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The Kings of Film Twitter
Barney was mostly invisible on Film Twitter. His 3,593 or so loyal followers hung around but he couldn’t break out much farther than that. He was a no-blue-check-nobody. You have to be somebody to ge…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
The Horror Movies I Love are Frozen in Time
Stanley Kubrick’s sublime The Shining breaks all of the rules. It breaks the rules of adaptation by completely upending the plot and meaning of Stephen King’s original book. The plot of the movie doe…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Operation: Save Joe Biden's Poll Numbers
Somewhere in Washington, in a parked car.
Ike: It’s a dumpster fire.
Mike: They’ll bound back.
Ike: Didn’t Elon Musk invent some kind of brain enhancement thing? Is it too soon to get that for Biden? I…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Getting Tired of the Puritans
In 2021, there are only two paths for the left generally and the Democrats specifically to take: totalitarianism or collapse.
Some days, like today, when the New York Times’ Kara Swisher parrots the t…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Reimagined History: Monica Lewinsky, The Academy Museum, and Kim Kardashian
Probably every society goes through revisionist history. Usually this happens gradually, over time, as stories become myths which become legends. Truth or fiction, it doesn’t really matter, does it? …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Listen to: My Unfinished Near Future Sci-Fi Novel on Standby
This is the podcast version of my last post. I will offer these up to see if they are more convenient for people.
If you’d like to subscribe to this on your podcast app, you can do so with this link,…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago