Author: Chuck
I Was Wrong About the New Reeder
Silvio Rizzi’s redesign of his excellent RSS reader into a unified hub for the internet makes RSS feel relevant again
The Kobo Libra Colour, or, In Praise of Increasingly Necessary Devices
First impressions of a new color e-ink ebook reader, along with an explanation of why I got it
Literacy 2025: Book 5: Starter Villain
John Scalzi’s satire of billionaire tech bros as James Bond-style supervillains
Literacy 2025: Book 4: Born to be Posthumous
Mark Dery’s comprehensive biography of the writer and artist Edward Gorey
The Only Thing I Liked About The Monkey
The new horror movie based on a Stephen King short story reminded me of when I first read the story, and not in a good way. (Spoilers for the movie)
One Thing I Love About Paddington in Peru
I adored the third installment in the Paddington movies, where everyone seems to be so happy to be there that the joy is contagious
A Civilization Of One’s Own
Following up on my initial thoughts about Civilization 7, now that I’ve completed a game.
Perfect, No Notes
My long-running frustration with finding the perfect tablet has reached the point where I’m blaming the tech industry as a whole
One Thing I Like About Captain America: Brave New World
I’m still happy that so many of Hollywood’s resources are being put towards weird genre mashups
