Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26th, 2008
Oddball Election Paraphernalia
If you want to know just what kinds of strange and terrible things people have been making to promote the 2008 presidential election, I’ve written a new article about that very thing, for Matador Goods. I scoured the depths of the Internet to find the very weirdest Obama, McCain and Palin paraphernalia on the planet [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in election,writing by Aaron Humphrey
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
APRA Top 10 Australian Songs #1: Friday on My Mind
Back in 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association published a list of the ten best Australian songs. It’s an interesting list, full of excellent songs, and I thought taking a look at each of the songs might be useful in trying to get a handle on Australian pop culture and national identity. Plus, some of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in APRA Top 10,Australia,music by Aaron Humphrey
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Well, things look disasterous…
… but who can save us?? REX THE WONDER DOG! This comic book shows him handling both a t-rex AND a nuclear explosion. Even under those dire circumstances, he prevailed and survived to save Cub Scouts from grizzly bears and kick lions in the stomach. I think the collapse of the global economy should be [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in old comic books by Aaron Humphrey
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Cat Cafes and a Flat-Faced Feline Friend
I’m working on an article about the Cat Cafe that Kim and I visited back in June in Tokyo. A Cat Cafe (aka Neko Cafe) is exactly what it sounds like: a cafe that is full of cats. In big cities like Tokyo most people aren’t allowed to have cats in their apartments, but the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in japan,LOLcat,photos,travel by Aaron Humphrey
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Crystal Brook, South Australia
Kim and I are currently stationed in Crystal Brook, a small town of 1600 people about two and a half hours from Adelaide, the capital city. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it is completely beautiful, and I actually feel kind of at home here. Having lived in small towns most of [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Australia,photos,travel by Aaron Humphrey
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The Sound of a Soundtrack
There’s a new article by me up at Travelers Notebook about choosing music for a travel film. My film school experiences really helped out on this one, but I still ended up doing a lot of research into copyright law, which is something that’s constantly changing and a bit difficult to get a real handle [...]
No Comments » - Posted in filmmaking,hype,writing by Aaron Humphrey
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
The Royal Adelaide Show
They’re called “fairs” in the U.S. and “shows” in Australia, but the difference is basically only nominal. The Royal Adelaide Show is like South Australia’s version of the Oregon State Fair I grew up attending each summer, just with a few added wombats. The livestock, the greasy, grande-sized food, the cotton candy (known here as [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Australia,photos,travel by Aaron Humphrey
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Poker Playin’ People
There’s an article by me over at Travelers Notebook about what it takes to fund your travels playing online poker. Please give it a read and tell me what you think! My editors would also love it if you would take the time to Digg and/or Stumble Upon the article so that more people know [...]