Helgoland - Carlo Rovelli
A couple weekends ago, I burned a dead apple tree. I cut it down first, of course, then spent basically all afternoon snapping branches...
This was a good thing.
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Brett Willis
- Mar 23
- 6 min
Chess
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,...
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Brett Willis
- Mar 1
- 7 min
American Movie (1999)
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,...
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Brett Willis
- Jan 4
- 6 min
EVO Moment #37
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...
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Brett Willis
- Dec 1, 2021
- 6 min
Scrooge (1970)
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...
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Brett Willis
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
There is a level of craft in fiction writing that transcends telling a story. It’s the kind of writing that simply feels true.
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Brett Willis
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
"Kenaston" Solo Piano II, Chilly Gonzales
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...
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Brett Willis
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
You cannot convince me that Beyond the Black Rainbow is not a wonderful film experience.
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Brett Willis
- Oct 18, 2021
- 5 min
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule
If there exists a perfect comedic character, his name is Dr. Steve Brule. The oafish, overconfident, Doctor?, played by John C. Reilly,...
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Brett Willis
- Oct 13, 2021
- 8 min
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
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...
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Brett Willis
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
Ina Garten & The Barefoot Contessa
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...
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Brett Willis
- Sep 24, 2021
- 5 min
Starship Troopers (1997)
In which I explore why Starship Troopers is an excellent movie.
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In my experience, too few websites are dedicated to celebrating joy. So, I wanted to use this page to explore the movies, books, shows, writing, objects, and ideas that I *really* like. Also, I enjoy sketching. So this was a great excuse to do more of that.