Global Wahrman

draft   There was a memorial service for Kathleen Quaife (-Hodge) on December 5, 2022 at noon.  Stereotypically, I got a late start and othe...

draft To my astonishment, both Andrew Glassner and Jim Blinn are easy to contact, as they maintain web sites with a contact form. https:...

draft Once upon a time, Jeffrey Katzenberg wrote a 28 page memo describing how he thought the industry was changing and by implication ...

At various times when I write about topics far outside my recognized areas of expertise, such as the decline of the American Republic, I ...

In Hollywood, it is said, people are something that they are not. This is a joke that tries to make fun of the phenomenon that people ar...

        This world is mine, in time. You best of all of us, Gabriel, should understand ambition.                                  ...

Dear Friends, Some of you have noticed that it is hard to reach me on the phone.  That is correct it is, and it will continue to be so fo...

All of the above were each in their own way involved in the early days of computer animation, Pat Cole was earlier than any of the others...

For those of you interested in trivia from the early days of computer animation, I have a somewhat interesting story. When we were f...

draft Allen Debevoise (aka "devo") and one or more of his brothers sold one of their companies for $200M.  I have known Allen si...

At a SIGGRAPH long ago, Jeff and Coco discuss something very important.   Between Jeff and Coco we have the two most important social/party...

This is all just going to be rewritten. A friend of mine, Terrance Masson, hosted an event at SIGGRAPH 2014 to tell some of the storie...

Judson Rosebush is a pioneer of computer animation who was partner in one of the earliest computer animation production companies, Digital ...

When Craig Reynolds sent me a link to  Tom Bombadil's Facebook Page  I did not at first realize why he asked about this person. ...

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I saw one of the best live / theatrical performances I have ever seen, which is the subject of this po...

Part 3 of a series. When Brian was nailed to the cross in the 1st century Roman province of Judea, a thief is alleged to have told him ...

[Do not forget that the VFX Bake Off will be Jan 9 at the usual place and the usual time]. There has been a lot of discussion recently a...

Just as I walk out the door to NYC, I read some old email, and find that Tom McMahon has resurrected the long missing Boids tests from Stanl...

When I declined to attend the SIGGRAPH 2013 Keynote Speech, a friend was surprised and concerned. The Keynote speech was a collection o...