The real reason you haven’t gotten around to reading them yet — I’m a “rip the Band-Aid off” kind of guy so I’m just going to say it: Most of what is written here is forgettably disposable. The same statement can be applied to the Internet in general. Most content sucks, probably because it has no greater ambition than to be content. …

Back in February, I put my opinion on all things Star Wars in writing. The fastest way to get yelled at on the Internet is to voice an opinion about Star Wars. Therefore, this article was basically the bravest thing anyone could possibly attempt. …

The music is still playing so I guess we keep dancing? — My wife and I had dentist appointments yesterday morning. The dentist texted beforehand with instructions that have become standard nomenclature for these everlasting days of pandemic. “We are looking forward to your appt: 12/1/2022 at 8 AM. Upon arrival pls remain in your car. …

Basking in the foreverness of my favorite things — This isn’t an article about Dungeons & Dragons, but the game does feature prominently. In other words, don’t be discouraged by my initial talk of fantasy dice games. I have only held onto two things from childhood: sports cards I believed would net me great wealth at some future date…

When working smarter inadvertently becomes harder — I recently read Cal Newport’s book Digital Minimalism and have been actively reevaluating my life ever since. That’s sort of a rarity for me. Not the reading part — I tend to read lots of non-fiction books — it’s the implementation where I fall short. Reading feels like you are…

My opinion means less than nothing but I feel compelled to share anyways — Spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latest in the long-running MCU filmography, dropped this weekend (I’ve lost count, but there must be 30 of these films already, which boggles the mind, even for a fan of such things). Though the post-Endgame MCU has lost a…

Why writing remains the great equalizer — As a quirk of fate or poor planning, Amazon’s “The Rings of Power” had the unenviable task of running at the same time as HBO’s “House of the Dragon.” Both are fantasy epics with swords and beautiful people in elaborate costumes that nobody was clamoring to see. Personally, I thought…

Spoiler-lite thoughts about the new Disney+ series — I’ll be totally honest: I was meh when I heard Lucasfilm was working on a prequel series about a character who shows up in one movie. Never mind that Rogue One is a top-5 Star Wars film, or that Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) is one of the best parts. Prequels…

It’s now impossible to keep up with everything worth seeing — There’s no way to say this without sounding like someone complaining about how bread used to cost a nickel, but it’s true: There are too many good TV shows these days. I’m not talking about the noise that networks use to fill 24 hours of time slots, your stale sitcoms…