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As I get older, I'm increasingly afraid that I'm going to turn into a colossal crank. It's fine to dislike things, but being a crank is more than having a pronounced set of dislikes. To be a crank is to be reflexively dismissive and pissy about anything one does not immediately understand, and the more … Continue reading First World Problems: Complaints About Food & the Internet

Last week, I listed to Patti Smith's Horses for the first time. The album is considered a landmark of early punk, back when punk was more or less a catch-all term for the New York art-rock scene, as it existed in the mid-to-late 70s. I had been meaning to get around to this album for … Continue reading In Defense of Progressive Rock

First off, shoutouts to The Ringer for including huge, gigantic fuck-off spoilers in this morning's headlines and bylines. To look at their front page on this day is to know exactly what happened, immediately and irrevocably. Stay classy y'all. Second, as the title indicates, this post contains hella spoilers! If you have not seen last … Continue reading Actual Discussion Point from Game of Thrones (SPOILERS)

Is Daenerys a Cylon? Will the impractically large set of chains make another appearance? Assuming a certain number of misdirects and/or twists that is greater than 1 and less than 20, what percentage of nerds will be performatively outraged on the internet regarding said? Has Meilsandre reached 5th level yet? Seems like if she has, … Continue reading Burning Discussion Questions for This Week’s Game of Thrones

1. Mega Man II – Easily one of the Top 10 video games of all time, Mega Man II is flawless. The boss design is flawless, the weapon and item designs are flawless, and the levels and enemies are designed flawlessly around said weapons and items. Also benefits from having the best soundtrack of any … Continue reading Ranking Mega Mans 1 -7

As you all know, the final season of Game of Thrones starts Sunday. If you're like me (and most everyone else I've spoken to on the subject), your level of enthusiasm for this final season grades out somewhere around “meh”. Suffice to say, starting in earnest with season 7, Game of Thrones seems to be … Continue reading A Brief Note on Game of Thrones

Updated 5:19 PM 4/8/19: Corrected rating on Smackdown tag match Right now, it is about 3:20 PM Eastern time on Monday. I started up the pre-show at 8 AM. 8 AM! Granted, the show itself ended about 20 minutes ago, but that's after skipping pretty much everything on the pre-show that wasn't an actual match. … Continue reading WrestleMania 35 Review

Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. War Raiders (c) – NXT Tag Team Championship Match ' Behold the splendor of the fantastic opening match! There really isn't anything quite like having a show open with a completely bonkers spot fest. It gets one super hype for wrestling, even when there's like 27 hours off it remaining … Continue reading Takeover: New York Review