American Psycho… Stop Saying the Book is Better Than the Movie 20 Sep 202220 Sep 2022 Except for when it is. One of the cheapest, easiest opinions a person can have is the broad statement “the book is always better than the movie” or, more in…
Bale… What Would Vonnegut Say About Cryptocurrency? 20 Feb 202121 Feb 2021 Or: God Bless You, Mr. Musk This is a question I keep asking myself: what would Kurt Vonnegut think of Bitcoin? Would he prefer Ethereum? Would he see the humor…
Books… Regarding Mad Men and Gray Flannel Suits 17 May 202017 May 2020 Today is the fifth anniversary of the last episode of Mad Men. I've been working my way through a slow re-watch in recent months. Perhaps I will have something more…
Books… The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances 8 Mar 201928 Sep 2019 Just another Fan Theory Friday I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the first…
Books… What is Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head, By Yourself? 2 Mar 201916 Nov 2019 It's a book that is real. Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself repeatedly fielding one particular question: “what’s the deal with this book?” This question has been presented…
A Game of Thrones… Why is Google Displaying False Info About GRRM’s Fire & Blood? 22 Nov 201812 Jan 2019 I have not read the latest George R. R. Martin book, but I do know a few things about it. Here's what I know: Martin's Fire & Blood came out…
Bale… Some takes on 2017, before it ends 30 Dec 201731 Dec 2017 The end of 2017 is nigh. And with it, the top ten lists, the retrospectives, the predictions. Rather than the Top Books Published in 2017 or the Best Films of…
Books… 9 Reasons to Start Reading Moby-Dick on its 166th Birthday 14 Nov 201731 Oct 2021 It's no secret that I'm a pretty big Moby-Dick fan. Or, if it was a secret to you, then this might be the first thing you've read by me. Which…
Alien… the Alien: Covenant Ending Was Not an Obvious Twist. It Was Dramatic Irony. 11 Aug 201717 Sep 2022 It was the best of Alien films, it was the worst of Alien films, it was the sequel to Prometheus, it was the prequel to Alien, it was the story…
A Game of Thrones… Ed Sheeran Didn’t Ruin Anything. Game of Thrones is Rooted in Popular Music 23 Jul 201718 Sep 2022 Game of Thrones is Not Sacred. It’s Grateful Dead Fan Fiction The first episode of the seventh season of HBO’s Game of Thrones sparked a multitude of reactions, but perhaps…