So my last post ended up turning into a nineties nostalgia trip. Most people know the nineties stuff that holds up well in modern times or was super popular at the time. Animaniacs, Power Rangers, Pokémon, Rugrats, you know the words, feel free to sing along. But the nineties, like the 80’s, were full of …
Continue reading Three Classic 90’s Shows You Probably Forgot About (If You Ever Knew Them)
A little while ago I did a blog post about three youtube channels that are good for writing research. This is not a continuation of that blog post. As important as dedicating time, effort, and energy are to writing if you want to make a real go of it, it’s also important to have fun. …
So, if you follow movie news and reporting, you probably heard the term ‘superhero fatigue’ being bandied about - the idea that the general audience is getting sick of superhero movies due to overexposure. Usage of that term seems to have dropped off steeply since 2018, which isn’t surprising - 2018 brought us Black Panther, …
Continue reading Why Superhero Movies Might Never Die – and That’s Okay
So, I have a confession to make. I love bad movies that are the right kind of bad. I’m not going to say I enjoy them ‘ironically’ because that implies I don’t derive actual enjoyment from them. I absolutely do though - there’s something gleefully exciting in the earnestness of some of this absolute train …
Being a reader can be hard. That might seem like a silly thing to say. Reading is one of the most relaxing things you can do. There’s nothing quite like laying back on your couch on a snowy day, a book in one hand, a cup of coffee on the table with wisps of steam …
In my humble opinion, the best things in life are recommended. I wouldn’t discover a fraction of the things I enjoy if awesome people didn’t tell me about awesome things they’ve discovered. So in the spirit of paying it forward, here are some things I’ve been doing and enjoying over the past few weeks in …
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