Literacy 2025: Book 20: Unruly
David Mitchell’s short histories of the kings and queens of England from Arthur to Elizabeth I
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Bring Your Eh Game
Two tunes in honor of a weekend trip to Alberta
Tuesday Tune-Two Fer: I’ve Seen You on the Beach, and I’ve Seen You on TV
Two tunes related by the 80s and people going nuts on a keyboard
Groundhog D-Day (an Edge of Tomorrow appreciation post)
Catching up on my backlog with the excellent 2014 movie about fighting aliens and time loops. Spoilers.
Best Movies of 2025 (So Far)
A probably-too-early post during what has been a surprisingly good year for movies
One Thing I Really Like About Ballerina
Ballerina managed to combine everything I’d expected from John Wick with everything that pleasantly surprised me about John Wick. Spoilers after a warning.
The Locked Door of Chuck
Reconsidering my simpler interpretation of The Life of Chuck. Lots of spoilers.
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Mrs Peel, We’re Needed
Two tunes for drinking Mai Tais and thinking about Diana Rigg
One Thing I Like About The Life of Chuck
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of a Stephen King story is so sincere and heartfelt that it’s impossible not to like. Very mild spoilers, you can thank me later.
Pride vs Grace
Being true to yourself and no longer having any patience for bad faith
One Thing I Like About The Phoenician Scheme
The latest Wes Anderson movie is funny in the ways I’d hoped for and funny in ways I didn’t expect
One Thing I Love About Poker Face: “Sloppy Joseph”
Episode 6 is my favorite episode of season two, by keeping things in perspective