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The Onion Article That Wasn’t
Oct 28, ’98
10:49 PM
Elementary school class shares the Nobel Peace Prize as they ended hunger in a small, developing nation with their contributions to the hunger relief program … with image of top ramen being delivered.
Useletts
Apr 10, ’96
5:39 PM
Forget how I came up with the name (wasn’t there something like Figlets?) but my definition was/is little bits of information which is non-germane to the context, yet “seems to follow” from the topic.
An example of this is when during a conversation which touches upon Latin and its use (or disuse) it’s inevitably mentioned that Latin is the still the language of the Roman Catholic Church/Vatican.
Latitute Maps
Feb 10, ’96
6:04 PM
I’ve been a map nut since I was a kid. There’s just so much that can be seen. Every time you pick one up, you can see a whole new level of detail.
Sometimes all that’s needed is to see something in a slightly different whole. So why not take a different perspective on the geography of a place by creating maps that just show a sliver of the world – anything along a certain latitude or longitude.
Things you might see differently:
- All the different places that are at the same latitude and which should (in theory) share similar climates
- Get a better sense for how the world is curved… not as flat and gridlike as it seems on most maps.
That’s just for starters.
The Interrogation
Nov 10, ’95
5:35 PM
Do all criminals have an unfinished basement on their houses? Do all interrogations take place in a military bunker filled with all of the tricks of the torture trade?
Scene opens: In the empty dining room of a McDonald’s fast food restaurant. The restaurant has been cleared out of customers. Unfinished food still sits on trays across the room. Camera pulls back to find itself over the back/shoulder of someone who’s hands are tied behind his back, sitting in one of those swiveling plastic chairs. In the distance, in front of him are a handful of thuggish men who are obviously not happy and they are all focused on the tied-up man. In the further distance, over the shoulder of one of the thugs is a cardboard cutout of Ronald McDonald who happens to just be staring into the scene with a more menancing look than one would expect.
And it goes on from there.
I expect to see it in a theater near me sometime soon.