Marc Valdez

Mark Valdez writes the blog Marc Valdez Weblog: A Dilettante's Uneven Progress - Sacramento area community musical theater (esp. DMTC in Davis), liberal political riffs, Kylie Minogue, Australiana, SW meteorology, hurricanes, and general weirdness.

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"Indomitable Gerwigian Charm"

May 17, 2013

Steve points out a pair of nice articles in the New York Post:We get the sense that it’ll all work out for Frances, which is comforting. But despite the indomitable Gerwigian charm the character is barely on the right side of cliché — a manic pixi...

Just Six?

May 16, 2013

Six Kinds Of Transplants Ruining LA:6) The Hippie: Hippies are often thought to be mostly harmless, so long as they bathe once in a while. But the problem with the hippie is that he thinks he belongs here. In fact, hippies generally labor under the de...

Danish Teenager Finds Viking Coins

May 16, 2013

Got lost in the dirt lot surrounding a Viking phone booth?:Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins.Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard sa...

Old Water

May 16, 2013

Interesting!:The ancient water bubbling up from the floor of a zinc and copper mine near Timmins in Canada's Ontario province looks crystal clear, but it would not make a cool refreshing drink.Scientists say it is warm to the touch and much saltier tha...

Get Back To You In A Few Days On That

May 16, 2013

Google's power is so vast as to seem magical. Today, it referred to my blog this search: "show actual weather of May 25-29 2013 San juan puerto rico"

Busy Today With The CSF Application

May 15, 2013

At last, ever so little, the ball seems to be rolling against the Evil One, and I needed to do my part.

Greta Gerwig Discusses "Frances Ha"

May 14, 2013

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach were on "Fresh Air" today:"There's a grace period where being a mess is charming and interesting," Gerwig tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, "and then I think when you hit around 27 it stops being charming and interesting, an...