Author: Xaviar Xerexes

[vimeo 42372767 w=550 h=413] Neil Gaiman addressing the University of the Arts Class of 2012 from The University of the Arts.  It’s an inspiring speech for an audience that probably needs it.  Well actually who doesn’t need it.  The really really great Zen Pencils webcomic turned Gaiman’s remarks into a great comic. MORE:  This all reminded me of a great excerpt from remarks by Ira Glass, the creator and host of the radio show This American Life, about closing the gap between your ambition and your ability: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY?rel=0]

Last month, I had an idea to craft this site into this “project” that was both actual cultural website with real, if sporadic commentary and reviews (i haz opinions!) but also behind the scenes staff soap opera leaked out into the posts and other tweets and things that would be scatted throughout the site.  Plus a comic about it all that a staffer would create for the site.  I still think it would be a hell of a fun project but yeah, too much time and effort to do a decent job of.  So I deleted a few posts just …