The SXSW publishing schedule pushed this back to its limits of relevance, but it was a fun piece to write nonetheless - Chuck Norris is my President went live on Decider this weekend. It’s a response to Norris’ bizarre joke, later turned into a sincere op-ed on WorldNetDaily, that he wanted to be the President [...]

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I’ve got a piece up on decider.com today, an interview with Austin City Council place 1 candidate Chris Riley. It’s for a feature called ‘Debaser’, where the subject gets to plug whatever it is they’re selling – usually a CD, or a show they’re putting on, or something like that – in exchange for telling [...]

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Some thoughts on the movies I’ve seen so far are available for your reading fun at mightygodking.com. Thrill to discover what I thought of Pontypool! Gasp as you learn whether Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil is the best movie ever, or just the best movie of the festival! Be amazed as I bash Alexander the [...]

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So we bought SXSW film passes, because I’m not established enough as a journalist to get ‘em for free (or, if I am, I’m not confident enough about it to ask for them). You’re probably aware of SXSW as a music festival, but it’s a bit more than that – here’s a brief description, if [...]

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 STAPLE! Interview: Jeffrey Brown The STAPLE! indie comics expo comes to Austin this weekend. I had a chat, as the English say, with featured guest Jeffrey Brown, he of Clumsy and Every Girl Is The End Of The World For Me semi-fame. We talked about autobiographical comics and how he really [...]

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