I could go anywhere or be anything by taking a look in a book. Sadly, the good Lt. Geordi LaForge missed a crucial pleasure of reading: watching other people doing anything. Comic writer/artist Adrian Tomine recognizes that voyeurism is very pleasing judging by the cover of his new short story collection, Summer Blonde. A gray-green slipcover hides everything except a circular cutout of blonde’s quizzical glance.
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Can’t focus through two shows in one night?
Usually, the most boring part of a concert is when you’re waiting around between sets for the next band to come on. The lights come up, someone turns on music entirely unrelated to the group that was just playing and some odd minutes later a different band comes on and starts setting up.
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How to compose music in a round-about fashion
Composer Robert Schumann once said, “People compose for many reasons: To become immortal; because the piano forte happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever.”
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Bathing beauties, kids killing kids
Bradley: School of Rock was great. Except, there wasn’t a sympathetic female character, of course. The principal (Joan Cusack), the girlfriend (Sarah Silverman) and the band manager (Miranda Cosgrove) were all unemotional hardass killjoys. But Jack Black was really funny, so all is forgiven.
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