http://www.go386.com/247/ C. A. Bridges looks at TV, movies, pop culture and other magnificent time-wasters. en Copyright 2012 Wed, 02 May 2012 17:05:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification It might seem excessive to produce a nearly-500-page book of essays on the career of one man, especially one whose career seems to be picking up speed. But then again, this book is about Joss Whedon, and his fans (and detractors) can't seem to say enough. http://www.go386.com/247/2012/05/examine-joss-whedons-entire-career----so-far----in-complete-companion.html http://www.go386.com/247/2012/05/examine-joss-whedons-entire-career----so-far----in-complete-companion.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Joss Whedon Wed, 02 May 2012 17:05:00 -0500 In 1890, post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh walked into a wheat field and shot himself, tragically ending a brilliant, tortured life. Probably. http://www.go386.com/247/2012/04/oh-the-humanities-sacre-bleu-a-historical-farce.html http://www.go386.com/247/2012/04/oh-the-humanities-sacre-bleu-a-historical-farce.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:12:18 -0500 Writer and puppeteer Mary Robinette Kowal has a challenge for you: Write a letter every day of February, because why not. http://www.go386.com/247/2012/01/write-a-month-of-letters-in-february.html http://www.go386.com/247/2012/01/write-a-month-of-letters-in-february.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:08 -0500 Thanksgiving and Christmas always seem slightly muted in Florida; we don't have the snow at the windows, or the roaring fireplaces to make everything seem cozy and all Thomas Kinkadey the way those picturesque northern states do. But we do have America's favorite serial killer. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/11/youd-better-watch-out-dorseys-lovable-psychopath-is-home-for-the-holidays.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/11/youd-better-watch-out-dorseys-lovable-psychopath-is-home-for-the-holidays.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main tim dorsey Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:00 -0500 Last Sunday night Adult Swim's stop-action, pop-culture-slaughtering, hit show "Robot Chicken" began the second half of its fifth season, and fans rejoiced in the thought of ten new shows. But why wait? http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/robot-chicken-season-5-dvd-released-mid-season-because-why-not.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/robot-chicken-season-5-dvd-released-mid-season-because-why-not.html Feature_Main Feature_TV TV Robot Chicken Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:45 -0500 America's favorite serial killer Dexter Morgan is back in his sixth book (and the sixth season of the spin-off TV show) and it seems that married life may be making him a little soft, which is never a good thing for a predator. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/double-dexter-a-legally-guilty-pleasure.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/double-dexter-a-legally-guilty-pleasure.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Dexter Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:16:14 -0500 Sir Terry Pratchett has produced the 39th book in his wildly popular Discworld series, and for a great many people around the world that's all the review that is needed for them to go and buy it. Bye folks, please consider patronizing your local bookstore. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/pratchetts-snuff-nothing-to-sneeze-at.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/10/pratchetts-snuff-nothing-to-sneeze-at.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:30:00 -0500 This morning Facebook users were greeted with a newly revamped page, with some big changes to how they share and read news. News flash: Not everyone is delighted. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/09/facebook-launches-a-newer-new-look-again.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/09/facebook-launches-a-newer-new-look-again.html Feature_Culture Feature_Main The Interweb facebook Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:34:42 -0500 When Charlie Neumann, an utterly unremarkable and unsocial scientist, loses his leg in an industrial accident and gets a top-of-the-line artificial one, he reacts as anyone naturally would. He builds a new one, of course. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/09/barrys-machine-man-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/09/barrys-machine-man-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:08:38 -0500 Life is not so great in 2044. It's not post-apocalyptic so much as beaten down, as the recession lurches into its third decade and the gulf between the haves and have-nots has grown nearly insurmountable. Fortunately, there's OASIS. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/08/ready-player-one-loves-the-80s-and-you-will-too.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/08/ready-player-one-loves-the-80s-and-you-will-too.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Ernie Cline Ready Player One review Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:38:18 -0500 Amazon has just launched yet another way to read your Kindle books, and all you need is a browser. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/08/amazons-new-cloud-reader-app-takes-a-bite-out-of-apple.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/08/amazons-new-cloud-reader-app-takes-a-bite-out-of-apple.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Amazon Apple e-books Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:31:53 -0500 When last we saw Harry Dresden, professional wizard, he had just been shot dead (spoilers!). Traditionally, most series end when their main character is no longer among the living, but Dresden's never done anything the easy way. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/harry-dresden-returns----sort-of----in-ghost-story.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/harry-dresden-returns----sort-of----in-ghost-story.html Books Feature_Culture Feature_Main Dresden Files Jim Butcher Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:46:28 -0500 You'd think the "Robot Chicken" people would be tired of "Star Wars." They've done three entire specials about it, after all, shouldn't they have run out of ideas by now? http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/matt-senreich-searches-his-feelings-about-robot-chicken-star-wars-iii.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/matt-senreich-searches-his-feelings-about-robot-chicken-star-wars-iii.html Feature_Main Feature_TV TV Robot Chicken Star Wars Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:42:31 -0500 What happens on the day that people just stop dying? That's a good thing, right? Except for the rapid overcrowding, of course, and the fact that people still feel pain, and the moral implications, and the effects on religion, and the rather urgent question of who or what, exactly, caused the change in the first place. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/death-ends-in-torchwood-miracle-day.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/07/death-ends-in-torchwood-miracle-day.html Feature_Main Feature_TV TV Torchwood Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:56:50 -0500 "Every generation needs a new revolution," Thomas Jefferson said, and comedian Christopher Titus' new CD and television special "Neverlution" is a great place to begin one, once you finally stop laughing. http://www.go386.com/247/2011/06/christopher-titus-comes-out-swinging-with-new-neverlution.html http://www.go386.com/247/2011/06/christopher-titus-comes-out-swinging-with-new-neverlution.html Feature_Culture Feature_Main Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:37:09 -0500