Sodapop Journal: Where class lives

Back in 2008, after PiQ was abruptly put to an end, some of us were still itching to do something in entertainment media and publishing. The only problem was that here in the Houston area, there’s not a whole lot of opportunity in that field, so we all scrambled to …

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Recent work: Industribrand

When looking for work late last year, I recently got in touch with a former employer of mine, Bob Lamons, and we discussed building out a site for his new B2B marketing venture, Industribrand (as in "industry brand"). Now, I'd worked for Bob for nearly six years at his …

DICE announces new Battlefield games

Hot on the heels of last year's big release of Battlefield: Bad Company, DICE has announced the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 this winter. Once again, gamers will ride or die with B Company and fight their way through more of the intense, totally destructive …

What's YOUR pick for Best Picture of 2008?

While it's starting to look like Slumdog Millionaire is the favorite to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year after snagging top honors at the

When TV gets science fiction right

Something you can never really count on these days is for a television show to get it right. With the networks cranking out reality TV shows, the same ol' standard hour-long procedurals and only a smattering of sitcoms over the past several years, the odds of a …

Oscar nominations are in, Button leads the pack

Nominations for Best Picture include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and

Stevie Wonder and The Obama Soundtrack

With Barack Obama about to take office, he's definitely bringing a new type of swing to government, including a full-fledged soundtrack. Featuring cuts by Black Eyed Peas, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, Lionel Richie and others, the first …

Scouting classic movie locations with Redbox

Erika Olsen from Redbox's Redblog shares photos from her trips around the world to find and document locations from movies like Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Master and Commander and The Lord of the Rings. There's also the bonus photos from the set of LOST. Fun stuff!

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Ricardo Montalban (1920-2009)

There's no mistaking the voice, the style or the suave-ality of Ricardo Montalban. Probably best known for his role as Mr. Roarke in TV's Fantasy Island (or as the menacing Khan to Star Trek nerds), he was in many ways an inspiration for Latinos to cross boundaries and …

More old, crusty fonts now available

It's been nearly ten years(!) since I really dabbled in creating typefaces, but I've finally added some more to the type page, including Hospital, Sartori and TranScript.

Be sure to read over the full descriptions and licensing details for the fonts if you'd …

Redbox stocks up 'Wanted', throws middle finger to Universal

After Universal Studios decided to put a leash on what DVD rental kiosk vendors can do with their titles, Redbox not only filed suit back in October, but has now stocked over 100,000 copies of Universal's big upcoming DVD release Wanted.

Even with Universal's new …

The only productivity tip you'll ever need

GET TO WORK.

That's right. If you have work to do and are super-concerned about getting it done, that's the only practical piece of advice I can offer.

Lately, I've been catching up with sites that claim to offer tips and tricks to stay productive and make your workload …

Clerk Dogs hand-rolls movie recommendations

For years, anyone who wanted solid recommendations on movies usually took the question up with a local video store clerk. I should know. I used to be one.

The Crow remake on the way

According to Variety, Relativity Media is working to get its hands on rights to The Crow license, with plans to bring self-exiled director Stephen Norrington (Blade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) to reboot

I CAN HAZ UR CHILDREN NOW?

Can you imagine the magical fields of sweet mystery that must be Michael Jackson's mind these days? Just when you thought you could identify a celebrity kid toucher, he goes and turns all Hamburglar on us. Beware kids, danger lurks out there. And it brings with it a …

Metallica nominated for package design Grammy

Design firm Turner Duckworth announced today that its work on the packaging for the latest Metallica album "Death Magnetic" has been nominated for a Grammy award. Yes, a Grammy. For packaging. Turner Duckworth, known for its work with Coca-Cola and Motorola, made some …

Disney drops prices on Blu-ray after Christmas

Today Disney announced a new high-profile promotion for their Blu-ray titles, marking a big end of year push for new adopters of the high-def format. The price-dropping promotion, which lasts from December 26, 2008 until January 10, 2009, includes some of the studio's …

My awkward embrace with Blu-ray

With all the deals to be had on Black Friday this past November, I couldn't help but be tempted to finally jump into the Blu-ray format. Ever since HD DVD fell by the wayside earlier this year, I had been resigned to simply watching movies on DVD as I had been for the …

The Terminator becomes a bonafide national treasure

Every year, the US Library of Congress selects films of importance for its National