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I’ve been running myself ragged — but not too ragged, since I promised myself I wouldn’t make myself completely crazy — at the Tribeca Film Festival over the last few days, and that will continue through Thursday. I’m seeing some very interesting films (and missing more that I’m sure are also fascinating), and I’ll have … more…

Over at Film.com. They’ve finally opened useful discussion threads over there, so if you’ve got comments, please chat over there.

I’m off to New York Comic Con, with my trusty digital camera and laptop in tow. I shall report forthwith.

I’m dealing with some server issues that are a result of me fooling around with all the wonderful capabilities of my new host, Fused Network. I’m trying to minimize the downtime, but you may run into Internal Server Errors now and again. In the long run, it should help make the site run even smoother. … more…

Go here for the complete list of Webby nominees — it’s an interesting look at the best of what’s happening on the Net at the moment. I mention it because I, as a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, am one of the people who picks the nominees. Let the Internet … more…

I’m finding it really hard to get back into the swing of things. Part of it is that I’m still jetlagged and feeling foggy-headed from my horrific flight home on Saturday (which I’m not going to talk about, because I’d rather think about all the wonderful aspects of my trip). Another part is that I’m … more…

It’s Friday evening here in Paris, and I’m about to head about for a bit of the local nightlife. Tomorrow, I check out of the hotel and head straight to the airport for an early afternoon flight, so this is pretty much it for my trip. I didn’t get to a movie. I didn’t get … more…

A la this, one of the Kids in the Hall visit the Musee d’Orsay and say hello to Van Gogh, Manet, Monet, and Whistler:

Remember Mark McKinney’s Mr. Tyzik character from Kids in the Hall? I sure do, and I felt that the Louvre, perhaps the greatest museum in the world, was the perfect place to pay homage to him. Here I am, crushing the head of la Jaconde, aka Mona Lisa: And here I am crushing the head … more…

Apparently Paris has a problem with rabbits getting their paws stuck in doors on the Metro: And with newlyweds being menaced by giant squirrels: I think they should just not let rabbits on the Metro. I’m not sure what they should do about the squirrels.