Literacy 2026: Book 1: The Impossible Fortune
Richard Osman’s fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series
One Thing I Like About 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Bone Temple is the rare sequel that makes every installment before it more profound. (Spoilers after a warning)
CuJoJo, or, One Thing I Like About Primate
The horror movie about a rabid chimpanzee works largely because it’s so contrived. (No significant spoilers).
Fragments of the Long Tail
Unorganized thoughts about what sticks after narrative storytelling collides with imperfect memory
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: I Don’t Get It
Two tunes that I didn’t like much even though I probably should’ve known better
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Sympathy for the Dancers
Two tunes inspiring some amazing dancing and choreography put to video
The Hollywood Seven
Trying to keep up with what Hollywood considers hot vs baseline attractiveness
Dispatches from a Purple City
Using a trip to Atlanta as a reminder to be mindful of how much we know about people and places is just made up
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Balldroppin’
Two tangentially-related tunes to guide you through a time when your calendar is going through strange and confusing changes
My Hopes for the Steam Frame
Speculation about the near-future of accessible, approachable VR, which Valve’s new headset will totally make happen, for real this time.
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Ewell, Log
Two more tunes not at all about Christmas, but about discovering new music through the magic of tortured puns
My Favorite Movies of 2025
Looking back on an unusually good year for movies