Weekend Plans Post: Making an Amazing Chicken Alfredo by Cheating
Sure, you could make it from scratch… but it’s been a long day, hasn’t it?
Category: Culture
2023 Oscar Projections: And The Nominees Are…
My 2023 Oscar Projections on what and who will get called on nominations morning for what category, and the long lists of what I think are potential contenders knowing I’ll get some wrong.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Ghost of Tsushima
I’m maybe 20% into the game but I find myself absolutely delighted with it so far. It’s the perfect game to play if you are in a post-Elden Ring funk.
POETS Day! Sylvia Plath
This poem is about despair and Sylvia Plath’s desperate effort to reinforce a slipping but needed self-delusion.
Fred McGriff and the Baseball Hall of Fame: The Crime Dog Stands Alone in Cooperstown
It is doubtful any of the Baseball Hall of Fame eligibles will be enshrined on Sunday July 23, save for Fred McGriff.
Weekend Plans Post: A Glimpse Into Another Life
I spent a week with some small children.
They are very bright lights for someone used to a darkened basement.
What Is It About Velma That Has Angered People So Much?
The release of the Velma trailer and subsequently the first two episodes of it sent Twitter into a frenzy. Why?
The Month in Theaters December 2022
I saw nine movies in theaters, with one repeat, and twenty-five movies otherwise, with three repeats, for a total of thirty reviews
A Smallville Retrospective
Over a decade after its finale and two decades after its premiere, two fans reflect on the good, the bad, and the weird of Smallville
Don’t Be a “Kids These Days” Conservative
We conservatives now have a young person problem of at least two generations – millennials and Zers – where the old system does not seem to be working.
Notes On The Delicious Art of Arguing
I didn’t say “debating.” I gave it some thought. Arguing is a broader category. True, much of that extra terrain doesn’t interest me. Who should have set aside the money for the gas bill...
Sunday Morning! “The Red-Headed Pilgrim” by Kevin Maloney
Spending your twenties following your heart off cliffs and making many mistakes isn’t ideal, but nearly everyone does it. Hopefully.
Saturday Morning Gaming: On Sonder
I have finally experienced The Last Of Us Part II.
It did some stuff right and some stuff wrong. (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS)
POETS Day! Vladimir Nabokov
This POET’S Day poet is Vladimir Nabokov, but before I get to him I’d like to take a moment and mention Thomas Karshan, currently listed by the University of East Anglia website as Associate Professor of Literature.
Weekend Plans Post: My First Piccata
One of the food prep fallacies I’ve encountered out in the wild is something like “I can’t possibly make that. It tastes too good.”
Jeff Beck, RIP
Jeff Beck was just the way a bloke from Wallington whose imagination was set on fire by the guitar went through life.
The Woman King’s Historical Lies: Why They Matter
The true history behind the The Woman King-as well as the film’s failure to confront that history-are equal parts disturbing and important.
We call it Awesome Sauce: Birmingham Style Hot Dog Sauce
Hot dog sauce is a favorite condiment of mine so I figured I’d give it a go. It was disappointingly easy to make with only a modicum of mess
Democracy In Action or Inaction?
Both sides of the aisle described the longevity of the speaker election as a disgrace, an embarrassment, a failure of democracy. Was it?
Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More!
This has been a pretty good year, all things considered, when it comes to the broader pop culture.
