Author Archives: Pop-Culture Spectrum

The Convention Season Looms in Spring

As March roles around in 2013 it’s a time of lots and lots of action and adventure on all my favorite pop-culture fronts. I don’t get to enjoy all of them, being conflicts, financial issues, whatever, but they’re there for … Continue reading

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012: Visual Artists in all fields

Adam Adamowicz (43, cancer): Concept artist at Bethesda Software.  They have provided an excellent and amazing obituary showing his work for Skyrim and Fallout. Louis Boekhout (92, natural causes): Realist painter Theophilus Brown (92, natural causes): Figurative painter Also watch … Continue reading

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A Look at BUILDING HOPE

Recently I had the pleasure to view Turk Pipkin’s latest documentary  “Building Hope” at a special screening at Tribeca Theater. I had responded to the invitation as it had come at a very opportune and double sided time. I had … Continue reading

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Kickstarter Experience: A Look Back Through My Succesfully Pledged Projects

My Kickstarter experience began with backing my friend Fritz Donnelly’s film “I Like You”, it was then followed by throwing in with a graffiti/streetart gallery project. After those two it quited down although I seemed to star projects once and … Continue reading

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Best Point n Click/Adventure Games of 2012/Early 2013

In 2012 the point n click adventure game of yesteryear saw a true resurgence. This return to a beloved game form that had been more cultist and present over in Europe for the last few years started making mainstream breakthroughs … Continue reading

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Directors/Producers/Screenwriters

Gerry Anderson (83, dementia complications): While he will go down for creating THUNDERBIRDS, Gerry Anderson offered television history, cult pop culture history, and science fiction history so much more. He was also able to give us SPACE:1999 and SPACE PRECINCT, … Continue reading

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Comic Books

Richard Alf (59, cancer): A co-founder of what became Comic-Con International, he also ran a successful comic shop as well as mail order service. His contributions to how the comics industry and well, the entertainment industry as a whole can … Continue reading

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A Look at Independent Games that Are My Fancy

Independent video games have tons of soul, but finding ones that truly call to me are difficult.  Finding video games that I want period are difficult, but they do exist.  I generally enjoy point n’ click adventures, third person action … Continue reading

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Actors/Comedians

For many of these actors and comedians I found it hard to write something that would be meaningful. Their names and a few of their credits or a quick acknowledgment of who they were will be sufficient I feel especially … Continue reading

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A Quick Kickstarter Roundup to start 2013

It has been a long time since I’ve done a roundup of Kickstarter’s that catch my interest.  In the past I’ve done a long roundup of many Kickstarter’s including one’s that I could’nt invest in because of lack of funds.  … Continue reading

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