Author: Chuck
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Music to Remember By, a Weeklong Playlist
Compiling a playlist that didn’t help me sleep, but did start me on a weird ride though my teens and twenties.
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E Pluribus Sputum
A begrudging defense of US democracy and learning to move forward in unity with a bunch of bigoted morons.
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One Thing I Don’t Like About Rogue One
Remembering the brilliant production design of Rogue One means being reminded of all of its story problems and what almost feels like a smear campaign against its own protagonist.
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One Thing I Love About The Mandalorian
The first Star Wars live-action TV series gets so much right that it’d be a shame not to notice its amazing soundtrack.
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Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz is a murder mystery nested within a murder mystery nested within a defense of murder mysteries as a literary genre
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Won’t Someone Think of the Phoenicians?!
Or, “If We Can Dream It, Then We Can Complain About It.” I am a middle-aged man who has strong opinions about Epcot.
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10% Chance of Soft Rains
Reading The Martian Chronicles in 2019 feels wonderfully transgressive and optimistic, and is the best example of Ray Bradbury’s genius that I’ve read so far.
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Una cosa que me encanta de Los Espookys
Los Espookys on HBO is weird and brilliant and I already miss it, even though it’s not over yet
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No Toy Left Hanging
Toy Story 4 is my favorite in the series, a perfect farewell to the characters and the more satisfying conclusion I didn’t know I needed.