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“Dexter by Design” is the fourth and most recent installment in the novel series by Dexter’s creator, Jeff Lindsay.  It details Dexter’s honeymoon with his newly married wife, Rita, and his subsequent dust-up with a bizarre whack-job who fancies himself an artiste.

It was fun.  It was entertaining.  It was head and shoulders above the previous installment which took the series right off the rails with the ill-advised, gothic horror notion that Dexter’s “Dark Passenger” is not a psychological manifestation of his id, but a genuine ancient dark god.

But it was nothing compared to the gut-wrenching fourth season of Dexter’s Tv incarnation,  which was partly ruined by Showtime’s ill-advised promotions warning you that the most shocking moments in the episode were the last few seconds.  Major spoiler discussion follows because, well, there’s no way around it.  So I’m seriously warning you.  Especially my sister who hasn’t watched any of the fourth season yet.  Beth, if you’re reading this:  Stop reading.

Continue Reading “Cowboy Pete Desperately Dishes Dexter” →

For those of you who are familiar with the group “Coheed and Cambria,” this announcement from their website will be of some interest to you:

Hey Everybody,

Happy Holidays and all that. We know you have been waiting patiently for Coheed info for 2010, so we hope this fills your hunger for now:

Our new album will be titled, “Year of the Black Rainbow,” and is set for release in April 2010 and will be followed by a headline tour of the US, and then on to Europe and the UK for festivals and such.

As most of you know, the new album will be the “Origin Story” or “The Prequel,” and likely the final story of the ongoing concept story of “The Amory Wars”

With “Year of the Black Rainbow,” we will be releasing a deluxe package that includes a NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME. Not a graphic novel, but a full 300+page prose novel, which will tell the origins of Coheed and Cambria, and much more. There will be no mystery to this story, you will be able to explore it like never before. Presales will start near the end of December, exact date and pricing to be announced soon.

Co-writing the book with Claudio is Peter David.

The album will be released through Columbia Records/Sony in North America. For the rest of the world, Sony has licensed the rights to Roadrunner Records, who we feel will better make our music available in those territories, and opening up the potential for us to come to countries we rarely or never have been to before. We are very excited.

Can’t wait til you can experience it.

Peace,
Co&Ca

…because there’s dámņëd near nothing you can’t find out on the Internet.

Paloma Faith released a video a few months back for her song “New York.”  It was shot almost entirely in a bowling alley.  Anyone know where?

PAD

Thank you for every click and poke at the Spike Website.

Shadow Complex won for downloadable game.

Kath

Not that I’m putting a gun to anyone’s head, you understand, but hey, an award’s an award. So vote early, vote often.

Vote Shadow Complex!

PAD

A teenage high school girl in Texas was benched by the coach of her volleyball team because she’s pregnant, even though she presented a doctor’s note that stated she was ready to play.

On the one hand, I understand her and her parent’s anger, and of course the inevitable law suit. But here’s the thing: I’m reminded of the fireman who took his young son on a joyride on the fire truck after he’d gotten permission from his superior to do so. And the son fell off and injured himself and the guy sued the fire department contending they shouldn’t have let him do it in the first place. Which, in fact, they shouldn’t have, but that’s not the point. The point is that a lot of people have trouble with the concept of personal responsibility. Which is a long-winded way of saying that if a pregnant girl is allowed to participate in a high speed, contact sport, Title IX notwithstanding, and she sustains an injury that causes her to miscarry…can’t you just see the parents turning around and suing the school, contending that they shouldn’t have allowed her to participate in a high-risk sport? For that matter, it’s entirely possible that the school’s insurance carrier would refuse to provide insurance to cover a pregnant athlete. Some sports, it’s not an issue: Swimming, for instance. But volleyball, soccer, La Crosse?

How to solve this problem? Four words:

Remember, kids: Use condoms!

PAD

I saw a parked car that had an American Indian Dreamcatcher hanging from the rearview mirror.

Was the driver concerned about not having bad dreams while they fell asleep at the wheel?

PAD