Author: Chuck

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Tapped
Board Games, Nonessential Thoughts
Lorcana, memories of Magic the Gathering, and the value of novelty
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Yip Yip Devouring His Son
Nonessential Thoughts
When the Muse chooses to speak through me, who am I to deny her?
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Literacy 2023: Book 11: You Can’t Be Serious
Literacy 2023
Kal Penn’s memoir about his experiences as an Indian American actor in Hollywood and as a member of the Obama administration
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
All That Heaven Affords
Nonessential Thoughts, Theme Parks
Observations about the optimism of design and designers
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Literacy 2023: Book 10: The House of Silk
Books, Literacy 2023
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a widespread conspiracy in a story so scandalous it had to be withheld from publishing for a century
Saturday, August 5, 2023
One Thing I Like About The Haunted Mansion
Movies, One Thing I Like
Sometimes it’s just nice to feel targeted.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Remembrances of Block Rockin Beats Past
Music, Nonessential Thoughts
Blindsided by the nostalgia bomb delivered by The Chemical Brothers
Friday, July 28, 2023
Subverting the Thing
Movies, Nonessential Thoughts, Television
Barbie, David Letterman, and the impossibility of being a mass-market radical
Friday, July 28, 2023
My Favorite Games: Half-Life 2
My Favorite Games
The video game that fundamentally changed how I think about video games
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Literacy 2023: Book 9: The Skeleton Key
Literacy 2023
Erin Kelly’s mystery/thriller novel inspired by real-life puzzle books and the treasure hunters obsessed with decoding them
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Worst Jedi
Videogames
Being tragically bad at video games means getting stories with bad pacing
Monday, July 24, 2023
Being Reminded of Sarah Marshall
Nonessential Thoughts, Television
Nostalgia for a nostalgic TV series from the early 2000s is making me nostalgic for a rewind to the early 2000s.