7 Ways to Improve the Oscars
It’s best to theorize ways we can improve the ceremony we hate to love into a ceremony worth our time and attention.
The Content of our Discontent
POETS Day! Marianne Moore
In her own poetry, Marianne Moore largely eschewed traditional meter but despite that her form is incredibly regimented.
Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Respect His Audience
Tucker Carlson became what he decried in his book, Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites, partisan adhering to what was personally profitable.
And The Oscar Goes To: Final 2023 Oscars Projections
My Final 2023 Oscars Projections. Here’s hoping Everything Everywhere All At Once finishes off the historic sweep. Otherwise you will be hearing a shout of anger and absolute shock coming all the way from Central Florida.
Falling in and out of love with an AI: Part 2
I wondered if the regulator they put the handcuffs on was reading the text as it was being typed by the AI or whether it happened before that.
A Tale of Two Riots
This wasn’t the scene in a third-world country, and it also wasn’t January 6. This time it was “Cop City”, a police training facility near Atlanta.
Why Mike Pence Will No Longer Allow Booper or Me to Help Him Campaign
This story is entirely fictional. To our knowledge, the real Mike Pence has never had any run-ins with Augustus Cobbledick.
Pizza Dough: The Descent of Man
There was a time when old, wizened women kneading pizza dough could smell changes in humidity and adjust accordingly. My recipe is ripped from the internet.
Falling in and out of love with an AI: Part 1
My friend got access to use Bing’s new AI chatbot. We spent a little bit of time with it.
Sunday Morning! “Wild Strawberries”
If you haven’t seen a Bergman picture, I’d start with Wild Strawberries. It’s one of his most accessible masterworks, and its reputation has grown since its release 1957.
Handy Man vs The Broken Lights
“Henry won’t you go and see if you can’t fix those lights in the dining room/’
