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Early show

January 9, 2008 Asides, Strike

I’ll be continuing my early shift at Paramount (5:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.) today and tomorrow.

Blu-ray on a cold day

January 8, 2008 Big Fish, Strike

With Warners picking Blu-ray, and Paramount rumored to have an escape clause letting it follow right behind, I finally bought my first Blu-ray disc: Big Fish. And a PS3 to play it on. ((Yes, I could have gotten something other than a PS3. But it was a very handy excuse for buying one. You know, […]

Back to the picket factory

January 5, 2008 Strike

After a nice vacation, it’s back to the picket lines on Monday. I’ll be returning to my home studio, Paramount, working the 5:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. shift. That’s *fifteen minutes* later than it used to be, so you can’t say that the WGA isn’t mixing it up for the New Year. For reasons too […]

On horseshit, and the New York Times

December 31, 2007 Strike, Words on the page

Taking issue with a mischaracterization in the paper of record.

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