Donkey Kong’s Last Supper by Misha. Roger Ebert is an asshole. His self-aggrandizing appearances at the University of Colorado’s Conference on World Affairs every year cemented this in my mind during my stint there. He’s also, to his credit, a brilliant film reviewer who grasps all the technical qualities of a film in addition to [...] Read more »
“Ethics” by political cartoonist Clay Bennett. For several years now, journalism has been slowly decaying into a ghostly semblance of its former self. Some claim the internet is to blame, providing instant access to information faster and more effectively than the media ever did. Others claim that the wealth of air time has watered down [...] Read more »
Ef Rodriguez performs at Ignite Boulder 6. (photo/Andrew Hyde) “Hipsters generally seem to lack passion,” he explained. “It’s this overriding malaise. They get excited about things, but they just as quickly seem to drop them.” I thought about it for a second, acknowledging the various hipsters I know and considering my life recently. “I generally [...] Read more »
Tonight marks Ignite Boulder V, an event so enormously popular that they’ve moved to the Boulder Theater and begun charging for tickets. Despite purchasing my ticket well in advance, I’m not attending in protest to the way in which my presentation was treated. Several weeks ago, when submission and voting began, I was confident I [...] Read more »
The first week of July boasts a bevy of excellent events. On July 3rd, Wilco plays Red Rocks. On the Fourth of July, I barbecue and release my CD Exchange album. And, perhaps most importantly, on July 2nd, Ignite Boulder 5 comes live to a venue near me. By the end of Ignite 4, I [...] Read more »
The world is about to face one of the strangest and most unforeseen tragedies in history, and no one is paying attention: What happens to libraries with the rise of the eBook? In high school, I would wander over to the Library once or twice a week, grabbing random books that struck my fancy and [...] Read more »
The Sunday New York Times never fails to deliver fascinating writing. Rather than an in depth article on the latest outbreak of war or an insider’s guide to to the latest trend, the most interesting piece of the April 5, 2009 edition was the two paragraph conclusion tucked at the tail of A.O. Scott’s “In [...] Read more »
It took me a while to catch that it was up, as I’ve been off cavorting for the last two weeks, but the awesome Craig Kendall posted the video of my Ignite Boulder presentation. The slides aren’t quite timed as well in the video as they were in real life (as they’re not live video) [...] Read more »
Performing is a little like masturbating in a porn theater and a little like a game of Russian Roulette: on the one hand, even if the crowd in the theater is pleased, you ultimately got yourself off. On the other, there’s always a chance you’re going to end up an accidental suicide. Either way, the [...] Read more »
Some of you may remember my mentioning that I was doing a presentation at Ignite Boulder this month. Well that day is upon us! Unfortunately, the event sold out in two days, so if you were hoping to make it, you’ve missed your window of opportunity. Luckily, the entire evening will be streamed LIVE on [...] Read more »