Author: Chuck
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Roughage: A Novel
A somewhat interesting question arises from an uninteresting debate: can books be both cinematic and literary? How much can we expect to get from a work of art, if artists deliver everything to us in an easily digestible manner?
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Some Assembly Required
On how awesome The Avengers is, and a definitive answer as to why the Marvel movies are better than DC’s.
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A Thousand Points of Light
Distraction-free entertainment is totally L7 to the max, Daddy-o! The kidz are all about the texting these days and you just have to get on board with the program!
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Knowing is Half the Battle
I can’t stop myself from writing about The Cabin in the Woods. Some validation and a question after a second viewing. Still includes tons of unmarked spoilers, so see it already.
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Slutty Until Proven Innocent
Or, “Five Characters In Search Of A Little Human Empathy.” Copious unmarked spoilers for The Cabin in the Woods, discussing how it mocks not just horror movies’ stereotypes, but the audience’s own.
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Eerie Tales of the House of Mystery
Today on Late to the Party Theater: Chuck discovers that Locke & Key is a terrific horror comic that calls back to the “classics” without feeling like a self-conscious reinterpretation.
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When I Was a Child, I Made Fun of Childish Things
Getting defensive over a sneering op-ed about what Adults should be reading
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Non-Gelatinous Cubes
A mini-review of Lords of Waterdeep, the new barely-D&D-themed board game, and an attempt to explain what it is that’s re-ignited my interest in board games in general.
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Being Katniss Everdeen
If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! The internet’s preeminent Hunger Games fan and the bold battle against real racism.
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Winter is Coming! Direct to your home! For a new low, low price!
Even making generous guesses at the amount of revenue available from switching from a subscription model to an a la carte one, the numbers still don’t add up.
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NOW how much would you pay?
How to stick it to The Man. Step 1: Display a complete ignorance of how media companies work.