The nurse quietly closes the door to his private room on the sixth floor, leaving Randolph alone with his estranged son for the first time in years. Trevor had flown in from Topeka earlier that day, finally acquiescing to his
December 22 – Anthony Jeselnik gets exploratory comedy
Stand-up comedy is full of options. I could stand here and yell profanities. I could recount nonsense. I could illustrate the differences between two groups of people. I could tell stories about things that have happened to me, including what
December 21 – Samuel L. Jackson gets a post-surgery hospital stay
I wake up, disoriented entirely, entirely disoriented. I cannot see, I can’t move. An unfamiliar miasma impedes my awareness of self. Or maybe it’s the drugs. A collection of tubes protrudes from the conventional orifices as well as a few
December 20 – Jonah Hill gets a man alone
I have this idea for a series of vignetty videos, written by, produced by, directed by, shot by, starring me, as a character who might have been partially inspired by me, home alone, waiting for the world to turn. A
December 19 – Brandon Sanderson gets writing reflections
Written without disingenuity by a guy under a tree at the top of a hill. I often turn to famous writers for advice, some sort of guidance so I can get better at crafting a story, constructing a character, creating
December 18 – Keith Richards gets altered trips
Four people, or is it five, undergo a religious feeding, a ritualized beginning, preparing for the unpreparable. Nothing happens, and a request for more is submitted. Patience is prescribed, rightfully so. Each room is its own universe. Vibrations and tones
December 17 – Eugene Levy gets a mundane run-in with Catherine O’Hara
I walk past a woman who could have been Catherine O’Hara’s second cousin. She gives me a look like she is, in fact, Catherine O’Hara herself, and she seems inclined to talk about it. Me: Oh, hi, good morning. Catherine
December 16 – J. B. Smoove gets Juan Liner’s reflections
How old do you have to be before you’re allowed to not care anymore? I hope it’s 32. I’m pretty sure the Earth is just a spongy ball and the universe is one big bottle of Orbitz. People always ask
December 15 – Adam Brody gets sketchy shorts
A newly appellated Tony Piman returns to his empty shop, still reeling but pretty convinced that he was only passed over for his dream job because of his old suppressive name. Like Jonathan Leibowitz and Cherilyn Sarkisian before him, he
December 14 – Vanessa Hudgens gets technological evolution and immobile humanity
Technology advances, relentlessly and exponentially, and we either advance with it or get left behind. I don’t even mind the left behind, as I am a supporter and practitioner of the slow movement, but I know the world I live