The awkward transitions of Disneyland

Thursday, December 6, 2012


Here's one for my fellow Disneyland nerds: the Passport to Dreams Old and New blog has a very, very detailed look at the awkward transitions of Disneyland, those weird, in-between places where one "land" meets another. It's a testament to the skill of Disneyland's designers that you usually don't even notice when, say, the rustic scenery of Frontierland gives way to the futuristic architecture of Tomorrowland. In the picture above, a little bit of New Orleans Square butts up against Frontierland down by the waterfront.


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END PIECE: The final works of fine artists

Wednesday, December 5, 2012


End Piece, a grim but fascinating Tumblr, is an online exhibition looking at the final works of various fine artists before they died. Seen here, an unfinished 1989 painting by Keith Haring.

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A happy ending for the tragic tale of SCTV vet Tony Rasato!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

A while back, we told you about the sorry state of SNL/SCTV alum Tony Rasato, who was behind bars, suffering from a serious mental illness and wrangling with the Canadian legal system.

Rasato had developed a condition call Imposter's Syndrome, and he was convinced his wife and daughter had been replaced by lookalikes. Well, I'm pleased to report that Rosato now appears to be doing much better. He's a free man, he's working again, he sounds rational and apparently he's even reconciled with his wife and daughter. For such a tragic story, this is just about the happiest ending anybody could've asked for.

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About This Blog

"Science fiction plucks from within us our deepest fears and hopes, then shows them to us in rough disguise: the monster and the rocket." - W.H. Auden

Who is he, this one who is called "Greg Stacy"?

Greg Stacy began the MONSTERS AND ROCKETS blog in April of 2009. Prior to that, he was editor of the popular sci-fi/horror news website DARKWOLDS.COM. He has also written for LA WEEKLY, OC WEEKLY, UTNE READER and LOS ANGELES CITYBEAT. He always feels weird writing about himself in the third person.

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