September 2006

Nomaville: The Vineyards are alive with the sound of…

September 28, 2006

The first badge of honor attainable by a suburban garage band comes in the form of local law enforcement visiting on account of a noise complaint. This proverbial slap on the spiked wristband not only brings to mind the adage that “if it’s too loud, you’re too old.” It also suggests that at least one [...]

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Maybe Baby

September 25, 2006

In this episode of the Daedalus Howell Show, filmmakers Abe Levy and Silver Tree (The Aviary) discuss the production of their latest film collaboration, One of Our Own, a seriocomic look at surrogate motherhood. Throughout the hour-long chat, we also explore the current state of independent filmmaking; accessorizing with babies in L.A.; and the truth [...]

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Nomaville: The Beard

September 22, 2006

My wife, the Contessa, and I recently had occasion to visit a Central Coast college town, quaint but hip, where swarms of students hovered like furtive moths in that twilight between “juvenile” and “minor.” The distinction between these ephemeral modes of being is purely legal – I’ll give you a clue: one’s an adult, but [...]

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SonomaWino: Plumpjack

September 20, 2006

My wife the Contessa has a crush on San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, and I’ve never bothered to fathom why. To me, he’s always seemed like a lost Baldwin brother squeezed into the familial lineup somewhere betwixt Alec and Billy, what with the gravel voice and his post-pompa-do slickened with an extra dab of suave [...]

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