When I was young, long, long ago, there was a magazine called Fate. It was one of the only ones of its kind at that “The Strange Death(s) of Jack Cram”
Glen’s Blog
Caught in La Trappe!
My sister Suzie has recently opened a souvenir store at Old Harry in the Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine), Quebec, in the middle of “Caught in La Trappe!”
Not That Old!
A few years ago, I wrote about modern music. It seemed to me at the time that the music of the current generation was a “Not That Old!”
Come see my Furious Fancies at RAW Toronto: Impact!
I am very excited to announce that I have been asked to participate in RAW Toronto: Impact, a multimedia art show featuring my various works on May 23 at the Mod Club in Toronto. The show is actually May 22 – 24, and you ticket covers all 3 days. Love to see you there!
1973: The Selfie Project
I wish I could remember the name of the teacher of the art class I took at McGill in 1973-4; he was excellent. Every week “1973: The Selfie Project”
Modern Music
Call me an old codger, but in my day music dealt with a variety of themes: love (of course), politics, fantasy, drugs, sex (all varieties), “Modern Music”
Sunny Skies, a Lost Gay Classic from 1930
X While surfing Youtube for odd finds, I recently came across a really odd one: a film from 1930 called Sunny Skies. And as I flipped “Sunny Skies, a Lost Gay Classic from 1930”
Girl Wars
I haven’t seen the latest Star Wars movie, but did see The Force Awakens when it came. I wasn’t that impressed; it was basically the “Girl Wars”
The Magus Unleashed!
My 25+-year quest has reached, let’s say, a significant milestone. I have published Book I of my novel The Acts of Simon Magus in the “The Magus Unleashed!”
Simon Magus Returns
I have decided that I really need to finish The Acts of Simon Magus, and have redone his website, as well as adding a blog “Simon Magus Returns”
Fists of Fury
An interesting article on the BBC website today, presenting the results of a study on the evolution of the hand. Apparently, uniquely among our relatives, “Fists of Fury”
Can I Be Your Good Steward, Rick?
From: Glen Cram To: Rick Santorum Subject: Job application Mr Santorum, Having read with interest your interpretation of God’s instructions to Adam regarding his rights “Can I Be Your Good Steward, Rick?”
Kardashians Writer Tells All
Two nights ago, in a secret location somewhere in Los Angeles, someone we will call “Jim” won an award. A very prestigious award, voted on “Kardashians Writer Tells All”
Pumice Rafting To Crete (and Wallacea) with Homo Erectus
How did homo erectus get to remote islands like Crete or Flores without boats? Floating rock from local volcanoes may be the answer. A recent “Pumice Rafting To Crete (and Wallacea) with Homo Erectus”
Bad President
Up to now, I have admired Barack Obama and really wished him well, but this oil spill thing seems to be right over his head. “Bad President”
Lies in Advertising
Almost every commercial on your TV lies to you blatantly and outrageously. How can this be, if lying is against the law? What they are trying not to say is that commercials are not considered lies if you accept certain basic premises, the same premises in fact which underlie the whole of the modern economy.
Everybody Do The Zombie Stomp
…with the rockin’ Del Aires! A favourite of my youth, from The Horror Of Party Beach! http://www.zombiestomp.com
Nigeria Calling (via Camp Hell)
You’ve all seen the charmingly-worded epistles from the Dark Continent, calling down God’s blessing on you if you can just see your way to accept “Nigeria Calling (via Camp Hell)”
How Clean?
Further to my post Smells Nice! regarding the show Hoarders, it’s very instructive to see how the English handle the same problem. In the American “How Clean?”
A Woman Of Valour
I recently designed this website for the upcoming feature film A Woman Of Valour by the eponymous Cayle Chernin and Andrew Faiz. The site stars “A Woman Of Valour”
How To Be A Painting Star
Toronto filmmaker Lee Sjostrom filmed this video for Howcast, a site with detailed instructions on how to do pretty well everything. Starring myself and actress “How To Be A Painting Star”
Niqabbed
Everyone has an opinion about the Quebec government allowing the expulsion of a Muslim woman from a language class for wearing her traditional garb, a “Niqabbed”
Ductanic Viralizes
So my 10-second 3d epic Ductanic (or Titanic, The True Story with music by the GoGos!) has like 100,000 150,000 320,000 486,406 hits on youtube!!! “Ductanic Viralizes”
The Indeterminate Wedding
The Alchemists said… “As above, so below.” But according to Quantum, It just isn’t so!
Blood Creature Has Risen From The Grave Once Again!
40 years ago, Ron Hier and I made our first (semi) feature, vintage 1970, in the style of the German impressionist films (Caligari, Faust etc.): “Blood Creature Has Risen From The Grave Once Again!”
Who Would Jesus Wear?
No other comment needed.
2 Bucks Short
Ron Hier and I made a short film (our first in 40 years!) for the Toronto Urban Film Festival, and came top in our category “2 Bucks Short”
Smells Nice!
For some reason we were watching a show called Hoarders. It’s a reality thing about people who live surrounded by piles of shit because they “Smells Nice!”
Shamanatomy
Here is my video. Music by Sainkho Namchylak, pix from Gray’s Anatomy (the original!): Amazing how many parts we have, isn’t it?
Transitional Forms
It’s not true that there are no transitional forms. Every living (and dead) thing, including ourselves, is transitional between its ancestors and its descendants, both “Transitional Forms”
Climate Change 2
Please read this: http://www.skepticalscience.com Again, just because somebody got overexcited in trying to persuade people of the reality of global warning does not make it “Climate Change 2”
Creationism vs Evolution
Those fundamentalist creationists who maintain that evolution is “just a theory” will be delighted to know that I agree with them. A theory is the “Creationism vs Evolution”
The Return of Simon Magus
20 years ago I started to write a novel about the life and times of the original AntiChrist, Simon Magus. This fascinating character was originally “The Return of Simon Magus”
Climategate
My response to a friend who, having heard about the Climategate scandal, decided that global warming was discredited: Climategate is real but so is warming. “Climategate”
The Evolution of Consciousness as a Byproduct of Language
I have been thinking for a long time about the evolution of consciousness: how did it emerge in the human species and I guess where “The Evolution of Consciousness as a Byproduct of Language”
artiststatement.com
I have started a new website: http://artiststatement.com. It’s a collection of articles from all over, designed for artists who are trying to balance art, life “artiststatement.com”
Poem: On Watching An Interview On MTV
If “Know what I’m sayin’?” Is half of what you’re sayin’, You ain’t sayin’ half Of what you could be sayin’! Know what I’m sayin’?
Sherlock Holmes Visits Canada
in “The Case of Twenty-Four”.
At Last
Notes on the inauguration ball: He obviously gets his rhythm from his mother!
Accidie in America
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Market Fever
The Market. That austere and unforgiving entity that has replaced God and the Communist Party as this age’s deity. There are three types of players “Market Fever”
Hi, [FIRSTNAME]…
Another email. I like this one better than the last one: Hi, [FIRSTNAME] Income in the year since the strike. in factories two weeks’ vacation “Hi, [FIRSTNAME]…”
Oh? Canada
For all you Canadians out there, what do you think of this email I got? >>…there are far too many overly-sensitive ‘New Canadians’ that are “Oh? Canada”
Massa B Pimpin Now!
My daughter is a fan of hiphop music, and has been since she was about 14. Up to that time I was not really aware “Massa B Pimpin Now!”