Monthly Archive: July 2023
POETS Day! Robert Frost
The Modern movement was turning toward urban. Robert Frost’s pastoral New England was, and remained, a Romantic throwback despite Modern sensibilities.
Video Throughput: The Wandering Earth
The Chinese blockbuster “The Wandering Earth” which is about … uh … a wandering Earth. Could the Sun actually become dangerous to our survival? Could you really push Earth out of its orbit?
From Bloomberg: Amazon CEO Asks His Hollywood Studio to Explain Its Big Spending
In the past nine months, the streaming service has released at least a half-dozen pricey series that failed to connect with domestic audiences
A Paucity Of Limits, By Stipulation: 303 Creative v Elenis
Burt Likko argues that the ruling in the “gay wedding website” case is best understood in a particular context, and he really doesn’t like what he sees when he does that.
Why the 303 Creative Decision Was Not About A Hypothetical
Since the Supreme Court decided the 303 Creative case, there has been a lot of pushback from people who don’t like the outcome of the case.
Stroganov’s Expanded Upon Beef Stroganoff
When a dish is as simple as beef Stroganoff it’s hard to sift through the claims of invention. It’s sliced beef in sour sauce.
On Fraud, Standing, and “Stewart and Mike” Not Getting Their Day in Court
It certainly is bad to make false representations to a court. But will it matter here? Short answer: no. Long answer…
Ripples in the Galaxy
By studying many pulsars all over the sky, you can see those ripples propagate across the galaxy, like measuring a tsunami wave from orbit.
Good Legacies
The latest whataboutism issue swap is affirmative action in college admissions and how we should be much more worried about legacy admissions.
A Fantastic Week for Conservatives
There are reasons for both parties to be upset with the Supreme Court this week, but plenty of reasons for conservatives to be happy.
The Month in Theaters June 2023
I managed to get to the theaters 11 times in June, with an additional 17 movies elsewhere, for a total of 28 reviews.
