mikl-em
Actor, nerd, poet, producer, writer mikl-em made his name short so you wouldn't have to. In addition to his blog you can find his writing in "Hi Fructose" magazine and witness him almost life-sized in various plays at The Dark Room Theater in SF's Mission district.
He tends to write about theater, humor, San Francisco culture and history, and stuff that's just plain weird. He thanks Scott for sharing the keys to the Laughing Squid virtual HQ and promises to uphold whatever it is that the mirthful cephalopod would prefer to be uplifted.
Bumpy Pitch: Making US Soccer History Fashionable
Many people don’t realize that organized soccer in the US dates back to the 19th Century. More precisely organized “football”, as the term “soccer” didn’t…
Robert Rauschenberg Explains “Erased De Kooning”
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art recently posted this 1999 video of the late artist Robert Rauschenberg discussing his notorious 1953 piece “Erased de…
Early Sarah Silverman Standup Routine
It is always fun to get a look back at a comedian’s early performances, especially when they don’t suck. In the past I’ve posted about…
LEGO Reenactment of the USA vs. England World Cup Match
What’s better than a reenactment? Nothing. But we can still differentiate amongst reenactments as to what makes a truly great reenactment. And when a reenactment…
2010 World Cup Warmup: Roberto Carlos’s Impossible Goal
In the run up to the 2010 World Cup, which begins this weekend, I wanted to post my favorite YouTube soccer clip of all time.…
Tournée Wins Best Director at Cannes
Congratulations to Kitten on the Keys and the cast of Tournée (in English: On Tour) for their director (and male lead) Mathieu Amalric winning Best…
Twilight Zone Live On Stage in San Francisco
For the seventh year in a row, San Francisco’s little black box theater The Dark Room presents a month’s worth of traveling to another…
Why Cecco Beppe Does Not Die (A Futurist Reenactment)
Props to SFMOMA for tweeting this clip recently. Of course as we all know the internet is made of cats, so what better way than…
Support The Sound of Young America & MaximumFun.org With The 2010 MaxFunDrive
Recently I posted about MaxFunCon, a gathering of creative people who wish to be more awesome, put on by the comedy podcast mini-nation that is…
MaxFunCon 2010 Wrap-Up
The 2nd annual MaxFunCon took place this weekend, in a far off kingdom known as The Inland Empire. This gathering is a production of MaximumFun.org…