Hobo Nikkan James Shinbun (November 23, 2009): Days of a Beautiful Human Being (a review of the 11/22 concert at the Marquis Theater)

The night began with a Law and Order marathon and a shot of whiskey. It ended with me singing Lisa Loeb’s “Stay” into an imaginary microphone attached to a beautiful yet, unfortunately, married woman from Wyoming.

Posted by james on November 24th, 2009 | 2 Comments Posted in Journalism, Music, Non-Fiction, Review, Writing

Hobo Nikkan James Shinbun October 25, 2009: Love and Heartbreak in the time of Cliched Dystopia (a “review” of Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout 3)

The tagline to Fallout 3 is this: “War Never Changes.” A line that was no doubt thought to be really profound by the writing team; a group of man-children who think that getting a small child to utter the word “fuck” about five times per sentence is “edgy.” A line that a clearly bored Ron [...]

Posted by james on October 25th, 2009 | No Comments Posted in Non-Fiction, Review, Vid Cons, Writing

Hobo Nikkan James Shinbun: Friday, January 23, 2009

I don’t sleep. Actually, I should say that I don’t sleep very well. Ever since I was a child (eight years old being the earliest I can remember), no matter how tight I close my eyes or how exhausted I am from the day or how little sleep I got the night before, I find [...]

Posted by james on January 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments Posted in Non-Fiction, Writing

2008 THROUGH THE GLORIOUS END! (jan. 20, 2009)

Posted by james on September 24th, 2008 | No Comments Posted in Non-Fiction, Photography