Missive From Morocco #5 – critical crew
Making television is a high pressure gig. If you’re in a crucial position, one mistake will have you packing your bags– fired and replaced– before the footage gets downloaded from the camera. The […]
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Missive From Morocco #4 – movie magic
Movie magic… it’s what keeps us seated in front of luminous screens, large and small, for countless hours on end. When you’re behind the scenes of a large scale production like SpikeTV’s Tut, […]
Missive From Morocco #3 – tug of war
One of the most evocative symbols in hieroglyphics is the Eye of Horace, god of the pharaohs, often depicted as a human with a falcon head, which is a nice head […]
Missive From Morocco #2 – allies & enemies
5:30 am and I’m ferreting in the dark for a snooze button. My alarm is weaker than usual. Maybe I forgot to kick the volume up before I hit the sack. What’s […]
Missive From Morocco #1 – the adventure begins
Week one of working on Tut, Spike TV’s maiden drama series, directed by David Von Ancken and starring Sir Ben Kingsley. I’m playing a general in King Tut’s army and I’ve been knee […]
The Dope on Dope
The New York Times editorial board recently and wholeheartedly endorsed the legalization of marijuana. Stop the presses. Break out the herb grinder. Prepare to add a little more vapor to […]
Small Swigs From The World Cup
The World Cup intensifies, bringing the planet earth together to witness what our host nation so elegantly calls fu-chee-bol. It’s been a rewarding tournament, but in a perfect world, a few […]
Streaming Burnout
For those out there yet to hop on the Burnout Bandwagon, just a quick “alert” to let you know there’s almost no room left. Everyone’s knee deep in it, whether it’s socially […]
Shark Fins and Royal Perseverance
Los Angeles is a notoriously fickle town. Perhaps it comes with territory to over hype the shit out of something and then bail on it the moment it under performs. […]
The Internet Thingy and the Technopocalypse
Prepare yourself for a zeitgeist shift. Or don’t prepare. The transition will update automatically. Your “things” are already smarter than you… All kinds of objects, from highway entrances to clothing […]
Look Out Multiverse, Here We Come
Since the Industrial Age kicked off three hundred years ago, our glorious species has been gleefully pillaging and polluting the planet with the impunity most often reserved for maladapted viruses– […]
I’m Walkin’ Here!
As a decade long New York transplant, there’s nothing more galvanizing than witnessing downtown Los Angeles come to life– explode, might be a better adjective– with nationally recognized restaurants, brand […]
Google Brain, On Sale Now
Flip on any screen that plays a moving image and you’ll see a fast spreading cultural meme in films, TV series and TED talks alike: human beings are integrating technology […]