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Hang dai!

by Doug LeMoine on 22 June 2010

I’m one episode from the finale of Deadwood, and I’m feeling prematurely nostalgic for the pantomime conversations between the Cantonese-speaking Wu and English-speaking Al Swearengen. These “conversations” generally involve frantic sketching with charcoal, oaths unprintable in a family blog, and very little English. They tend to conclude with the declaration “hang dai!” (literally: 兄弟) which [...]

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Let’s put this matter to bed

by Doug LeMoine on 3 February 2010

Genius stitching and polaroid by: That Kate.

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Their lives on the B-list

by Doug LeMoine on 13 May 2009

Question: Is there a better litmus test of 1980’s celebrity than a guest appearance on Love Boat? Wikipedia’s master list includes Corey Feldman, Pat Morita, Rich Little, Menudo, the Village People, and the Pointer Sisters. Also included: Lorne Greene, Shecky Green, Pam Grier, and Andy Warhol. Surprisingly omitted: The Harlem Globetrotters.

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Polygamists and 1040s; or, what I think about at work

by Doug LeMoine on 6 April 2009

I’ve been working on a design project involving income tax, and I’m a big fan of Big Love  —  so naturally I wonder how a polygamist fills out a 1040. My project has given me a good introduction into some techniques that people in exotic situations use to avoid getting nailed by the IRS, and I wonder [...]

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Lost / Story-wrangling systems

by Doug LeMoine on 18 January 2009

I’ve always been fascinated by Lost, the intricately-plotted TV series about the survivors of a plane crash. On the surface, it’s a new-fangled Gilligan’s Island meets The Bridge of San Luis Rey. The goal is simply to get off the island, and the story of doing so is advanced in parallel with flashbacks that tell [...]

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