Other works

Was enlisted by Integrated Media Center to produce/direct a short video project with revolutionary new media equipment in which a special 360-degree camcorder was held over the side of the downtown Los Angeles Standard Hotel for five minutes to create a strange, disorienting effect for VR viewers. The piece was shown at galleries, featured on UPN News, and a small excerpt was used by the Standard Hotel for promotional purposes.

Contributed to what the Washington Post called "The Best Film Magazine of the Year (2004)," Fade-In.

Starred in and helped to produce "Blood Prom," a short, campy 1980s horror flick incorporated into Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin (2004).

(2004) Made experimental short film "Hoborg" with cinema auteur/critic Mike Restaino, with whom he also collaborated on music, photography, and other film projects.

Shot and directed a behind-the-scenes documentary about the Cheshire Project, a new art-camp for persons with disabilities. Included in the camp were members of the Kids of Widney High and How's Your News, as well as South Park writers Kyle McCulloch and Pam Brady.

Conceptualized and wrote children's-book-for-adults Red Ice Cream No More. Painted illustrations were made by multi-media artist Alan Perera (www.alanperera.com), shown in various galleries and coffee shops around Los Angeles.

Produced Kids of Widney High's "Valentine's Day" music video directed by J.P. Schaefer.

(2008) Co-founder of Better Bacon LLC, a fashion line that brought together high fashion and outsider art. Wares were included in gift bags for such high-profile events as the 2008 Oscars, the 2008 MTV Movie Awards and the LA Lakers' end-of-season gala. Line was featured in such high-profile publications as Men's Vogue and Elle Magazine.

(2009) (novella) Daisy Goes to the Moon (Portland, Oregon: AtomSmashers) ISBN 0615276563

(2013) Book: "Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age". New York: Penguin. ISBN-10: 0142196851

(2016) NERTZ Podcast - Host/Co-Producer

(2016) Orange Mouse Theatricals, re-imagining of Lord of the Flies - Co-producer/Co-Writer

(2018) Book: "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons". New York: Harper Collins. ISBN-10: 0062748033

(2018) Book: "Nerding Out: How Pop Culture Ruined the Misfit". Taiwan: Business Weekly, ISBN 9789864773763

(2019) Book: "Being Mr. Skin: 20 Years of Nip Slips, Cheek Peeks, and Fast-Forwarding to the Good Parts". New York/Tennessee: Post Hill. ISBN-10: 1642930326

(2019) Book: "Selling Nostalgia: A Neurotic Novel". New York/Tennessee: Post Hill. ISBN-10: 1682618692

(2019) Comic Book: "You Are Obsolete". AfterShock Comics.

(2020) Book: "You Are Obsolete": New York/Los Angeles: AfterShock Comics. ISBN-13: 978-1949028393

(2020) Book: "The Kids of Widney Junior High Take Over the World!". Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0764360183

(2021) Audiobook Original: "So Good to Be Bad". Oregon: Blackstone Audio. ASIN: B099FLT66M

(2022) Audiobook Original: "So You Need to Decide". Maryland: Recorded Books. ASIN: B09P8W6BWB

(2022) Book: "See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture". Oregon: Fantagraphics. ISBN-13: 978-1683966517

(2022) Book: "The Little Encyclopedia of Jewish Culture". New York City: Rockridge Press. ISBN-13: 979-8886081084

(2025) Book: "Daisy Goes to the Moon (Graphic Novel)". Oregon: Fantagraphics. ISBN-13: 9798875000546

(2025) Book: "Lloyd Kaufman:Interviews". Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN-13: 978-1496855206