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…
Batman… Sick of Reboots, Sequels, and Extended Universes? Blame Classic Literature 25 Jun 201725 Jun 2017 We find ourselves in the midst of another summer and with it, an endless brigade of sequels, prequels, reboots, requels, and the ongoing march of extended cinematic universes. A new…
Bale… The Beginner’s Guide to Kurt Vonnegut: How to Finally Start Reading Vonnegut’s Novels 11 Nov 201611 Nov 2016 There has never been a better time to start reading Kurt Vonnegut. To begin with, today is his 94th birthday. Second, we appear to be living inside one of his…
2016 Election… What Would Kurt Vonnegut Say About the 2016 Election? 29 Sep 20161 Oct 2016 Or, When Did We Start Living in a Fictional Satire? I've compared recent events—and, in particular, this presidential election—to many things: Armageddon, Alien, every Batman story, and almost every '90s action movie.…
American Psycho… What Should Mr. Robot Pay Homage to in Season Two? 1 Jul 20167 Jul 2016 The critically-acclaimed, award-winning cable series Mr. Robot is notable for a number of reasons, with a big twist: in the final two episodes, you realize you've been watching a ten hour…
Books… Why Everyone Should Calm Down and Take Vonnegut’s Approach to Talking about Big Game Hunting 30 Jul 201526 Sep 2016 People love to shame these days. They also love to shame the shamers. And with the tendency for the internet to get hysterical about anything that seems worthy of hysteria,…