I recently had a rainy afternoon to kill in Athens, Georgia, so I stumbled into Bizarro-Wuxtry, one of the last indie comic strongholds of its kind. Your very presence in… Read the rest of the article: Freaky finds: shopping for comics at Bizarro-Wuxtry

I was at a retreat earlier this summer at a rural compound that had just about everything you could ask for: a pool, a private movie theater, free ham sandwiches,… Read the rest of the article: Django Unchained at 10: an observation and celebration of the first hour 

A grown man in a spandex chicken costume scurries up a twelve-foot speaker tower in the corner of the stage. The crowd below him hoots louder with each foothold he… Read the rest of the article: Lucha VaVoom, a glam slam wrestling show in downtown LA celebrates 20 years

Going to a flea market with Mitch O'Connell is a bit like trying to get high with Willie Nelson: you can take pride in saying that you did it, so… Read the rest of the article: Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell

This summer, I got invited to emcee a wedding reception in Italy for an old friend from art school and his fiancee. I was honored to be part of their… Read the rest of the article: Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome