317 stories by "Don Hall"
This past weekend, WNEP Theater presented the Maelstrom (improvised stories) and SKALD competitions at the fabulous Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, MI.It's been a couple of years since I've bee…
"Daniel Craig is my bitch, now!"Harrison Ford is the embodiment of badass for my generation.No one else even comes close...
Zippo Spy Gun4mm, the "Zippo" brand lighter, the firing mechanism disquised as a normal lighter, the barrel occupying the place of the wick, the flint striking wheel acting as the trigger. S…
To start announcing your own preferences for old values when your world is collapsing and everything is changing at a furious pitch: this is not the act of a serious person. It is frivolous,…
...that, with the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise complete, I'm pleased to say that, as a 45-year old man, I'm excited about the three Hunger Games movies now......that it ca…
The economy is still suckin'.People are finding all sorts of ways to get by.Major national theatrical institutions are closing down and you can get a ticket to a Broadway show for just shy o…
Midway police bust none other than a lemonade stand, because the three girls running it didn't have a business license. The three girls thought if they sold enough lemonade, they could make…
****Quote of the Last Century as Applied to This Week"To divide fairly among the people the obligation to pay for these benefits has been a major part of our struggle to maintain Democracy i…
...Or You Gotta Get Hit in the Face by the Ball to Be a Really Good Catcher...It's the subject of many a Hollywood comedy about growing up. The Less Than Athletic Kid can't catch a fly ball…
...that every relationship comes with its bag of weasels.(attributed to a friend of Joe's and paraphrased)...that among the worst parts of Navy Pier is that tourists walk around the place li…
I saw Star Wars when it came out in 1977. I was 11 years old and it was the pop culture event of my childhood. I grew up with the images and stories of Luke Skywalker and Han Sol…
5AM. The alarm goes of in its familiar "Sonar" beeping and I hit snooze twice. Down to the office. I weigh myself (same time every morning), make a pot of coffee. Out on the back porch for a…
Tree of LifeWritten and Directed by Terrence MalickFirst - if you are completely married to the idea of a traditional narrative or have a hard time looking at paintings for any extended peri…
Quote of the Week"There are no class divisions in the party scene in Berlin because it's not about money, it's about change. No nostalgia zone. People expect to see freaks. Freaks expect to …
...that, when I was a fat guy, I kind of hated the Summer. Hot, gross, and no matter what, I couldn't ever get comfortable. Without the comforting sheath of fat surrounding me, I find that…
...or The Wild-eyed Hypocrisy of Great America and How Marginalization WorksOn the Fifth of July, in the eleventh year of the New Century, I spent the day at Six Flags Great America. The na…
...You Know...From His Wormy, Musty Unmarked Grave or from the Bowels of Hell...The Undefeated Teaser Trailer from Dain Valverde on Vimeo.GOEBBELS' PRINCIPLES OF PROPAGANDA1. Propagandist mu…
I'll admit it.Even as a devoted practitioner of live theater, even as the (as Justin Kaufman once described me) Art for Art's Sake Asshole of Chicago, I have pulled out my iPhone in the midd…
****You Do NOT Represent ALL of Anybody or Anything...There's a lot of times when I let myself channel bad ideas as a way to do comedy. I think it's something that's a healthy thing to do, h…
Barbara lives in a rural area in the center of the country. She went to high school in the same town she currently lives in. In her graduating class of 98, there were four black students, …
...that it seems to me a crime to spend millions of dollars - MILLIONS - on making a movie that takes the supremely cool Optimus Prime and makes him a petty dick....that it is inconceivable …
"I'm not supposed to say this but what keeps me going is hate. Every morning I wake up and feel a moment of hate for those who tortured me and enjoyed it. That hate fuels me."His brutal hon…
Let's face it.Being an American in the current civilization is like being white in most of America. The catbird seat. We have more than anyone else, we eat more than anyone else, we own mo…
Coupla thoughts on the State of Things:THE GOP is so lead by the Christianist "Control Our Behavior" Freaks That They Do Not Give A Shit About Doing Their Jobs:Minnesota state government has…
