Mo Better movies

An interesting observation: The Mo Movie Measure: It’s and idea from an old Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon. The character “Mo” explains that she only watches movies in which 1) there are at least two female characters with names, who 2) talk to each other sometime in the course of the movie, about 3) […]

Two Points for every Correct Answer…

Since I’m in a weird mood, here is the Master Round: 1) Where did “Wild Life” get its name? 2) Who is Susan, from “Wild Life,” named after? 3) How did “Wild Life” end in the UW-Madison Daily Cardinal? 4) Name three residents of Mud Bay in “Dork Tower,” and their Madison, WI, real-life equivalents. […]

To say nothing of KoDT Avenue…

I was first told of this a couple of days ago. Today, it seems to have hit critical mass, and I’ve had quite a few folks pointing it out.. IT’S NOT EASY LIVING ON DORK STREET. PICO RIVERA, California (AP) — It’s not easy living on Dork Street — just ask Mario Saucedo.. “I had […]

Announcing Tate Jennings!

There’s actually a photo (below) of that auspicious moment at Oddcon, when Team Blink finally got together in the same room for the first time. From left to right, that’s Dr. Beth Jennings, a great friend and our Psychological consultant (she keeps us honest when I lapse into too much psychobabble…but more on her in […]

Night Moves and Other Stories

With Oddcon upon us, I just have to exclaim with glee… I had dinner with Tim Powers (and much of Oddcon’s way cool staff) last night. Tim Powers! And he’s a cheese nut too! Should his schedule agree, I’m taking him to pick up one of the world’s finest — and certainly Wisconsin’s grandest — […]

April Fool's! Uh… sorta…

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to my good friend and colleague, J. P. Trostle. Or “Jape,” as he’s better known. Jape is the brilliant mind behind the Alternate Universe Dork Tower, Dork Mirror, that’s up at DorkTower.com. In case you missed any episodes (they’ve been running every weekday since April Fool’s day — […]

The Funny Pages

The news is, by now, all over the place that Girl Genius is becoming a web comic, and abandoning its individual print issues. There is more than a little celebrating, amongst those who love web comics. I, on the other hand, am a bit sad, as Girl Genius may be one of the most beautiful […]

Juuuuust what we needed…

Great. Just great. Anyone who knows Rich and the gang at Jester’s Playhouse knows what great folks they are, and what a great store they run. They sure don’t need this kind of stuff happening. Let’s send ’em all our support. STORY ONE: NJ Man to Face Triple-Murder Charges in Montco A few selected quotes […]

The Big Room, Part II

Long day, yesterday. Throat hurts. Feet sore. Good times. Lots of meetings, and lots of cool stuff in the works. Met lots of cool distributors, and heard groovy things back about Dork Storm releases. The Riviera’s convention floor is pretty amazing, and the wireless access is great (though it still costs ten bucks a day […]

 

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