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  • One Thing I Like About Toy Story 5
    Sunday, June 21, 2026

    One Thing I Like About Toy Story 5

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Toy Story 5 did all the right things but still didn’t resonate with me. But it has so many different kinds of horses!

  • The Season Finale of Widow’s Bay
    Friday, June 19, 2026

    The Season Finale of Widow’s Bay

    Television

    Thoughts on the end of season one (spoilers)

  • Pazuzu
    Thursday, June 18, 2026

    Pazuzu

    Pazuzu, Personal

    An ongoing tribute to someone who, objectively, was the best cat there ever was

  • Exhuma, or, 8 Feet in the Grave
    Wednesday, June 17, 2026

    Exhuma, or, 8 Feet in the Grave

    Backlog Zero, Movies

    The hit Korean horror/thriller movie is exceptional and unrelentingly twisty and expansive (No significant spoilers)

  • The Ongoing Story of Widow’s Bay
    Saturday, June 13, 2026

    The Ongoing Story of Widow’s Bay

    Television

    Thoughts about the penultimate episode and where the series might go next. (Spoilers)

  • Semi-precious Paper
    Wednesday, June 10, 2026

    Semi-precious Paper

    Nonessential Thoughts

    An update on my ongoing transition into becoming a paper notebook guy

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Every Stroke a Bucketful
    Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Every Stroke a Bucketful

    Music, Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tunes in an almost certainly blasphemous pairing inspired by The Wicker Man and Godspell

  • The Wicker Man, or, I Love It When a Plan Comes Together
    Monday, June 8, 2026

    The Wicker Man, or, I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

    Backlog Zero, Movies

    The almost-musical folk horror classic is weird and unique and so close to perfect. (Spoilers)


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One Thing I Like

  • One Thing I Like About Toy Story 5
    Sunday, June 21, 2026

    One Thing I Like About Toy Story 5

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Toy Story 5 did all the right things but still didn’t resonate with me. But it has so many different kinds of horses!

  • One Thing I Like About Backrooms
    Tuesday, June 2, 2026

    One Thing I Like About Backrooms

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Backrooms is like if you explained creepypasta to a production company that didn’t know what it was, and then asked them to make a movie of it

  • One Thing I Like About The Mandalorian and Grogu
    Thursday, May 28, 2026

    One Thing I Like About The Mandalorian and Grogu

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    The not-quite blockbuster summer release isn’t what I’d expected, by going all in on Star Wars weirdness and being a celebration of the artists that have brought the movies and shows to the screen


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Tuesday Tune Two-Fer

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Every Stroke a Bucketful
    Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Every Stroke a Bucketful

    Music, Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tunes in an almost certainly blasphemous pairing inspired by The Wicker Man and Godspell

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Pick-Me Boys And Girls
    Tuesday, June 2, 2026

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Pick-Me Boys And Girls

    Music, Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tunes for a baffling and a little dispiriting primary election

  • Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Songs for Pinky Ring Dude
    Tuesday, May 26, 2026

    Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Songs for Pinky Ring Dude

    Music, Tuesday Tune Two-fer

    Two tunes from Tune-Yards’s latest powerhouse collaboration with Boots Riley


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Books

  • Literacy 2026: Book 3: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
    Saturday, May 16, 2026

    Literacy 2026: Book 3: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

    Books, Comics, Literacy 2026

    A universe-spanning sci-fi take on True Grit tells the story of the last survivor of Krypton

  • Literacy 2026: Book 2: Strange Houses
    Friday, May 8, 2026

    Literacy 2026: Book 2: Strange Houses

    Books, Literacy 2026

    An odd detail in the floor plan of a newly for-sale house leads to a sprawling and sinister story about the house’s previous residents

  • Literacy 2026: Book 1: The Impossible Fortune
    Thursday, January 29, 2026

    Literacy 2026: Book 1: The Impossible Fortune

    Books, Literacy 2026

    Richard Osman’s fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series


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