walls are props

I keep getting this itch to rent and watch They Live, one of the less-subtle entries into the camp-filled genre of “heroes who suddenly see things as they truly are,” cf. The Matrix, Dark City, and maybe some film noir like Chinatown or L.A. Confidential. I think these movies are strongly appealing for two […]

A while back, a friend called me while This American Life was on the air. I wasn’t near a radio, but I promised to listen online. I finally got around to it tonight.
The reason I’m blogging it is something I haven’t talked with many people about, probably for good reason if you give […]