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“The Harlem of the West”: Learning about the Fillmore District

Posted on November 10, 2019November 12, 2019 by

As a lindy hopper and a jazz enthusiast living in San Francisco, I am embarrassed about how little I know about the historic Fillmore District. In the 1940s and 1950s this area was known as the “Harlem of the West” because of the large number of Black-owned businesses, particularly supper clubs, dance halls, and after-hours…

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Jookin’: An Examination of Underground Black Dance Spaces

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by

I just finished reading Jookin’ : The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African American Culture by Katrina Hazzard-Gordon. It describes in compelling detail on the ways that African slaves and African Americans found to create their own social spaces in a society that actively prohibited their association. The focus of Jookin’ is on social dance…

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“Tin Men” Combines Today’s Geopolitics and Combat Drones into Thrilling Military Scifi (book review)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

"Tin Men" by Christopher Golden (2015, Ballantine) shouldn't work as a novel. Golden combines the current geopolitical landscape with a somewhat plausible extrapolation of the US as the "world's policeman" and near-future drone technology. I read the book synopsis in the library and thought it just sounded overstuffed and dry. "Tin Men" is anything but…

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Make Your Own Pulp Magazine Cover!

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

How much do I love the "Pulp-o-Matic" pulp magazine cover creator?  So so much! Thank you, "Professor Cornelius Zappencackler in the Experimental Research District of Retropolis" — aka Bradley W. Schenck, artist and web developer!  You are part of what makes the internet so damn awesome. Make your own here!

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Amazing “Y: The Last Man” Fan-made Film (video)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

"Y: The Last Man" is one of the most acclaimed comics of the decade, a dystopic scifi series that builds an elaborate universe around the premise of what would happen if every man on earth was wiped out by a plague.  The characters are indelible and unique and the adventure is heart-pounding.  Created by Brian…

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“Swing Dancing” Book Chronicles Lindy Hop from Slavery to Today

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Swing aficionados generally use words like "happy" and "fun," when describing their dance, and Lindy Hop the original style of swing, is often referred to as "an outward expression of an inner joy."  Sometimes silly, sometimes cool, it's a dance that lifts the spirits.  And to those that catch the bug ( the "Jitter"-bug, that…

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Ready Player One: 80s Era Gaming Meets Snow Crash (review)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

"Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they learned about the contest."  — Opening sentence of Ready Player One   I finally got around to reading Ready Player One, by Earnest Cline, after friends told me I had to read it. A near future scifi adventure, Ready Player One…

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Tim Ferriss Tackles Spirituality in “The Four Hour Spirit”

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

For those of you who are die-hard Tim Ferriss fans, having quit your normal 9-5 to travel the world and live off of your mail-order oven mitt business, working on your killer abs and having great sex, you might be wondering what is next from the "4-hour" wunderkind? Well I have it from reliable sources…

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“Sorry, apple knocker, no barneymugging, the bank’s closed” : The Flapper Dictionary

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Blogger Bookflaps came across this fantastic "Flappers Dictionary" from the July 1922 issue of Flapper Magazine. It's chock-a-block with choice flapper-isms. Some of my faves: Apple Knocker : A hick; a hay-shaker. Barlow: A girl, a flapper, a chicken. Bank’s Closed: No petting allowed; no kisses. Barneymugging: Lovemaking. Brush Ape: Anyone from the sticks; a…

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“The Four-hour Work Week”: Revisiting the Work-Happiness Equation, Becoming “New Rich”

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

I just finished reading Timothy Ferriss's best-selling self-help book The Four-hour Workweek, first published in 2007.  I found it to be a breezy, thought-provoking, entertaining and at times inspiring read.  Ferriss's central thesis is that — surprise — you can have it all now, as long as you are willing to get creative about how…

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