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  • The Genie Has Left the Bottle
    Sunday, August 24, 2025

    The Genie Has Left the Bottle

    Technology

    Getting mad at an infuriatingly insipid AI video and thinking about how much of the bubble is genuinely inevitable.

  • One Thing I Like About Honey Don’t!
    Saturday, August 23, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Honey Don’t!

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Honey Don’t! is the kind of independent, noir-tinged, straightforward detective story that just doesn’t get made anymore. (No significant spoilers)

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Have To Believe We Are Magic
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Have To Believe We Are Magic

    Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    I’ll tell you this week’s two tangentially-related tunes as long as you say the magic word

  • Disney Destinations vs Disney Settings
    Monday, August 18, 2025

    Disney Destinations vs Disney Settings

    Disney, Nonessential Thoughts

    A simple but easy-to-forget observation about theme parks and chasing nostalgia

  • Literacy 2025: Book 24: Hidden Pictures
    Monday, August 18, 2025

    Literacy 2025: Book 24: Hidden Pictures

    Books, Literacy 2025

    Jason Rekulak’s thriller about a young woman hired as nanny to a bright child whose drawings reveal a dark presence hiding in the house

  • One Thing I Like About Drive-Away Dolls
    Saturday, August 16, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Drive-Away Dolls

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Drive-Away Dolls has so many of the components of a good movie

  • One Thing I Like About K-Pop Demon Hunters
    Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    One Thing I Like About K-Pop Demon Hunters

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    I never expected this movie to treat the question “am I in the target audience?” as completely irrelevant

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Where Do I Begin
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Where Do I Begin

    Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tangentially-related tunes about trying to get started


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One Thing I Like

  • One Thing I Like About Honey Don’t!
    Saturday, August 23, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Honey Don’t!

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Honey Don’t! is the kind of independent, noir-tinged, straightforward detective story that just doesn’t get made anymore. (No significant spoilers)

  • One Thing I Like About Drive-Away Dolls
    Saturday, August 16, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Drive-Away Dolls

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Drive-Away Dolls has so many of the components of a good movie

  • One Thing I Like About K-Pop Demon Hunters
    Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    One Thing I Like About K-Pop Demon Hunters

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    I never expected this movie to treat the question “am I in the target audience?” as completely irrelevant


More Posts in “One Thing I Like”

Tuesday Tune Two-Fer

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Have To Believe We Are Magic
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Have To Believe We Are Magic

    Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    I’ll tell you this week’s two tangentially-related tunes as long as you say the magic word

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Where Do I Begin
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Where Do I Begin

    Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tangentially-related tunes about trying to get started

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Happier Together
    Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Happier Together

    Movies, Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tunes that might be appropriate replacement songs for the movie Together, should the need arise


More Posts in “Tuesday Tune Two-Fer”

Books

  • Literacy 2025: Book 24: Hidden Pictures
    Monday, August 18, 2025

    Literacy 2025: Book 24: Hidden Pictures

    Books, Literacy 2025

    Jason Rekulak’s thriller about a young woman hired as nanny to a bright child whose drawings reveal a dark presence hiding in the house

  • Literacy 2025: Book 23: Heads Will Roll
    Monday, August 11, 2025

    Literacy 2025: Book 23: Heads Will Roll

    Books, Literacy 2025

    Josh Winning’s slasher novel about a camp for a celebrity who’s in danger of being canceled… PERMANENTLY

  • Literacy 2025: Book 22: The Last Devil To Die
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025

    Literacy 2025: Book 22: The Last Devil To Die

    Books, Literacy 2025

    Richard Osman’s culmination of the cozy mystery series The Thursday Murder Club


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