Last week, I started writing an article that was critical of, well, criticism. Reviews of music, TV, movies, etc. seem to be less about recommending a given artwork and more about parsing and explaining the subtext of the work in question. Make no mistake, thinking about subtext and context is good and valuable, and I … Continue reading I’m Beginning to Suspect Writing is Fucking Stupid

So, the three or four of you who read this with any regularity may have noticed that my output has slowed considerably in the last month or so. That is because I am both out of ideas and generally discouraged by my ignorance of the subject matter I do write about, and by my lack … Continue reading Taking a Break

Hoo boy. This was uh, definitely a wrestling show, huh? Big E & Xavier Woods vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev – This match looked for all the world to be a throwback to the worst matches of the 80s - all kicking and punching and rest holds - before picking up just enough to justify … Continue reading WWE Fastlane 2019

Word clouds suck. On a surface level, they are nothing more than a quantification of buzzwords, and thus represent yet another failure of sales marketing goons to think about any concept independent of commodification. As such, a certain amount of dubiousness is baked in to the concept, and therefore any attempt at analysis of their, … Continue reading Stop Using Word Clouds

It always warms my heart when a band I like that isn't all that well known releases a second full-length album. Being in a band is hard! There's no money in it, and in this current era of too many bands (I use this label not to suggest that there are more bands than there … Continue reading Quickie Album Review: Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Yn Ol I Annwn

Ever since I became familiar with the concept of “everything but the burden” at some indeterminate point in college, I've tried my best to be sensitive regarding matters of cultural appropriation. In recognition of the fact that as a white guy, most aspects of American society work towards conditioning me to believe I am master … Continue reading Tabouli

After the catharsis of explaining those pesky panic attacks I get towards the end of every year, when it becomes clear how much music arrived in the past year to wide praise, only for it to be shunted off to the side in a day or two and replaced by another highly touted musical testament, … Continue reading Start of Year Musical Panic Attack

If you ask me, Super Nintendo games are generally a good deal easier than Nintendo games are. The original Nintendo Entertainment System is rather notorious for having a library stuffed full of brutally difficult games, and for whatever reason, there aren't nearly as many games on Super Nintendo that are on that same level, difficulty-wise. … Continue reading In Praise of Actraiser

I didn't watch the show until Monday morning, which had the added benefit of allowing me to skip everything that wasn't an actual match. As such, I don't have any opinions on some of the skits that happened in the middle of the show that people are complaining about. Also, please note that while most … Continue reading WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

It's time for me to find a job. This is probably for the best, as much as I don't want to admit it. But I've had my fun at this point. Getting high and playing video games all day most days has lost its luster, just like most everything else eventually does, as has sitting … Continue reading Party = Over