Search Engine Optimization Starts at Home
Over the last three years, I have been fortunate enough to bump elbows with owners and operators of high-volume traffic sites. The one prevailing theme that these people have agreed to (independently of one another, I should add) is that if you build it well, they will come. This rule applies to both adult site owners, whom I've done the most "bumping" with (if you will), as well as mainstream site owners. When you build a site with amazing content, that someone cannot get elsewhere, they will come to your site. If your content is just ...
Artists to Watch For 2009- Part 1
So it's been a long time coming, but I have finally put together a roster for you to see. As it stands, we are about halfway through 2009, and I've been keeping my eye out for artists making themselves a name around the country. Being the amazing person I am, I figured I would give you a look at some of these little gems dotting these great lands. Later down the line, you'll be saying I told you so when these artists make it to the top, with me always being right and all. I'm splitting this piece in three, so ...
Fighting for Memorial Day
[caption id="attachment_6253" align="alignright" width="140" caption="Memorial Day is a day of remembrance"][/caption] Quick history lesson. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was started after the Civil War. It was originally celebrated on May 5th, 1866 in Waterloo, New York. That's the boring part. What's more interesting is that on May 30, 1868, newly liberated slaves went to a Confederate prison camp that was also a mass grave for Union soldiers and put them all into individual graves, declared the place a Union graveyard, and decorated the graves with flowers. Let me repeat that. Newly freed slaves went into former enemy ...
Flak Presents: Coachella 2009 Part 3
The final phase of my Coachella 2009 coverage is upon us at last. I'll finish what I started oh so long ago, and give you the third and final piece of the magic that was Coachella. I feel like I missed an important saying while walking around the festival grounds and camp grounds. The saying "Happy Coachella!" rang through clearly throughout the day. At first it was annoying, but later on had me feel a little bit endearing, as only the cool people were saying it. Me being cool, I embraced it sooner or later. By the third day, I had gotten ...
Movie Reviews
The first thing you notice when watching Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is the...
Customarily, cutting one’s wrists is frowned upon by medical professionals,...
Do not see this movie. Please. The trailer will have you believe this movie is worth...
Let me preface this by saying: Don’t nobody love Woody Allen more than me (at...
This is the best documentary I have ever seen. Anvil is the real life Spinal Tap,...
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I don’t even need to get into my love for The Mars Volta with you all again. Sure...
My hand is emblazoned with a stamp that says “Lush” on it and I am allowed...
I’ll start this off by saying Ventura Theatre needs to step its game up to handle...
I knew that I would be in for something special for this concert, in a number of...
I remember when Taking Back Sunday was one of the bands that I listened to in High...
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All of us have an embarrassing period in our lives where we looked and dressed like something that should be punched repeatedly in the face. If you’re not sure what I mean, I apologize for interrupting the sculpting of that magnificent faux hawk of yours. The point is that most of us grew out of that phase, and that our entire being wasn’t... [Read more of this review]
Burn Notice Review: End Run
This week on Burn Notice Michael meets an old foe named Brennen (played by Jay Karnes), an arms dealer with a grudge. He isn’t alone though, he brought a notorious serial killer with him and has decided to ‘kidnap’ Michael brother, Nate. The setup is pretty clear, if Michael doesn’t do exactly what Brennen says, he’ll kill... [Read more of this review]
Burn Notice: Questions and Answers Review
This week on Burn Notice Michael helps a separated married couple get their child back from a kidnapper. The problem is the kid has already seen his kidnappers face, so the kid has to die. Michael decides the best approach would be to use a technique called reverse interrogation to find out where the bad man is hiding the kid. What happens is Michael... [Read more of this review]
Burn Notice Review: Friends and Family
His name is Michael Weston, he used to be a spy. See, spies don’t get fired, they get burned. And when you’re burned you have nothing; no cash, no credit history, no employment history, and you’re stuck in whatever city your agency decides to dump you in (Miami in this case). To make money you take odd jobs and use your special ops training to... [Read more of this review]
Supernatural Season Four Finale Lucifer Rising
Sam's Realization - Episode 4.22 Thursday night, May 14th, was the season four Supernatural finale and the fate of the world is now in The Winchesters’ hands… literally. Poor Dean has had a lot to deal with during the second half of the season. Sam drinking demon blood in order to beef up his psychic powers, Castiel’s sudden aversion... [Read more of this review]
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Measuring Attraction: A Man’s Guide to Rating Women
As any psychologist will tell you, men have a need to quantify everything. Be it how many stars there are in the sky, or how hot a woman is, a man isn’t content until they can put a number to it. And while we’re still working on counting the stars, we’ve definitely got attraction figured out. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Beauty is in... [Read more of this review]
Starbucks Screenwriters: An Expose On The Current State Of Hollywood (Part 1)
INT. STARBUCKS - 24/7 It’s a known fact that LA is littered with screenwriters. Lots of them. Tens of thousands to be exact. Some are professionals, some are hobbyists, and others are uninspired goons trying to cash in on the illusory spec sale lottery. Anyone who lives in Los Angeles and has walked ten paces to a Starbucks knows that there is... [Read more of this review]
I’ve never been too into porn. Maybe it has to something to do with my irrational fear of penises, which developed soon after Red Man that Could scarred my brain when he gave me my first gay porn starring the very talented Cody Cummings. Aside from the sporadic Hotel Erotica or Cathouse episode, my exposure to adult cinema has been fairly lackluster.... [Read more of this review]
Patriotism on the Fourth of July
Hurray for Freedom! The Fourth of the July is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for a history lesson. Back in 1776, in a place called the Colonies, a bunch of white guys whined at the motherland of Britain because they were tired of being taxed. Rather than solve their problems civilly, Britain massacred some people in Boston.... [Read more of this review]
My lazy ass has finally gotten around to hanging up my Polish movie posters. If you haven’t heard of these, then you are in for a treat, because any movie fan will understand the awesomeness I am about to show off. The owner of Polish Poster, Krzysztof Marcinkiewicz, was prompt with my emails, a pleasant guy all around, and the posters came... [Read more of this review]
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Superjail! Exclusive Interview: Lead Artist Kristofer Wollinger
Additionally to interviewing Superjail! co-creator, Christy Karacas, I had the pleasure to interview Superjail! lead artist, Kristofer Wollinger: GF: Which artists or authors (animation or otherwise) do you admire and/or inspire you? Kristofer Wollinger: I’m a big fan of Doug Tennapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim. He did this comic called Gear... [Read more of this review]
Superjail! Exclusive Interview: Co-Creator Christy Karacas
First off , let me say that this show rocks! Not only do they produce one of the best shows on Adult Swim, they actually take the time to interview and answer questions from a hack like me. Truly remarkable and admired. Additionally to interviewing Superjail! lead artist, Kristofer Wollinger, I recently had the privilege of interviewing Superjail!... [Read more of this review]
Interview with FMyLife.com Creator
FMyLife.com Creator: Maxime Valette You’ve most likely never heard the name, Maxime Valette, but chances are you’ve been to his site in the last two months. Maxime created the concept for FMyLife, and works as the CTO for the site / company. The site launched on January 13th, 2009 and has skyrocketed up to the top 3,500 sites in the world,... [Read more of this review]
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