A very old interview with Buster Posey
A timely look back at a conversation I had with one of my favorite athletes.
Latest
This thing is barely on
Bradley Cooper's movie tackles divorce, the latest human experience he doesn't understand.
Falling in love with Minneapolis in just 3 days
Some words about a trip I took some time ago.
My secret Taco Bell tasting
A trip to the Taco Bell test kitchen.
A lifetime of Noah Baumbach
George Clooney plays himself in "Jay Kelly," kind of.
Meet me in Temecula
Revisiting the best Christmas sports meme of all time, one last time.
The Bizarre Experience Of Sitting Inside The ‘Quietest Room On Earth’
How quiet is "complete silence?" I found out eight years ago.
Loser mentality
A story about weight loss and life. And a life of weight loss.
Dream a little 'Train Dreams' of me
Sometimes you just need a movie to relentlessly kick your ass.
The angriest man alive
"The Running Man" succeeds at the specific thing it's trying to do, which may not be what people want.
2 Wicked 2 Furious
Is "Wicked For Good" Wicked-y wack?
'PLUR1BUS' is my idea of a good time
Rhea Seehorn just can't have nice things.
music
Borders and Boundaries
A perfect album turns 25.
music
New music roundup!
There has been an astonishing amount of good music released this month.
taylor swift
The societally mandated Taylor Swift post
A pop album was released, which means everyone is upset and insulting each other.
movie review
Back on 'Tap'
'Spinal Tap II' and Rob Reiner prove that an old dog's tricks are still worthwhile.
baseball
At least it's over
It was a long season, and it sucked.
movie review
'One Battle' unlike any other
Another masterpiece from P.T. Anderson.
television
A conversation with Television Without Pity founder Sarah D. Bunting
On the shifting nature of fandom and fan/creator interaction.
tv
10 thoughts on the 2025 Emmys
It was a good night for the good guys.
What to do when an even worse person dies
Well, I didn't expect this post to be so relevant again so soon, but I'll try to keep this brief. What do you do when a person who spent his entire existence not only fomenting violence and the elimination of entire groups of people, but becoming
television
SNL Movies, ranked
A list that is neither timely nor relevant.
I did it as a goof
I'm mostly writing today's installment to promise that next week we'll get back to our regular routine of two substantive blog posts about things that are of potential interest to people. I hope that you all enjoy your long weekend* and I am hopeful
writing
Where does a writer come from?
In 1994, in my second year of high school, I availed myself of the 1986 Magnavox VideoWriter 160 word processor that my mother didn’t have use for anymore. With visions of Snowcrash and the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG dancing in my head, I peered into the 10-inch panoramic CRT screen