Category Archives: Cool Stuff

The Lucas Museum First Look

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Chris

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. I would like to go there please. I should never have moved out of LA (for many reasons). It would have been a short trip to San Francisco to check this out. It’s now … Continue reading →

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How Blackwing Pencils Are Made

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Chris

I already posted this over at the new(ish) project’s website but wanted to put it here too. Why? Well, because I love pencils, that’s why. Blackwing pencils in particular. I’ve always wondered how they’re made. Now, after watching this, I … Continue reading →

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Some New Things for 2026

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Chris

With everything that’s going on right now, I feel a bit awkward coming here to talk about stuff I’m working on or to “promote” things. Still, if you do make things or have project you’re proud of, or whatever, I … Continue reading →

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The iPhone Didn’t Fail (Obviously)

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Chris

It happens pretty much whenever Apple decides to release a new iPhone model (or models). Someone will dig up the old Engadget post of mine (from 2007, btw)  where I wrote about another dude’s opinion of the then brand new … Continue reading →

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Letting Go and Analog Things

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Chris

With all that’s going on in the world it occurred to me being online a lot and trolling social media is probably a bad thing. Bad for my mental health, bad for my level of anger and just bad in … Continue reading →

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This Looks Fantastic

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Chris

In the spirit of staying positive and not reacting to the state of things right now, here’s another trailer (for a movie this time) that I think looks great. I’m sure you’ve seen it by now, but if not, here … Continue reading →

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This Looks Great

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Chris

I was (and still am) a big fan of most of the Netflix Marvel series from several years ago. I enjoyed the shows, especially Daredevil and Jessica Jones Season One. The rest were various degrees of good to great, with … Continue reading →

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The End of 2024 And Onward Into 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Chris

2024 was quite a year. To say the least. Certainly, it wasn’t all bad. We had some good times, right? Right. I did. I’m sure you did too. Let’s try to remember those. The good times. The small moments that … Continue reading →

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Kindness and Hope and Superman

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Chris

I don’t have a lot of words right now, but something needs to be said. This looks amazing and, I think, it’s something we could really use right about now. It gives me some hope. Well done. Can’t wait for … Continue reading →

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Weekly Roundup 9.1.24

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Chris

Can you believe it’s September already? Yeah, me neither. This month is made especially important (at least to be ) by the fact that it’s the month of my son’s birth. That’s pretty great. He’s great too. He opted out … Continue reading →

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