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I toyed with the idea of writing a review of “Midsommar,” but lately I’ve been feeling self-conscious about my writing, especially when it’s not “funny” and occasio
1.) Empire Strikes Back 2.) A New Pope 3.) Rogue 300 4.) The Force Enforcens 5.) This Attack of the Clones is Taking Its Toll on Me 6.) The Phantom of the Menace 7.) Space. Cool, huh? 8.) Flying in th
BREAKING NEWS: A professor named Evan Mandery went on a Cletus Safari and found he liked Cletus. A lot. “I’ll give you an A,” I say. “All you have to do is designate someone to get an F.”
Lately I’ve been feeling vexed by our country’s intense political polarization, so I reached out to a friend who remains loyal to our flamboyant, beleaguered president. I wanted to pick hi

There a couple of things I don’t like about Taibbi’s take on the upcoming election. I’m uncomfortable with his tone–which at times seems to betray a barely-disguised admiration
I was happy with the finale of Game of Thrones. I know it’s fashionable to trash the show now, but I’m not fashionable. I enjoyed the last episode because it felt like all the characters w

A few years back I used to make chicken enchiladas with a spicy sour cream sauce fairly often. It was a favorite of my better half. The sauce is incredibly simple: chicken stock thickened with a roux,
I use Amazon Music as my main music player and aggregator these days. I’m always looking for new music to add to my library and recently it recommended Janelle Monae’s “Dirty Compute
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