Category Archives: Random Nonsense

Happy Mother’s Day from BAMF

From back when I wanted to be a cartoonist. 25 years later, and I just now noticed the typo.

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The Simple Truth about Charles Ramsey

America watched in fascination when the news broke that three women, all missing and presumed dead for the better part of a decade, had been found and rescued in Cleveland. Those of us not from the Cleveland area knew little, … Continue reading

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The Deafening Sound of Silence

I know that it’s be a while since I’ve posted anything, and for that I apologize. Several people have pointed out the deafening sound of my recent silence, and have mistaken a lack of posts with a lack of work … Continue reading

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New Article on MSN

Check out my most recent article on MSN’s Parallel Universe, Watching Dead: The Best Movies to Watch If You Love Zombies.

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WHAT IS BLACK? (Or, Searching for Racial Identity in This Crazy World, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Became Black)

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to interview football legend/actor Jim Brown. Before he would answer any of my questions, he asked me a question: “What is black?” I struggled to come up with an answer, and my first … Continue reading

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At Long Last…My Thoughts on DJANGO UNCHAINED

Initially, I had no plans to write about Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. But in the weeks since its release, as so many people have chimed in—both negatively and positively—I regularly find myself being asked my thoughts about the movie, and … Continue reading

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Supporting Independents (or How You Can Make the World a Better Place in Four Easy Steps)

I woke up this morning, and like many independent creators, I worried about where my next paycheck was coming from, if my bills would be paid this month, and, of course, if my creative pursuits were a waste of time. … Continue reading

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spaghetti western archive – IF YOU MEET SARTANA, PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH

For me, watching spaghetti westerns is a lot like watching kung-fu flicks—it’s great when the story makes sense, but sometimes that’s just asking too much. Sometimes all you can hope for are some great action sequences, a hero that kicks … Continue reading

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New Article on MSN

Check out my most recent article for MSN—an overview of movies inspired by serial killer Ed Gein (for some reason that cut out Three on a Meathook). Click HERE to read the article.

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2012 in Review (or, Shit I Got Done While You Were Doing Nothing, Even Though I Didn’t Always Get Paid For Doing It)

The inevitability of looking back at the year gone by is a trap many of us fall into, and in falling, we often become obsessed with everything that went wrong. We become haunted by the resolutions we didn’t maintain, the … Continue reading

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