By Randee Dawn
There’s a quote attributed to Dick Wolf, creator of the ubiquitous Law & Order franchise, which says in essence that if you weren’t on one of his shows within a year of being a New York actor you probably just weren’t any good.
For nearly 20 years, Law & Order (and its spin-offs, Special Victims Unit and Criminal… Read More
By Randee Dawn
On November 20, Earth will be invaded by yet another round of twee vampires and unwashed werewolves, bad dialogue, inscrutable motivation and lots of moist forest scenery. With the release of “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” many will be made happy, including the studio (which will rake in tens, if not hundreds, of millions) and the mooning (heh) teenaged… Read More
By Randee Dawn
First panel: Picture Joel Watson, stuck in a dead-end sales job in Dallas, Texas. He’s abandoned his dream of being an illustrator/artist after realizing there was virtually no chance for his cartooning skills to get picked up by a major syndicate. But – cross into the next panel and see the birth of his daughter, and the… Read More
By Randee Dawn
As children of the 1980s, we had it all. That is, if by “all” you mean fluorescent socks, tiered haircuts swathed in color, gender bending as a way of life – and bucketloads of buttons. Look, in my crowd you wouldn’t be caught dead without having at least one Major Button Statement on your jacket – be it… Read More
Tomorrow marks 100 days since the BP oil spill in the gulf. I know they “successfully” capped it, but as long as that sucker is still leaking, I’m saying there is still an oil spill. But this disaster got me thinking a lot about the good old days of folk – when popular music regularly included anthems… Read More
When I was in my formative high school days, going to the Warped Tour was a highlight of the summer. Just old enough to drive, we’d pile about 9 bros and skateboards into mom-duke’s Ford Exploder and drive at high speed to Fitchburg or some other pseudo-municipality in middle Massachusetts, blasting Rage Against The Machine and… Read More