One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Will Sampson Written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (screenplay) and Ken Kesey (novel) Directed by Milos FormanJon Ronson (he of The Men Who Stare at Goats fame) submitted a report for NPR's This American Life one week, about a man in England … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
Rainfurrest 2013: Seattle Grunge
Last weekend I headed up to Seattle for the annual ode to anthropomorphics in the Pacific Northwest, Rainfurrest. It's a really nice convention, and it's positioned itself well -- in the crowded furry con landscape, I don't think there are too terribly many events in September. It's also one of the only conventions that makes … Continue reading Rainfurrest 2013: Seattle Grunge
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Grapes of Wrath (#21)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell and John Carradine Written by Nunnally Johnson (screenplay) and John Steinbeck (novel) Directed by John Ford One of the things that's slowly and steadily been removed from our cultural identity is a sense of place. The world has gotten smaller and borders have become a … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Grapes of Wrath (#21)
Pathfinding Problems
I'm in the relatively early stages of Book 2 of my Pathfinder campaign. So far, the group has uncovered the existence of a war between shadow cults that have been slowly but steadily engulfing the civilized world. After beating back the cult that plans to do the most damage and forming an uneasy alliance with … Continue reading Pathfinding Problems
The AFI Top 100 Films: 2001: A Space Odyssey (#22)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester Written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke Directed by Stanley Kubrick A tribe of apes scratch out a marginal existence somewhere on prehistoric Earth. They have a bad day; one of their number is killed by a predator, then they are … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: 2001: A Space Odyssey (#22)
The Unity Novels
I remembered reading this pulpy sci-fi novel out of the 70s when I was a kid, where some guy was abducted out in the middle of the ocean and put in some sort of intergalactic jail. One of his fellow inmates was this ten-foot-tall philosopher lizard, and it was this big, imprinting experience to meet … Continue reading The Unity Novels
The AFI Top 100 Films: Raging Bull (#24)
Raging Bull (1980) Starring Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty Written by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin (screenplay) and Jake La Motta (novel) Directed by Martin Scorcese This movie feels like something of an "anti-Rocky", the story of all those fighters that don't manage to stay on top very long or sacrifice something … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Raging Bull (#24)
How Our Writing Gets Better
There's a bit of an ongoing kerfluffle in the furry writing community about critics of stories and the role they should play. From my admittedly limited experience with the subject, it seems like the argument has been broken down into two camps. Some folks feel that furry literature should be subjected to the same standards … Continue reading How Our Writing Gets Better
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Maltese Falcon (#23)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet Written by John Huston (screenplay) and Dashiell Hammett (novel) Directed by John Huston Chances are when you think about the quintessential film-noir detective, you're thinking about Humphrey Bogart from The Maltese Falcon. On the off chance that you aren't, the person you're thinking … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Maltese Falcon (#23)
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When I was 13 years old, I decided that I wanted to be a UFOlogist. I had discovered the existence of this profession by watching episodes of Sightings every Friday night and reading OMNI Magazine, and I thought it was the most awesome thing to get paid for studying phenomena related to UFO sightings and … Continue reading 33
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 