v3.O, an ongoing and deliberate migration of all my online writing since 2007.
If you haven't yet seen Into the Spider-Verse, you're missing out on one of the most significant leaps in animation in years. And by leaps, I’m talking about technique and visual representation as well as storytelling. But where was that spark born?
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October 5th came and went without me remembering...six years ago he passed. He would have been sixty-two. Still young, with plenty of time to increase his dent in the universe. Unfortunately, the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and Steve Jobs burned so very, very brightly.
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In the realm of action films and spy thrillers, American Assassin takes a page out of the Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher playbooks by eschewing the tropes of a suave James Bond, the tech-heavy Mission Impossible, and stunt-laden xXx (Xander Cage) franchises.Avoiding the glitz, gadgetry and implausible CGI-fueled stunt set pieces of the previously mentioned franchises, American Assassin manages to deliver a truly satisfying time at the movies.
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You stabbed the devil in the back. To him this isn’t vengeance, this is justice. If you liked John Wick, you’re going to love John Wick Chapter 2. The movie picks up shortly after the first movie. John Wick, played by Keanu Reeves, is still angry, still out for vengeance and still, hell bent on getting back his classic Mustang. He’s physically healed from the first movie but, psychological wounds run deep. Wick is still a bad, bad, man. The Boogeyman as Assassin incarnate. And he might need some professional counseling for all that inner rage.
At least he’s a got a new dog.
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You need a new handwriting font... Why not give Monirom Modern Redux a try? It’s free, 100% gratis. Yes, it looks a little bit like Comic Sans to the untrained eye, but it’s a completely different animal. Cleaner, less sloppy and more deliberate in the strokes Monirom Modern Redux is a version (one of several) of my handwriting. A vanity font if there ever was one.
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