Recent content by TheRetropolitan

I grew up near Chautauqua, but I'd only been there once or twice before I moved away. I think I was probably too young to appreciate the culture of it, though, save for the little wooden airplane gliders that I got there. Those things were awesome.

Indeed.

I'm pretty much in agreement with Doctor Strange. It was pretty flawed, but it was great fun -- probably more fun than the last two. And a lot less dull. If only it were maybe a half-hour longer to give the characters some breathing room... coulda been great.

I think I'm the only person that comments on Mr. Malmont's Amazon blog. But I've known about this book for a while, and plan to go to the reading in Manhattan next week. I'm very excited about this book -- it's right up my alley!

I'm going with the Chysler Building. I work about two blocks from it, and every time I pass a window I take a peek. It's wonderful.

I second the recommendation of Rhapsody. You can pick an artist, click on "Artist So-and-So Radio," and voila! You've got a radio station that streams music of that artist and similar ones. Plus, you can stream the service from their website, so as long as you're near a computer you'll never...

Well, "retro" and "metropolitan" just seemed so right for each other... It's an alias I use because, frankly, I don't much trust the internet. It lets me say what I feel like saying.

Man, Nero Wolfe was one of my favorite shows of all time. Even my girlfriend shared my love for it. Somehow, I managed to start up a very brief email correspondence with the illustrator that did the opening title art for each episode -- who also happened to be Timothy Hutton's wife. It was a...

I'm currently reading "The War of the Worlds Murder" by Max Allan Collins, the author behind the original "Road to Perdition." It's about Walter Gibson (the creator of the Shadow) trying to solve a murder amidst the Orson Welles production of War of the Worlds, on Halloween 1938. Sounds like...

My girlfriend just got caught up on the new "Doctor Who" series -- which, for a girl that constantly mocks my taste in sci-fi and horror, is pretty amazing. I like the show quite a bit, and it's growing on me now. More than that, I'm totally hooked on the theme song. I tried finding a copy of...

What would a 1930s vintage wedding be like? I'm not in front of the judge just yet, but maybe in a year or two... I'm trying to convince the Lady Retropolitan to go retro.

I made that m'self. I'm pretty sure the main font was Savings Bond, and the script was Alako-Bold. I don't remember the exact name of the site that I found the fonts on, but it was something like 1001freefonts.com. Something of that nature -- a google search would probably get you there...

I just updated my personal blog design to reflect a very retro, very pulpy attitude, and I think that many of you would appreciate the look of it! That being said, it only took me a couple days here on the Lounge to realize that I don't share many of your political and religious beliefs, so...

My problem is that have way too many passions -- I barely have time for one, but I'm always stretched in different directions. I love LOVE movies (went to film school, after all), I love illustration and design (my degree's in art, too), I love writing (starting a book this year), I love new...

That bar is amaaaaaaazing. I'm weeping with not-being-able-to-afford it.