Steamed hams
A marvelous revelation about Superintendent Chalmers.
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It's tough
Trying to make sense of parenting, six years in.
Scheme a little scheme
Wes Anderson's latest is another masterpiece that many people will hate for reasons known only to themselves and their god.
Everyone here hates everyone here
No one in the entertainment industry has anything nice to say about it, and they're going to keep making media about that.
Reckoning hard, or finally reckoning?
I'm asking you to read about Mission: Impossible ... one last time. (For now.)
I no longer know what we're complaining about
The original "Lilo & Stitch" is a masterpiece. Maybe so much of a masterpiece that it fried everyone's brains.
The IMF agents they don't make movies about
So many people are choosing to accept the mission. You have no idea.
The 'Righteous' and the 'Sinners' alike
Two entirely unexpected good-faith takes on religion.
'Paw' Part 3: Night comes
Nightfall comes to the farmhouse, and the father and son barricaded inside.
'Who are you?'
Andor had already given us one of the all-time great television shows, and now it's given us even more.
'Paw' Part 2: Preparing for nightfall
I previously published the opening excerpt from Paw, an Old West horror novel that I've been writing. You can find the first installment here. Enjoy. Round the other side of the farmhouse, a modest and rough-hewn barn stood. Some fifteen years gone, Clifford Parks had raised it in
'Thunderbolts*' is just what the MCU needed
For all of us who are depressed but also need a laugh.
fiction
A conversation and a story
The first item of business in today's newsletter is a podcast appearance I made! It's been a while, but us dyed in the wool podcasters can get right back into the groove like falling off a bike. I talked to San Diego sports podcast Section 1904
taylor swift
Addicted to drama and unfathomably lame
(Complimentary.)
star wars
Top 10 things to do if you lived in Star Wars
Andor is back this week, and I'll have lots of things to say about Andor as soon as I have time to watch those first three episodes of Season 2. But in honor of the first live-action Star Wars thing to actually try to take a look at
Five things about Easter
Nothing religious, I don't think.
golf
Curse vs. timing
On Sunday, Rory McIlroy made his dream come true. All it took was a decade of pain.
the pitt
All-new things I'm afraid of thanks to 'The Pitt'
TV's best new show wrapped its first season, and we're all terrified.
Baseball is back
I care way too much about baseball. That's the first thing you really need to know about me. I live and die with each game when my team is bad and I live and die with each game when my team is good. It's much easier
economy
9 new careers in a post-Trade War America
Worried about your future? Don't fret! Plenty of solid careers to be had!
movies
The 10 things I miss most about Disney California Adventure
Last Tuesday, the family went to Disney California Adventure as the first leg of our Southern California Resident ticket deal for this year*, and to celebrate my wife's birthday. Prior to the pandemic, we were Disneyland Annual Passholders, but the pandemic fucked everything (obviously) and made just about
northern exposure
Northern Exposure in space
In my last newsletter, I wrote at length about Star Trek and the modern Star Trek fandom, and I'm going to write about it a little more this time. But I'm also going to write about what might be my favorite television show ever: Northern Exposure.
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'Section 31' and the existential despair of the Star Trek fan
The Star Trek fandom has long been a fascinating one for me. "Trekkies" were the original shorthand for nerds and pop culture fanatics, and that reputation was gained during a period of time when they were all chasing the high of a long-canceled television series and a stop-and-start
Projects on the horizon
You've probably already seen this if you follow me on Bluesky, but I wanted to take a little time to talk about a short film that I wrote, which will be coming soon to film festivals. (I'll be sure to post here as I find where