All right, all right, this week I have to retain self control. If I say “ten for Thursday,” it has to be ten. Ten of the Times Union’s best community and independent bloggers. Ten blogs by people who write for the love of their opinion and the desire to share their thoughts. I gotta stop…
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“Time After Time” – 1979 movie, 2016 TV series?
I was a HUGE fan of the 1979 science fiction time travel movie Time After Time, in which H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) chased Jack the Ripper (David Warner) through the streets of modern-day San Francisco. It was suspenseful, it was funny, it was one of those films that I saw in the theater – and…
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The Emulsive Interview
This is waycool beyond belief. And I have this little weblog to thank for it. Yesterday, the film photography online magazine Emulsive published an interview with yours truly, featuring my photographic experiments with, among other techniques, splitfilm. You know … that little technique where I put more than one roll of film in a camera…
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Scooby-Doo “Mystery Machine” in real-life high speed chase
Well, this is certainly worthy of being “News of the Weird.” Or should I say… “Zoinks” and “Jinkies” and “I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn’t been for your meddling kids.” Police in Redding, California were on the lookout for 51-year-old Sharon Kay Turman, who had wanted on a probation violation. They…
Read MoreStorytown / Great Escape creator documentary airs tonight on WMHT
The upstate amusement park Storytown U.S.A., now known as the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, has been a part of our cultural experience for over sixty years. And thanks to the visionary genius of Charles R. Wood, this park has made countless children and parents happy. Trust me. Any man who can bring The Comet…
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Jeopardy! – Chuck Miller blog edition
Jeopardy! is a fun television show. In fact, two of the TU’s community bloggers – Roger Green and Tara Whittle – have appeared on the program. The other day, I found a meme generator that creates Jeopardy! clues in the same blue background and serifed font as what one would see on the show. A…
Read More“So… do you like men?”
A young man is only a few months away from fulfilling a dream of a lifetime, a chance to participate in the top levels of a professional sport. And during one of the many interview processes, a representative from a possible team that may draft this player asks this question. For Ohio State cornerback Eli…
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And the next BlackBerry in my life is… The PRIV
I have owned five BlackBerry cell phones in my lifetime, and have operated exclusively with BB cell phones for nearly a decade. Okay, there was that one time where I got sweet-talked into getting a Motorola RAZR, but we won’t talk about that mistake any more… Of late, I’ve appreciated my BlackBerry Q10 smartphone. I’ve…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, March 3, 2016: Ten for Thursday
This week, I’ve been enjoying the TU’s community blogging team as they’ve covered a myriad of topics, with blog posts ranging from erudite to humorous, from cynical to sincere. These bloggers deserve your attention, their observations are intelligent and thought-provoking and well worth your time. So let’s get started, shall we? This week’s harvest of…
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The Mystery of the Antique Camera Film (2016 edition)
I know, I know, I know… Every so often I’ll inherit or find an old film camera, and inside the camera might be a roll or a cartridge of exposed-yet-non-developed film. And I keep thinking to myself, “I might be able to get this film developed and maybe find out the story of the people…
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