Mark Twain: Original Prankster
guest post by mikl-em It’s important to remember the great culture-jammers of the past. And Mark Twain is definitely on the short list. With roots…
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.
The 48 Hour Film Project 2008 in San Francisco
Forget American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, the new contest that matters is between small teams taking on the challenge to write, shoot and…
Neal Stephenson’s Latest Novel Invokes The Long Now
Today The Long Now Foundation announced it will be hosting the launch party for Neal Stephenson‘s new novel Anathem in San Francisco this fall. The…
The Real Tuesday Weld Comes to San Francisco
The Real Tuesday Weld plays this Wednesday (07/16/2008) at Café Du Nord. Years ago, at the late lamented Ideas in Animation series run by Nik…
The Wide World of Weird Speakers
A friend and I at work started talking about weird speakers, so… here’s the results of a couple hours of surfing and gawking. First let’s…
The Long Now Foundation Presents Mechanicrawl
The Long Now Foundation presents Mechanicrawl, an exploration of mechanical marvels which takes place this Saturday, July 12th in San Francisco. Here a video of…
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s Fourth of July Tradition Continues
guest post by mikl-em On Friday, July 4th, the San Francisco Mime Troupe debuts their new show in Dolores Park… RED STATE What if a…
A Killer Spam Tale: Farm Sluts (2003)
This is part of an occasional series I’ll be doing of internet-related comedy, highlighting some great perhaps under-appreciated comedy that originated on or deals with…
Pacific Northwest Beware of The Curse of the Goddamned Ship
guest post by mikl-em A crooked ship is sailing north from San Francisco right now, tacking its way across small stages in Oregon and Washington…
The Onion Makes It Easier Not To Vote
A delicious helping of much-needed political apathy enablement courtesy of fake morning news show Today Now! by The Onion. It eerily replicates that “feel your…