Recap: Game of Thrones Ep. 15: The Ghost of Harrenhal
Hope you’ve bought a hat, and you are holding the hell onto it, because things are about to get really real. I understand this show is based on books, but in TV writing land, I think what happens at...
View ArticleRecap: Game of Thrones Ep. 16: The Old Gods and the New
I read some pretty nasty spoilers by accident while checking names for yesterday’s post. I hope you’re happy, George R. R.! Now I want to read your books so I can just read ALL the spoilers at once....
View ArticleRecap: Game Of Thrones Ep. 17: A Man Without Honor
I’m going to be really honest and say when this episode ended, I thought I might be off this show for good. I knew what lay in store, plot-wise (one of last week’s aforementioned spoilers), but I...
View ArticleRecap: Game Of Thrones Ep. 18: The Prince of Winterfell
Asha has finally shown up at Winterfell. She’s like, way to go, Theon, murdering those two small children we could have used as collateral and that were beloved by everyone. This would be like killing...
View ArticleRecap: Game of Thrones: Ep. 19: Blackwater
Remember how back when this show started, each week you could look forward to new places being revealed on the map in the opening credits? Iron Islands! Qarth! What’s a Qarth? Miami, it turns out. The...
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Interview with Simone Felice
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Simone Felice, current Felice brother, but former member of The Felice Brothers. I often say it’s a “pleasure” to interview various musicians and artists...
View ArticleRecap: Game of Thrones: Ep. 20: Valar Morghulis
Here we are friends. I’ve enjoyed this wild ride. Even though you ate all the cranberries out of the trail mix and insisted on taking a pit stop at South of the Border, even though the GPS failed and...
View ArticleRegarding that abortion in Prometheus
WARNING: Some spoilers for Prometheus ahead. Sitting in the dark at a midnight screening of Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise prequel last Thursday, I clutched my popcorn in excitement when...
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Summer Blockbusters, reviewed
I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing some great summer action flicks this season for Brightest Young Things, including The Amazing Spider-Man reboot, the much-anticipated The Dark Knight Rises and most...
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From Max Fischer at the Washington Post: Scott Young, a fellow at the Canadian International Council, pointed out that Ai had labeled it “Caonima Style,” or “Grass Mud Horse Style,” a reference to an...
View ArticleURLs, hashtags, and other considerations
Last year I started contributing to my firm’s blog, From the Potomac. My first post is on choosing the right URL for your project or company, “What’s in a URL? Usability.” (This came about right after...
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Recipe: Champagne cupcakes with buttercream frosting and strawberry filling
Happy Galentine’s Day! Everyone in DC is snowed in today, and while the second season of House of Cards won’t come out until tomorrow, at least we have the first day of Men’s Singles Skating at the...
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