by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 7, 2012 | Asides
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 7, 2012 | Asides
“Where are you taking me?” The car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch-slotted card under electric eyes. “To the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.”...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 5, 2012 | Asides
Not looking too good for those of us living in the Northeast. Too much cloud cover. But, if you’re interested, Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory is streaming the Venus transit. Check it out here or you can go directly to the Vanderbilt news site. Stream starts...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 22, 2012 | Asides
A great, if not incredibly sad, short film about Pete Rose. And MLB, seriously, he belongs in the Hall. It’d be the first thing I did if I were commissioner. via daringfireball.net
by Jeffery Battersby | May 9, 2012 | Asides
A deliciously delightful, bittersweet collection of interviews with Maurice Sendak by Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. The interviews, individually are quite good, but taken in sequence they offer a beautiful insight into the mind and heart of a children’s author...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 8, 2012 | Asides
Art Spiegelman’s comic (and darkly funny) conversation with Maurice Sendak. Two of my favorites. Priceless We’ll miss you | via blowncovers.com
