Tag Archives: Experiments Recorded

Blammity Blam!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Andrew

So I’ve been going through the blog archives of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! and have been finding some awesome stuff.  Awesome, in this case, means funny.  Also, horrifying.  See below: The reason I showed you that was to show … Continue reading →

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So I’ve given up all hope

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Andrew

of saying anything really important anymore on this blog.  If I think too much about it — whether “it” is writing, thoughts about a book, movie, etc., or people (you know who you are) — then I write nothing. Instead, … Continue reading →

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I want your soul, and so does everyone else

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Andrew

There’s a show called Off the Air.  You should watch it.  Watching it is quite easy.  All the episodes are available in ten-minute chunks on YouTube.  Ten-minute chunks because that is how long they are.  The episodes. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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This! This is what I want my writing to do!

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Andrew

Every time I watch this video, it makes me cry. The question I ask myself, I suppose, is why.  What is it about the broken-up timeline that makes the video so effective?  Why would it not be as effective if … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting the Kickstarter (which just brings to mind Firestarter)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Andrew

which is a song and a video I am not going to link to here. Instead, I will link to this: The Postcard Story.  It’s a combination (pizza hut/taco bell) photography and fiction project that my friend Ashley MacLean and … Continue reading →

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The Madness of Tim Curry (and other theatricals)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Andrew

The madness of Tim Curry (see title) is a special kind of insanity.  It’s the true actor’s gift — the ability to be fully invested in whatever scene and character you are performing at the time.  For example, watch this: … Continue reading →

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Why I love Jim Henson

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Andrew

It’s not because he has a beard. It’s not because he’s goofy. It’s because, despite the mythology surrounding Sesame Street that paints him as an uber-nice guy (which he might well be), he’s complicated and crass and commercial.  I submit … Continue reading →

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