This was a good thing.

It was really only once I had struck out on my own, post-college, that I found running, as an activity, rounded out my life. Made life subtly better. Like a seasoning that enhances that which it touches, but is not necessarily all that enjoyable by itself.

At this moment, there is no better show currently releasing new episodes than the Great British Baking Show (or “The Bake Off” as our...

A couple weekends ago, I burned a dead apple tree. I cut it down first, of course, then spent basically all afternoon snapping branches...

Let’s start with an apposite fact: I’m kinda dogshit at chess. Prior to the pandemic, I had only played chess a handful of times. Then,...

American Movie (1999) This blog has taken too long to write. My guess as to why—why I’ve been reading books instead of writing it,...

The beast... is unleashed! If you’re not familiar with fighting games (and even if you are), I don’t expect you to understand what’s...

I believe that every person has a movie that they love tautologically. By that I mean, they love it because they love it. And the more...

There is a level of craft in fiction writing that transcends telling a story. It’s the kind of writing that simply feels true.

Before we get into my jibber jabber around why I enjoy the song "Kenaston" by Chilly Gonzales, I think it makes sense to simply have you...

You cannot convince me that Beyond the Black Rainbow is not a wonderful film experience.

If there exists a perfect comedic character, his name is Dr. Steve Brule. The oafish, overconfident, Doctor?, played by John C. Reilly,...

I want to talk about the original WAP: War and Peace. A book that was literally almost named All’s Well that Ends Well (spoiler, it...

I’ll lay this out immediately: I am an actual fan of Ina Garten. Her Food Network cooking show, The Barefoot Contessa, is soothing. Just...

In which I explore why Starship Troopers is an excellent movie.