Category: Entertainment
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Fractal Art: More from Gary Matthews
The response to my Star Gate picture, posted the other day, has thrilled me. Thumbnail at the right — or visit the original post here. Nothing, however, thrills me more than the many requests I’m getting to see more of my fractal art. There are quite a few more images, some of which strike me as sufficiently…
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The Gary Matthews Fractals
Digital art. I’ve long been a sucker for it. Lately I’ve been trying my hand at fractals, a particularly fascinating type of digital art. For me it started simply as puttering. Before I knew it, my hard drive was bursting with images. Some better than others. But all of them fun (for me, at least). Here’s a sample:…
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My Favorite Superhero: Lois Lane!
âWho’s your favorite superhero? Mine is Lois Lane! Let me also suggest that Tika Sumpter be the first black actor to play Lois. She’d rock the part! (But I’m jumping ahead: Read on!) Now that superhero science fiction is blockbuster-movie fare, with A-list stars lining up, I no longer downplay my lifelong love for the…
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The Proposed AIG Lawsuit
As I write this, AIG â American International Group â is meeting to consider filing a lawsuit against America for⌠Thatâs right. For bailing it out. By loaning $182 billion to AIG, back at the start of the Obama administration. Just so you know, here is what The Astonished Tamale! thinks of that: As the…
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What is an Astonished Tamale?
Just what is an âastonished tamaleâ, anyway? Several people have asked me what the name means and why I chose it for this blog (AstonishedTamale.com). There are several answers. The first two were promptly pegged by my friend Patricia Visser, in her thoughtful comments on the first article: 1. I love to be astonished! Itâs…
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It Sings!
From the movie âDon Juan DeMarcoâ (1994): Sultana Gulbeyez (played by Jo Champa): âUndress!â Don Juan (played by Johnny Depp): âKill me if you must! I am prepared to die, for I cannot go on living, knowing that I defiled the memory of the woman who brought my manhood alive, and made it sing.â Sultana…