YouTube vs. The World
The case study of Screen Junkies Plus vs. the Mythical Society should be studied for how to capitalize on one’s YouTube audience, for good or ill.
Category: Culture
Music Monday: A Great, If Flawed, Musical
This past Wednesday my wife and eldest son went into Boston to the Wang theater to catch a performance of Hadestown. I’m told it was excellent. While I haven’t had the in-theater, there is...
Saturday Morning Gaming: Fallout 76
I haven’t watched the Fallout series but my buddy did and he said “DUDE, WE NEED TO PLAY FALLOUT 76!!!” and I was hesitant because…
“Boy Kills World”: Bloody Good Fun
“Boy Kills World” is definitely good…It knows what it is and relishes in it.
POETS Day! A Bit of Light Verse
What’s an otherwise famous dead English poet named Jonson to do when the Doctor hogs the name in such an un-Christian manner?
Time is Ticking for TikTok
While we disagree on the issue, my son did have a really good point. “If TikTok is so dangerous,” he said, “They should show the people why.”
Weekend Plans Post: The Three Body Problem
I understand that the Netflix version Americanizes the ever-living heck out of the story but, even so, I found myself charmed and confused and wanting to argue about what happens next.
Free Speech, But No Freedom to Harass
Free speech has limits. The limit is often when one person’s freedom runs up against someone else’s rights.
The Month in Theaters March 2024
I saw fourteen movies in theaters in the month of March, as well as five movies otherwise, for a total of nineteen reviews.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Psychonauts is on sale!
The basic idea was that you were Razputin (“Raz” to his buddies) and you snuck into a summer camp for gifted psychics.
On Cleaning Out My Writing Intake
If a culture war happens online and you don’t get sucked into the algorithmic vortex of it, did it make a sound?
POETS Day! Kingsley Amis with a Touch of Philip Larkin
I think Kingsley Amis is also showing us something sh**** and then showing us something he thinks is sh****ier. He’s making a point.
Thursday Throughput: Video Triple Play
I’m cooking up a throughput linkorama for next week. But for now, here’s some videos I’ve dropped recently.
Fear and Loathing in Aisle Eight
The following is the harrowing true story of a recent trip to the grocery store. It is a cautionary tale and might be too frightening for some audiences.
25 of the Most Iconic Wedding Dresses of All Time
I’m obsessed with wedding dresses. If Randy Fenoli and Monte Durham from “Say Yes to the Dress” started a cult, I’d probably join.
Music Monday: World Building, Sound Building
A great example of artists mining an incredibly deep creative vein at a frenetic pace, a sound they were constantly honing both live and in studio
Ohisashiburi Desu Ne!
I’ve missed that sustained discourse and offer the following unsolicited thoughts on random things as junk brought back from the wasteland
OJ Simpson: The Trial That Broke America
The OJ Simpson trial was probably my first realization that people in this country see things through an entirely different prism, particularly when it comes to race.
