Wednesday Writs: The Scales of Justice on Trial in Chapman v. United States
The defendants appealed their sentences for a logical reason: when weighing the LSD for sentencing purposes, the blotter paper was included in the weight.
Monthly Archive: October 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Big Bold Challenges
Elizabeth Warren May Just Be The Next Game Changing President – Or She Could Just End Up A Perfect Foil For Her Detractors
Review: ‘Joker’ Is a Disturbing Look at a Broken Man
This is not a super hero movie. There is nobody in a spandex costume. Nobody has super powers. There are minimal special effects.
A Love Letter To The Blue Ridge Parkway
For most of us across the country, today was the first day it truly felt like fall. Not just because heat wasn’t breaking records like it was a game or something, but due to...
TV Reviews for Regular People: The Unicorn
It’s the end of the free meals that pushes Walt to a breaking point, and his friends use this as an opening to tell him it’s time to move on.
Trump Greenlights Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria
These decisions have generational impacts on millions of people, and should be treated as such, not just tweeted about.
3 Things to Like/Dislike About Joker’s Mental Health Depiction
Some of the depictions of mental illness were nuanced and compassionate, while some missed the mark.
TV Reviews for Regular People: Batwoman
Whether you watch this show or not isn’t going to be determined by your view on gay rights, it’s whether you like comic books and the shows based on them.
Sunday Spins: Wilco
I did receive a consolation prize with my Wilco order though: a plain black number 2 pencil with “ODE TO JOY” carved into the wood.
Sunday Morning! The Apu Trilogy
This week, I finally watched a marvelous landmark of world cinema: Satyajit Ray’s “Apu Trilogy”
And He Thinks It’s Funny: Joker
Yes, it’s good and yes, you should probably go see it *BUT* only if you see it with someone whose hand you can grab and squeeze during the intense parts. OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Alien Artifacts
A fast-paced tabletop game for 2-5 players that feels like a 4X video game.
So, How Much is My Privacy Worth to Me?
I’ll admit, I don’t worry a lot about my privacy. But is there a limit to what I’m willing to share?
Saturday Spins: Sturgill Simpson
Sound & Fury is decidedly not a country album in any way. That is what makes it and Sturgill so great.This is also where the divisiveness sets in…
