Category: movies / music / tv

  • One Hundred Original Ideas for Horror Movies (#42)

    42.) Mister Grabby Hands. The hands are the scariest part of the human body. These two lumps of flesh, with five tubular meat sticks protruding from each, are responsible for every knife thrust, every trigger pulled, every inappropriate touch. A recent spree of murders and assaults baffle police, as witnesses report seeing arms reaching in…

  • Arthur C. Clarke, RIP

    Arthur C. Clarke died today (*). The man was a genius. I’ve only recently started reading his books, but his impact has been felt throughout my life. Nearly every piece of science fiction created since the 50s owes something to Clarke. More directly, seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey as a kid, even though I didn’t…

  • Book Review: 30 Minute Get Real Meals, by Rachael Ray

    When I moved out, I took all the cookbooks that V didn’t want. One of them was Rachael Ray’s “30 Minute Get Real Meals”. Running out of frozen TV dinners, I thumbed through it looking for something to cook. Here is the cover of the book: You can see from the fake uncomfortable smile that…