Author Archives: Thom

“Every Frame a Painting” is a YouTube series that takes a look at filmmaking from various angles and directors. In this episode our host, who was raised in Vancouver, B.C., takes a look at how his city becomes just about every … Continue reading →

I recently read a post from someone whose blog I’ve followed with mixed feelings, and I’ve decided (again) not to follow this person any more. I try to expose myself to contrary points of view on occasion–often enough I can … Continue reading →

Every now and then I end up in a political discussion with a certain person at work, and their arguments always seem to come back to the same thing: religious people should keep their religion out of their politics. Naturally, … Continue reading →

…but I can’t imagine it making it into the Animaniacs theme song. Carly Fiorina, visiting with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show, sang a song she made up about one of her dogs. When I read the description I nearly … Continue reading →

Evidently it’s not as inevitable as some thought. According to the New York Times, e-book sales are experiencing a decline. Now, there are signs that some e-book adopters are returning to print, or becoming hybrid readers, who juggle devices and … Continue reading →

If you listen to the media these days you’d likely conclude America is a hotbed of racial tension and intolerance. But this may not be so, according to statistics compiled by some Swedish researchers and further developed by Max Fisher … Continue reading →

(Bill, just turn back now. You were warned.) Just the other night my wife and I were attempting to introduce our kids to some of our favorite country music, to mixed success. But I think I just found an “in” … Continue reading →

Okay, it’s probably nothing so dramatic as that, though it would solve the age-old question, “if you kill a mime, does he make a sound as he dies?” Except this is a silent movie, so…. Ah never mind! My nephew-in-law? … Continue reading →

I came across an interesting editorial in the Star Tribune in which a woman’s own experience with the law has changed her views toward trophy-hunting dentist Walter J. Palmer: Then in mid-August an event rocked my world. Criminal allegations were … Continue reading →