TV Review for Regular People: The Prodigal Son
Of all the Monday night shows, the only one I really want to keep is “Prodigal Son.” It’s a mashup of “Criminal Minds” and “The Silence of the Lambs.”
Monthly Archive: September 2019
Monday Morning! “Paris Without End: the True Story of Hemingway’s First Wife”
Moving out after a breakup delayed me from posting on time about this biographical history of a famous literary breakup!
The Great Cases: United States v. Nixon
U.S. v. Nixon was, beyond doubt, the most consequential decision Burger ever wrote and probably the most politically consequential decision between Brown v. Board of Education and Bush v. Gore.
Border Misadventures
Somehow I managed to cross the U.S.-Canadian border twice in the past week without the proper documentation.
DNC Takes Democratic Primary Debates 12 Steps Backwards
I would love to have some insightful, thoughtful bit of analysis here but…frickin’ why?
Analyze This: 2004 Video of Donald Trump and Jesse Ventura
If you had told me 10 years ago that one day a member of the WWE Hall of Fame would be president, I would have responded, “Yeah, Jesse Ventura.”
On Greta Thunberg and Public Discourse around ASD
There are many assumptions that are being made about how people with Aspergers may feel or think about these issues, as well as how to interact with people on the Autism spectrum.
Saturday Spins: Rancid Ska
This week I will be covering punk rock outfit Rancid. The twist is the randomizer spit out an official/unofficial compilation of their best ska tracks.
Des Moines Register Breakdown
Carson King, Aaron Calvin and the Des Moines Register showing what not to do
TV Reviews for Regular People: Bob Hearts Abishola
The “Abishola” half is a lot more interesting. Maybe she should just ditch Bob and go it alone.
Why The World Needs More People With ASD
The world needs more people like myself and Greta Thunberg. Though it’s not necessarily for the reasons you might think.
I Feel It In the Air, the Summer’s Out of Reach…
I just got back from a late summer vacation. It was a great trip. My wife and I are creatures of habit. We go to the same beach once or twice a year. Occasionally...
TV Reviews for Regular People: “All Rise”
“All Rise” debuted Monday on CBS. It’s certainly not a BAD show. It’s actually a halfway decent show. It just didn’t really grab me.
Thursday Throughput: Arrakis, New Caprica, and Us
In the decades to come, we’re going to learn a lot about alien planets. It would not surprise me at all if we found ones like New Caprica or Arrakis.
