The latest Abecedarium comes from writer/heavy-metal fan Rebecca Rogers Maher. She notes: “This is by no means a representative sample of heavy metal bands. It’s just an Read more …
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the adventures of Kevin Maher, writer-comedian
Monthly Archives: August 2011
My wife is funnier than me
My wife and I vandalized this chalk-written sign for a “SCOOTER WASH” More proof she is funnier than me. (She had the idea, but I Read more …
A is for AUTOMAN: #3 in a series of pop culture primers
A is for AUTOMAN, A.I. super-cop B is BEYOND WESTWORLD, T.V. spin-off flop C’s CAPTAIN CAVEMAN, who somehow got laid D’s for DARK SHADOWS, doomed Read more …
3 PEANUTS parodies that I like more than the JAWS one
Because I’m a JAWS scholar and shark geek, a number of people have shared Charles Forsman’s mash-up (of JAWS re-told with the Peanuts gang) with me. You Read more …
THE FUTURE IS THE INTERNET: a true subway story
You know how certain kinds of films, television shows and stage plays will present a pandering, romanticized view of a homeless person, showing a rattily-dressed Read more …
Freelancer’s Company Picnic
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND LATE CAPITALISM. CHECK BACK FOR THE RESCHEDULED PICNIC. After the success of the FREELANCER’S Read more …
The real ELECTRIC BANANA
Driving back from visiting my parents (who retired to Maryland), I passed a beach shop called The Electric Banana. I wondered aloud if it were a Read more …
A is for ANAKIN: #2 in a series of pop culture primers
A is for ANAKIN, born on Tattooine B’s for BARBARELLA, the Galaxy’s Queen C is for CAESER, who brought humans down D is for DIM, Read more …
One more thing about RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Brian Cox’s character should’ve been played by a CGI Severn Darden.
APES movie during SHARK WEEK
It just occurred to me that the new PLANET OF THE APES movie opens during SHARK WEEK. Those are two of my favorite sub-genres. Read more …