I walked into a Barnes & Noble today. First time in awhile. I remember I used to enjoy doing that. You know, walking into a Barnes & Noble. Today it felt obscene, and not the good kind of obscene. Everywhere I looked I saw excess. The same title with 15 or more copies piled high. I imagined those books piled high in B&Ns; across the country.Then I imagined how many of those books wouldn't sell. Would be sitting on a table or a shelf until B&N; collectively boxed them up and sent them back to ... Read Full Story

Now this looks pretty cool. It would appear that Marvel has asked a group of indie comics people to take their own spin around the block with a Marvel character. Case in point would be Iron Man vs. Baloney Head and Liver-wurst Face. I do believe I'll have to pick up a copy. I thought I saw somewhere that it's coming out this Fall (maybe September?). Read Full Story

Bill Fulton lost his wallet 63 years ago. It was found behind the bleachers of a middle school. Way to go cleaning crew. For 63 years they came up with excuses not to clean behind the bleachers. The wallet was found when the bleachers were removed for renovation. Mr. Fulton, 78, is confident that the condom inside the wallet is still good and plans to try it out at his first opportunity.And then did you hear about the wallet found in Central Park after 27 years? It was found in a tree, stashe... Read Full Story

Still one of my favorite songs. Read Full Story

Welcome back, moon. We missed ya. Here are a few of the first shots of the moon taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). These are basically just test shots taken near the moon's terminator (I'll be back ... er, the line between night and day, you are the one, only you beneath the moon or under the sun).Click here to see NASA's article. Read Full Story

Yep. Pretty damn cool. One Dan Meth did this (click here to go there). Read Full Story

Maria was ten when she moved in with another family. Her own family could no longer support her. Several years later her "foster" family had another child and they, in turn, could no longer support her. That's how she found herself with a marriage broker who connected her with a bachelor in the United States. She corresponded with the man and agreed to marry him, if he wired the money necessary for the voyage from Italy.The family story says that Maria Mormile was sixteen when s... Read Full Story

Sometimes I have a day where I don't remember one thing out of the ordinary. Not one thing stands out.What a waste of a day.But that's a matter of perception, of course. No matter how ordinary I think of the day, something extraordinary happened, but I failed to comment on it. Failed to note and remember it. Failed to see the wonderful that was there, waiting. Right in front of me.To me.By me. Read Full Story

Welcome to a new feature on this blog. The Comics Digest. Really it'll just be reviews of your modern-day comic book. But first, let me digress. I grew up reading comic books. My oldest brother (Jeff) collected comics when he was a kid and he was a major influence on my reading habits. However, I also found his stash of underground comix. Weird trippy tales with hardly a superhero to be found. Must say, they freaked me out a bit at the time. I'm sure I'm still scarred.click to emb... Read Full Story

Stumbled across this rather cool site about our fair city (Denver, that is). Here's a quick blurb:Over the course of the upcoming season we will offer up our favorite 150 different expressions of the city, its neighborhoods, people, and culture. All media whether in image, text, or video will be published. Along the way, we’ll be offering up some opportunities for getting together to share some new stories and some whisky too.So far I've read stories about the old City Spirits Cafe an... Read Full Story