Escape From L.A., Pt. 1
‘(Los Angeles) is a country coming down from its trip. We are 91 days from the end of this decade, and there's gonna be a lot of refugees. They'll be…
Brussels, Comics Capital of Europe
A couple months ago, I took my first trip to Brussels. I went there to ride in a helicopter and to write a piece on Wim Robberechts & Co., one…
Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC): The UK’s Ambassador To The Ornamental Fish Trade
People all the time are saying to me: "Always you are writing about the arts and the creative lives of people and sometimes you write semi-amusing haiku about cats or…
L.A. Dreams Goodbyes
When I came to Los Angeles in Sept. 1985, I had hopes and dreams. I was beginning my college days, attending a university with the most respected cinema program in…
Hot Soak, Dead Hog
My wife gave me my belated birthday present - a long weekend in Desert Hot Springs. All this time in Los Angeles and I had never been to Palm Springs,…
Guide To World Culture
I mentioned in my post entitled "SIGGRAPH Next Week!" that everybody in Japan flies around with jet-packs, each with their own personal Giant Robot servant controlled via 2-way wrist radio.…