Matt Stone (http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/jan/04/book-of-mormon-stone-parker): “Comedy for me has to be either completely absurdist, or it has to be meaty and dark,” Stone says. “I just can’t do with romantic comedy. Really, you’re going to do another
Urban TxT (http://www.urbantxt.com/) is an L.A.-based group that introduces Los Angeles high school students to web and software development, and to the process of coming up with an idea for a product, designing it and building it. The group is doing fantastic work, and I’
Power of a filibuster (http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/03/25/a_50_point_swing_against_targeted_drone_killings_of_u_s_citizens.html): A year ago, as the presidential race was taking shape, The Washington Post’s pollster asked voters whether they favored the use of drones
When I released Basil a year ago, I had no idea what to expect. Not only was it my first iOS application (or application altogether), but it was the first real thing I’d conceived, designed and built for people to use. The last year has been incredible. Not only
Last week, Google announced they are shutting down Reader. Many people were upset by the move, especially because so many of us depend on Reader for reading RSS feeds even if we don’t directly use it. I’ve settled into using NetNewsWire on my Mac (which I have for
I love this. Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling: 9. When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.
Thanks to New Relic for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed. Competition is continuing to heat up for mobile apps. With over 1.5 million apps available in the Apple App Store and Google play, you’ve really only got one chance to make a good impression. So when there’
David Smith has been working on a secret project, and with today’s Google Reader news, he decided to announce that it’s an RSS syncing service: Today Google announced that they will be closing down Google Reader on July 1. Google Reader is their RSS aggregation/syncing platform. While
Jill Lawrence on Rand Paul’s filibuster: Pretend for a moment that you are president of the United States, responsible for the safety of the entire nation. Do you really want to rule out any means of preventing terrorist attacks? Rand Paul’s drone filibuster, while admirable as an expression
Now that the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have all reported that Apple is working on a wristband-like iOS device—in other words, Apple’s preferred method of pre-announcing products to the public—it’s certain that Apple is working on such a device.
Driving down Beach, the night sky’s that funny black-orange color that it is at night here, the street lights and lamps and lighted signs and headlights and buildings combining into a perpetual dawn until the sun rises. Chulahoma comes on the radio, loud, as I roll down the
Netflix released the first season of “House of Cards” today (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/business/media/netflix-to-deliver-all-13-episodes-of-house-of-cards-on-one-day.html?_r=0): On Friday, Netflix will release a drama expressly designed to be consumed in one sitting: