vid001: Marinating with Joan Didion and Telaina Eriksen
In this video, I fixate on two cool topics that came up during my conversation with Telaina Eriksen: 1. Writing in the moment vs. letting things marinate; 2. Putting your thoughts within the context of a particular scene. I take an under-educated stance on why Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking worked so well. I also find a way to stick my kid’s precious stuffed animal (Shaggy the Jaguar) into the video...
vid000: Introduction to The Creative Turn
The video introduction to my new series. At the very least, you'll find out the meaning behind the zany, poorly-drawn, mad scientist... I hope you (somewhat) enjoy it.
video: Too Hip for the Room: George Carlin
So I'm still experimenting with different themes and styles and formats for my videos. Here is a posthumous interview with the great George Carlin. I've always wanted to know how he evolved into the great comedian that he became. So I asked him...