Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Another Thing I Love About Black Widow
More thoughts about Black Widow, and how clever it was to pit Natasha against the Taskmaster.
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Literacy 2021, Book 13: The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. LeGuin’s classic about an average man whose dreams transform reality
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Walt Disney World, Part 1: Leaving the Bubble
My recent trip to Walt Disney World changed my idea of what I want out of a vacation
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Zero Entropy Is Our Goal
I’d never call myself a hero, but of course I can’t stop any of you from calling me that….
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Mine Train Through Nature’s Bafflingly Sexist Wonderland
Disneyland’s Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland closed in 1977 (according to Wikipedia), and by the first time I went to the park, its replacement Big Thunder Mountain Railroad had already become a 20-year-old classic. So I never saw the original ride, but knew just enough about it to be able to recognize references to it.…
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One Thing I Like About Werewolves Within
Werewolves Within is based on a social deduction game and wins on its casting and its ambition
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Jungle Cruise, or, The Wonderful World of Corny
The Jungle Cruise movie has already won me over before I’ve even seen it.
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Five Things I Love About Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Thoughts about the relentlessly delightful ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida
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Literacy 2021: Book 12: Zen in the Art of Writing
A collection of essays combining Bradbury’s philosophy of writing along with some victory laps for his best work
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Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Feel the Flow, Here We Go
One song from Epcot Center and another song that captures how I felt as a 13-14 year old in Epcot Center.
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Semi-New Song Sunday: Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka’s 2019 album is so full of epic, swelling soul that I wish I had more frame of reference to describe it.
