January 2009
18 posts
For my daughter, Renata.
Horton Hears a Spoiler
T: ZOMG! The Mayor of Whoville has 96 daughters!
Me: What part of 'NO SPOILERS' do you not understand!?!
WatchKeith Loutit’s tilt/shift video: Metal Heart (via @plasticbaguk)
Continuing with my recent theme, here’s the...
WatchI recognized Sam Riley’s distinctive voice. Sam played Ian Curtis in Control
Home Page - Television Tropes & Idioms →
Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members’ minds and expectations. On the whole, tropes are not clichés. The word clichéd means “stereotyped and trite”. In other words, dull and uninteresting. We are not looking for dull and uninteresting entries. We are here to recognize tropes and play with them, not to make...
Knife designer Ken Onion parts ways with Kershaw →
Big news in the world of blades: my favorite production knife designer confirmed that he has parted ways with the manufacturer whose popular products carry his name.