Star Wars and the Failure of the Imagination
In any extended series the creators reach a decision point. They have said what there is to say given the series’ starting point. They have to choose: Do Something Different, or More of the Same.
The Content of our Discontent
Sunday!
There are also non-Star Wars books, television shows, and movies.
They deserve some love too!
About the Never-Trump Skirmish of 2017
Never-Trumpers are a diverse bunch that don’t always understand each other.
The Problem With ‘The Gambit’ in Last Jedi
Let’s talk about the massive plot hole The Last Jedi introduced.
Book Notes: “The Enlightenment on Trial” (2017)
On a recent book which argues that it’s time we stop thinking of the Enlightenment as the work of caffeinated European men in salons and look to the civil courts of the Spanish colonial world.
Bernard Law Has Died
Bernard Law – a man who invested considerable personal energy aiding and abetting the molestation of children – has died.
Matt Damon is ignorant of some very basic facts about communication
Killing two people is 100% worse than killing one person.
Tech Tuesday 12/19 – Space Fashion Edition
Between travel and being in 3 days of meetings last week, I didn’t get to really mine my sources as much as I like to, so a somewhat abbreviated set this week. I did get to partake of a team building exercise last week where we did an Escape Room. We made it out with, quite literally, 3 seconds to spare. Given that the reported success rate of the room is 3%, we took the win.
Sunday!
The Star Wars Movie. This is the thread where we discuss things at a high level without spoilers.
We’ll talk about spoilers next week.,
Bowl Challenges!
It’s bowl season. I have some thoughts, some (so far terrible) predictions, and a challenge for y’all.
