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The Great Typo Hunt

I’ve just printed up the galley proof for my next novel, The Lives of Perfect Creatures. I’m looking for extra eyes to hunt for typos. So, if you’ve got a few hours and want to read the next bestseller...

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The Universe Has Gone All Wobbly

So, Joaquin Phoenix has apparently quit the film industry to become a rapper. I… hold on. Wait, let that sink in a moment…You know that scene in Being John Malkovich where Malkovich tells his agent he...

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Just a Reminder

I’ve written two books and, as it happens, books make a lovely Christmas gift. I think your mother would like a nice Gothic Fairy Tale. And your cousin would enjoy a fine story about an umbrella and an...

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Die or Evolve

Patton Oswalt has opened a can of worms: Fast-forward to now: Boba Fett’s helmet emblazoned on sleeveless T-shirts worn by gym douches hefting dumbbells. The Glee kids performing the songs from The...

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Upping the Resolution

It’s a brand new year and so time to make resolutions! But let’s be honest, most resolutions frankly suck. They’re something vague about loosing weight or being a better person or goodwill towards...

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Pig With A Froggy Tattoo

This is going to be the greatest movie ever!!!

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Crime and Punishment

While doing some research this morning, I came across this fascinating story about Russian poet and Novelist, Boris Pasternak, and his best known work, Doctor Zhivago: After his own novel was denied...

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And That’s Why Goonies is the Greatest Movie Of All Time

Over at Crooked Timber, John Holbo is discussing BFI’s Top 50 greatest films of All Time list. Like any such list, it’s subjective, peculiar, and bound to cause howls of outrage. John does make an...

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