The Content of our Discontent
Campus Insurrections?
It’s time to call out the fringes on both sides for the lawless demagogues that they are and embrace the sanity of the middle
Musical Complaints and Compliments about the Fallout 76 Radio Station
As I wander about the Appalachian Wasteland, I listen to a handful of original songs, some covers, and a DJ who encourages me to keep trying.
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.
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.
Thursday Thoughput: Fixing Spacecraft Edition
Fixing spacecraft is astonishing work: debugging a fifty-year-old computer at a distance of 15 billion miles.
11 2020 “False Trump Electors” and 7 Others Indicted in Arizona
Arizona indicted 18 individuals involved in the “fake electors” scheme during the 2020 presidential election aftermath.
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.