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• 0November 24, 2009

  Diary of an Independent Filmmaker

  A little over two years ago, I joined the Bay Area-based film-making co-op Scary Cow. For me this represented finally...
• 1October 20, 2009

  What are we DIYing for?

  While we’re all out there creating our own art, music, movies, web sites, businesses, etc., do you ever stop and...
• Independent Arts High Holy Days0September 22, 2009

  Independent Arts High Holy Days

  Though not a member of the tribe, one of the things I always coveted about the lives of my Hebraic...
• I make movies!4April 16, 2009

  I make movies!

  Apologies for my absence the last few weeks. I assure you, the cause has been just. In this particular case,...
• QuISP Like Me: the Queer-Identified Straight Person2March 4, 2009

  QuISP Like Me: the Queer-Identified Straight Person

  A few years ago, I was at a party at a friend’s house and was introduced to somebody. It turned...
• Hipsters Are Everywhere, But Nobody Is a Hipster6February 12, 2009

  Hipsters Are Everywhere, But Nobody Is a Hipster

  I have a friend, Glenn, who shops in vintage stores and wears forties-style hats. He has square dark-rimmed glasses. He...
• Nine Musical New Year’s Resolutions for San Francisco in ‘091January 9, 2009

  Nine Musical New Year’s Resolutions for San Francisco in ‘09

  Let me be clear: I love our fair city. Let me be equally clear: musically we’ve been in the doldrums...
• The Great Rock Explosion of 20092November 16, 2008

  The Great Rock Explosion of 2009

  Now that we’ve dispatched this whole election business, I think it’s time we started talking about the revolutionary change that’s coming in...
• The Amazing Race: Bwock, bwock, bwock, bwock-bwock…0September 26, 2008

  The Amazing Race: Bwock, bwock, bwock, bwock-bwock…

  No, not that kind of chicken. It now appears that the first presidential debate will go forward as scheduled tonight....
• Is there too much Media?0September 21, 2008

  Is there too much Media?

  I’m shocked to find myself even asking this question. As a fan of individual empowerment and self expression I’ve taken...
• My Long Hair is More Punk Than Your Mohawk1September 6, 2008

  My Long Hair is More Punk Than Your Mohawk

  Reading Rai-mon’s excellent post from last week about there being room in the independent lifestyle to make choices even if...
• 20 Reasons Why the 2000s Might Not Totally Suck0August 29, 2008

  20 Reasons Why the 2000s Might Not Totally Suck

  So far the 2000s have been pretty sucky. (We also need to face up to the subsidiary fact that nobody...
• But I don’t even like Radiohead!0August 25, 2008

  But I don’t even like Radiohead!

  You know how Dante, the hapless mini-mart clerk from “Clerks”, as the disaster of his day continues to unfold, keeps...