Lady McBiden, Pelosi First of Her Name, and the Struggles of American Royalty
Inflated sense of importance is rife among our social, political and economic so-called betters and the press is happy to play along.
Category: Culture
Mister Baseball
There is no doubt that Bob Uecker was a very funny man. It’s hard to count the ways in which he’ll be missed.
97th Oscars Projections: Final Nomination Predictions
Luis Mendez gives his final nomination predictions for ALL 23 categories, a total of 120 nominations in all.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Curse of the Dead Gods
Chasing the Dragon between Hades and Hades II. Is Curse of the Dead Gods as good as Hades? No. But it’s five bucks and Hades II isn’t done yet.
POETS Day! Stephen Crane
An adventuring war correspondent with a predilection for ladies of the night and a life-long love of dogs is endearing in our anti-hero age.
Weekend Plans Post: One Single Good Song in 2024
“If someone can show me one good song from 2024 I’ll give you a million dollars” challenge accepted
Saturday Morning Gaming: Cryptmaster
A little bit of horror, a little bit of wordle, a little bit of typing. Cryptmaster is an all-around amazing game.
The Month in Theaters December 2024
For the final month of 2024, I managed to see twelve movies in theaters and sixteen otherwise (with three repeats,) for a total of twenty-five reviews
POETS Day! Skipwith Cannéll’s “Nocturnes”
I tried to give the new poem an unbiased look, but was bothered in the first sentence. “Iridescence” doesn’t act. It’s an effect.
A Society of Shame Attached to Everything
The problem with nagging people all the time in an effort to better them is that eventually they tune you out completely.
Induction!
The years Y = 1, 9, 36, 100, 225, 441, 784, 1296, 2025, 3025 … all follow the pattern Y = square of (1 + … + n) = 1 cubed + … + n cubed.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Inscryption
From the maker of Pony Island, another game that isn’t the game you think it is.
2024 Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More!
Sorry I am getting this to you after the start of 2025, but life has a habit of messing with our best laid plans.
POETS Day! Edward Thomas
It’s true that he didn’t enjoy writing much of what he produced, but the needs of his growing family required it of him.
Series! Recap of World Series of the 1930s
I had such a good time putting together the recent recap of 2020s World Series, I decided to travel backwards in time to the 1930s.
Weekend Plans Post: Leonard Cohen
A little bit of honky tonk puts a cigarette back in the hand of the song and the song benefits.
A Man on the Inside
I really liked the show and I think that you will probably find stuff to like in it too (I mean, if you liked The Good Place).
My Top 12 Films Of 2024: One Critic’s Best Of The Year List
I watched over 250 films this year, so if one of your favorites didn’t make the cut, don’t take it personally.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Hades II First Impressions
“I’ll just play one game, see how the open access is going…”
