On Movie Soundtracks that Don’t Suck
I’ve been thinking about movie soundtracks every other day for 3 months. The best Orchestral ones are pretty easy.
Monthly Archive: January 2024
Fani Willis Allegations, and What To Make Of Them
Our friend Andrew Fleischman has taken to The Daily Beast with a lawsplainer on the accusations against Fulton County DA Fani Willis.
Vaccines Are A Billion Miracles
The triumph of vaccines is being prevented by unscrupulous grifters and liars, bolstered by the anti-vaccine rhetoric of the COVID pandemic.
It Was Always Going To Be Trump
The Republican Party is Trump’s party now, and the string of electoral defeats is likely to continue until Republican voters realize that most Americans don’t like MAGA.
2024 Oscars Projections: Critics Award, Industry Nominates
We’ve finally seen some major movement in the awards’ races however. Critics, journalists, and content creators that makeup the major critics groups have had their say
About Last Night: Trump Wins Iowa
This isn’t a primary; Two-thirds of the GOP is all about Donald Trump’s vengeance, the other third an exercise through the stages of grief.
The Atlantic Comes For SubStack, Freddie deBoer Reciprocates
There’s been a drumbeat from certain circles that the popular newsletter publisher SubStack is allowing “nazi content” upon its platform.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Backpack Hero
Backpack Hero: A roguelike with an additional dynamic where how you sort your inventory matters.
The Social Danger in Allowing Academic Dishonesty to Fester
Through research and experience adjudicating cases of cheating, three distinct classes of academic dishonesty, and an answer to “who cares?”
POETS Day! John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
The roguish 2nd Earl also acted as the King’s de facto pimp about court. I’m sure that bought him a few indulgences.
Mini-Throughput: The Moon Is Further Away This Week
If they keep going like this, I fear the Artemis program will be cancelled before anyone touches lunar soil
Where Will Chris Christie Voters Go?
One thing that is certain is that few of Chris Christie’s voters are likely to go to Trump.
Processing Loss: Alabama Loses Nick Saban
Nick Saban’s gone, so fans are checking on that friend of a brother-in-law whose wife plays bridge with the athletic department HR assistant director
