Literacy 2025: Book 16: The Twisted Ones
T Kingfisher’s folk horror novel about a woman discovering the ancient things that live in the woods around her grandmother’s house
Magic What We Do (Rewatching Sinners)
More thoughts about Sinners after a second viewing, including plenty of stuff I missed. Lots of spoilers.
More Blue Prince, or, Home on the RNG
More thoughts about Blue Prince and my photo library full of clues that will never be used
One Thing I Love About Poker Face: “The Game is a Foot”
The season two opener of Poker Face is an unapologetically goofy celebration of everything the series is about
Literacy 2025: Book 15: Dark Matter
Blake Crouch’s novel about a man trapped in the multiverse and trying to get back home.
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: He’s Been There The Whole Time
Prompted by Game Changer, two tunes by Seal
We Live in an Age of Wonders
An earnest appreciation of the state of technology in 2025
Skin Deep, or, In Space No One Can See You Step On A Rake With A Bucket On Your Head
Early impressions of the brilliant first person stealth slapstick game by Blendo Games
Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)
Thunderbolts* manages to be a strong counterpoint to superhero fatigue, by being even more like a comic book (no spoilers)
One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sometimes a movie is not made for me and that’s a good thing. Lots of spoilers.
Literacy 2025: Book 14: 20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill’s short story collection shows off his considerable talent and range
One Thing I Like About Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a collection of b-movie horror moments loosely structured around a video game, and it’s at its strongest when it leans into that. (Some spoilers after a warning)