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- “The Spectacular Now” and the New Era of Coming-of-Age Movies
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- The Complete Discography of THE PURSUIT OF COOL
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Rio” Duran Duran
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Once in A Lifetime” Talking Heads
- Movie Reviews of “The Master” and “Looper”
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
- Emoticons: Where They Come From & Why I Use Them
- What Writers Need to Know About Book Cover Design: An Interview with Artist Lee Libro
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Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Once in A Lifetime” Talking Heads
When “Once in A Lifetime” debuted on MTV in 1981 it went into heavy rotation in the consciousness of everyone who saw it and became an instant classic. The Talking Heads went from being artsy underground musicians to the coolest … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, david byrne, entertainment, MTV, music, talking heads, television
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Movie Reviews of “The Master” and “Looper”
A study in contrasts, “Looper” is a tightly plotted high concept sci-fi thriller and “The Master” is a rambling low concept movie of stunning acting performances. Each illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of their respective approaches. “Looper” involves assasins (loopers) … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, joaquin phoenix, looper, movie review, movies, paul thomas anderson, reviews, sci-fi, the master
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Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
The music video for “Come On Eileen,” a lethally infectious single by Dexys Midnight Runners, hit MTV in 1982 and that zippy violin melody and images of shirtless hillbillies have been burning in our brains ever since. 80s videos were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, come on eileen, dexys midnight runners, MTV, music, nostalgia, pop culture
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Emoticons: Where They Come From & Why I Use Them
Anyone who has communicated on a social network or done some texting knows about emoticons, those clever smiley-faced :) and frowny-faced :( symbols. I count myself as a heavy user because I am an emotional and sensitive guy, a writer … Continue reading
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Tagged emoticons, facebook, smiling, social networking, twitter, writers, writing
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What Writers Need to Know About Book Cover Design: An Interview with Artist Lee Libro
Effective cover art has always been an important part of publishing a book. In this dawning age of self-publishing and indie writers a good cover artist is an important member of every author’s publishing team. I was lucky to come … Continue reading
Prometheus: A Review of the new Ridley Scott Movie
I have long been a fan of Ray Bradbury’s science fiction (think, R is For Rocket) and Ridley Scott’s sci-fi movies because I like the way mixing humans with robotic and alien life forms seems to bring out the best … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Blade Runner, fantasy, movie, movie review, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, sci-fi, science fiction
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Interview Regarding THE PURSUIT OF COOL, Writing, Finding the Muse, and Looking Forward
This interview originally appeared on the Literary Magic blog of Lee Libro. Please visit her website when you get a chance. I have reproduced the interview here in its entirety. Lee Libro: Robb Skidmore, a writer of short stories and … Continue reading
The Pursuit of Cool is Officially Launched and on sale
When I started out writing The Pursuit of Cool years ago, I had a vague idea that someday I would finish it and then someday and somehow it would be released into the world. When I started writing seriously in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, book launch, coming-of-age, ebook, fiction, reading
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New Facebook Author Page is Up
I decided it was time to start a Facebook Author Page during the ebook setup for my novel. At the end of the book there are links to my website and Twitter, and I wanted an easier way for Facebookers … Continue reading
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Tagged author, author page, ebook, facebook, facebook author page, fiction, writer
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Cover Reveal for THE PURSUIT OF COOL !!
The cover is the work of graphic artist Lee Libro, who did a fantastic job. A book cover is important on many levels, not the least of which is marketing and conveying a sense of the story within. I think … Continue reading
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Tagged art, book cover, book covers, book launch, cover reveal, design, ebook, fiction, graphic artist
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