Author Archives: mbey

A recent trip to La Michoacana grocery and meat market yielded some interesting treats such as this flan, that includes colorful cubes of jello: The FUD brand grilling sausage was only barely edible. It had the highly organny taste of … Continue reading →

I’ve filed this post under "Bollywood" even though this technically isn’t about Bollywood, it’s about the Tamil film industry. Tamil films are largely indistinguishable from Hindi films, except for the weird script, the lower production values, and the second-hightest paid … Continue reading →

Okay, I lost the "who’s going to be the Veep" contest. Long before the insiders were whispering about Wesley Clark, I had determined that the Obama ticket needed a war hero who had spoken out about Iraq. But that’s my … Continue reading →

Why am I only hearing about this now?

the space squid slushpile is now clear. this would be the time to submit if you want a prompt response.

I guess I’m that lazy guy who doesn’t post con pictures for four days. We’ll start with this issue’s SPACE SQUID release party, held at Bikinis Sports Bar, which registered about a 6.4 on the notorious scale. Here’s some party … Continue reading →

So I was watching this film with a friend of mine. We had acquired it through suspect channels, so we knew almost nothing about it. It gradually became clear that it was an English language, European production, horror flick called … Continue reading →

Good news and bad news. The good news is that Issue Six went over really well at Dillocon. The bad news is that we got rid of nearly every issue. There’s about six still in the periodical stacks here at … Continue reading →

We stapled it together at Dillocon. You can find it right now at the FreeTable at Dillocon, or at Quacks bakery. Or at the party this afternoon!

I got a break from this Texas heat last week and visited family up in beautiful Minnesota, where even in the heat of the day, it isn’t as hot as it is during the night here. After some begging and … Continue reading →