POETS Day! John Skelton, Cyndi Lauper, and Phonies
What I remembered about John Skelton (1460-1529) was that he had idiosyncrasies of rhyme and meter referred to as Skeltonics.
Category: Culture
2024 Oscar Projections: CCA, HCA, Globes, AFI, & NBR Chime In
The biggest 2024 Oscar projection headlines come from what I consider the early major awards bodies that the industry will look to as a guide
Saturday Morning Gaming: Resisting Magic the Gathering’s Siren’s Call
When I started this post, it was going to go one way. Then, after some research, it went another entirely.
The Month in Theaters November 2023
I somehow managed fourteen movies in theaters in November, with an additional twenty movies otherwise, with one repeat, for a total of thirty-three reviews.
POETS Day Turns 100: William Logan
William Logan has a sharp sense of humor, is capable of barbed comments, and isn’t afraid of outright insults.
Weekend Plans Post: Wrapping up Christmas Shopping
I may require your recommendations for the best Mom-Appropriate Christmas Movie.
The Thirteenth Annual Mindless Diversions Unsolicited Shopping Guide
Because you never know who is currently pulling their hair out looking for the perfect gift that you (yes, you!) already know all about.
Moral Codes and Alpha Bros
A new purity culture movement tries to draw a line between a woman’s body count and her character, while excepting men from that same standard
Romeo and Juliet and Civilization
WNO’s Romeo and Juliet production raised, but did not answer, some of the deepest and longest-abiding questions regarding the nature of man.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Dave the Diver
A little bit of a diving sim, a little bit of a restaurant sim
Weekend Plans Post: The Last Few Normal Weeks of the Year
Management has started talking about how, soon, nobody’s going to be here on the same day.
POETS Day! Fugglestone St. Peter’s own, George Herbert
Herbert’s talent was immense and it’s astonishing what impact he was able to make in his short thirty-nine years, but Donne remains Donne.
Rule of Tod Video Roundup
In honor of the insightful Rule of Tod and expanding it outward, some notable video clips to discuss, debate, and possibly be dumbfounded by.
Farrah Fawcett and Grilled Spaghetti Sauce
Given the choice between abandoning an imprinted notion of sexuality and this grilled spaghetti sauce, I chose the sauce.
We Should Talk More About Dying, Cause You Will
When folks use a famous funeral or celebrity death such as Rosalynn Carter’s to tell the world what they really think, believe them.
Napoleon And The Spasmodic Lamb Chop of Destiny
I just wanted a movie worth watching…But like Napoleon’s lust for conquest, glory, and Josephine, we can’t always get what we want.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Invincible (based on the story by Stanislaw Lem)
Stanisław Lem wrote a story in 1964 that *FINALLY* got adapted to the small screen, via video games.
POETS Day! Thanks for God, Girls, and Growing Old
Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday” doesn’t really resonate when so many have a long Thanksgiving weekend anyway.
2024 Oscar Projections: Post-Thanksgiving Temperature Check
I looked at how the race for the 2024 Oscars ceremony was shaping up
