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February 2014

February 04, 2014

Nerds Are So Cute When They’re Excited

A couple weeks ago, Marvel Entertainment and Star Wars had the following exchange on Twitter. Truly, these...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Peter O’Toole’s “Taming of the Shrew”

As has been oft-lamented, there's a lot of junk on the Internet. Even worse, I'm...

January 27, 2014

WANTED: A Familiar Version of “Ge Mig En Dag”

YouTube has failed me. I can't find the version of "Ge Mig En Dag" I...

January 24, 2014

Tomasz Bagiński and “The Kinematograph”

The Polish animator Tomasz Bagiński has been on my radar ever since the day I...

January 23, 2014

The One Where Safeway Tries Its Hand at Algorithms and Unintentional Hilarity Ensues

On Saturday, as Sarah and I skimmed through Safeway's most recent Just For U offers in...

January 21, 2014

TIME SENSITIVE: Jeremy Irons Reads “The Four Quartets”

It's been just a little over a year since I shared one of my favorite...

January 20, 2014

Beethoven’s Complete Piano Concerti

I've never been a Nikolaus Harnoncourt fan. I can't say entirely why, though I've long claimed...

January 07, 2014

The Most Astonishing Picture I Saw Last Year

That's not a picture of folks leaving the Green Bay Packers game this past weekend,...

January 03, 2014

Farewell, Frédéric Back

On Christmas Eve, as I traveled West for the hol(i/y)days, the world of animation lost...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas!

In honor of today's joyous occasion, one of my all-time favorite carols, lovingly performed by...

December 23, 2013

Neil Gaiman, Charles Dickens, and a Bit of Christmas Cheer

It's going to be a bit slow here at Summa This, Summa That in the coming...

December 20, 2013

No Commentary Necessary — “Your Name, Sir?” Edition

This is hilarious. So hilarious that no commentary is ...you know...necessary. Just watch. Best part...

December 19, 2013

A Marvel-ous Use of Negative Space

Here's yet another bit of evidence to support my contention that artists see the world...

December 13, 2013

Nicol Williamson and the Definitive Hobbit

Last December, I was discouraged by Peter Jackson. This December, I am discouraged by Steven...

December 06, 2013

Nature Turns Black Friday on Its Head

November 29th was Black Friday -- a day of annual (and increasing) infamy. But it was...

December 03, 2013

A Word of Warning

For those amateur chemists out there who might be tempted to mix NH4Cr2O7 with HgSCN some...

December 02, 2013

50 Years of Whovian Title Sequences

I'm probably heading off into the rarefied, brain-addling air of the nerdosphere with this one,...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

The Red Beaches of Panjin, China

These look fake. They're not. That's Red Beach in Panjin, China. It's famous for its vibrant and unusual...

November 14, 2013

Everything’s a Remix, German Expressionistic Version

The dances I attended during my college years provided me with some of the fondest...

November 06, 2013

Things Learned Between WY and CA (and Relearned Between CA and WY)

Thing One: That's a radiator cap. Everyone (or every car) should have one. For a...

November 05, 2013

Back in the Saddle

We're back. Yes, I'm sure. I looked out of my window this morning, and saw...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Away Message

Dear Reader(s), I will be away from My Crazy Wyoming Life for a few days...

October 22, 2013

Clash of the Cultural Titans

According to Immanuel Kant, "in everything that is to excite a lively convulsive laugh, there...

October 18, 2013

Cyan’s Back!

I don't have a lot of teenage memories. In fact, as I've surely remarked/lamented before,...

October 17, 2013

Walking with “Aguirre”

I love long takes. I love collecting them; cataloging them; comparing-and-contrasting them. I love watching...

October 14, 2013

Orson’s Shylock

A few weeks ago, I accidentally stumbled across the following clips. I don't remember what...

October 07, 2013

The Mystery! of Edward Gorey

A few months back, this post popped into my NotGoogleReader®. Like so many of my...

October 01, 2013

Tintin, Brought to Life by His Creator

View image | gettyimages.com The Susanka Seven are huge Tintin fans. Well, I guess I can't speak...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

A Furtwängler On Every Street Corner

I'm a sucker for Improv Everywhere. They're a blast. (And their mission statement moonlights as...

September 20, 2013

REMINDER: “The Hollow Crown” Starts Tonight!

At last! Tonight at 9PM (check your local listings), PBS' "Great Performances" will unleash the first part of the Beeb's...

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