Author: Chuck
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Fool me once
After five years trying to give Trump voters the benefit of the doubt, I think I’m finally done with that nonsense
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Raspberry Pi 400
Raspberry Pi has announced a new $100 computer that I hope can be as significant for 21st century kids as the Commodore 64 was for me
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Tuesday Tune Twofer: What a Wonderful Time to Be Alive
Two tenuously and tangentially related tunes every Tuesday, with a hopeful Election Day reminder that we’re living in the best time
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Semi-new Song Sundays: Parekh & Singh
A duo from India reminds me to let pop music be pop, and not to dwell on how quickly the early 2000s are receding from the present.
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The Mandalorian: Now this is fan servicing!
The Mandalorian season opener “The Marshal” was like time traveling back to 1981
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The Haunting of Bly Manor, or, The Stripping of the Screw
I liked The Haunting of Bly Manor, but I’m already afraid of diminishing returns
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Peaches & Nougat
Recommending Adam Ragusea’s YouTube channel, which I’m only now discovering for some reason.
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Tuesday Tune Twofer: Road Trip Repeat Plays
Two tenuously, tangentially related tunes every Tuesday. This week: songs from road trips with my fiancé
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One Thing I Like About The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House had quite a few jump scares, but it saved its most masterful tricks for the finale
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The Word Is Murder, or, Write What You Know
Anthony Horowitz’s detective story “The Word Is Murder” is a page-turner, in both directions
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Debussy Comes At You Fast
Stumbling through an inadequate description of how Khatia Buniatishvili’s interpretation of Claire de Lune got such a strong response out of me