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Movies

Enter the Room: What If You Can’t Trust the Person You Are?

Harry Waldman turns sibling friction into a 15-minute disorienting psychological thriller, but can its revelation bear the weight of its carefully built tension?

4 min read Oct 17

TTRPG

Who's on First Watch? — The Daggerheart Table That Feels Scripted (Without a Script)

A love letter to Who's on First Watch?, the self-funded Daggerheart actual play that sounds professionally produced.

5 min read Sep 12

Parenting

All Our Broken Beaches: Thoughtlessness of Strangers

A day at the beach turns sour when inconsiderate visitors park machines on the sand where children play, filling the air with gasoline fumes.

3 min read Aug 17

Sam Raimi

Spiderman 2002: The Original That Still Holds Up

Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man remains the gold standard for superhero origin stories, blending earnest storytelling with groundbreaking visuals.

3 min read Aug 8

Mind-Body Connection

Your Mind = Your Body

When my dad died, I discovered how deeply the mind impacts the body.

2 min read Aug 7

Student Debt

The Lifeboat Is A Lie

The with student loans getting hiked by the Feds, new data reveals half of those with debt could face payment hikes of $500+ monthly.

4 min read Jul 30

Nature Writing

Dead Tree; Dead Bird

I am suddenly reminded of the little body in the street from some days before—the little body still and unmoving in the middle of the road.

4 min read Jul 12

Democratic Party

Democrats Are Wasting Millions to... Stop Their Best Candidates?

The Democratic Party is spending $40 million to attack progressive candidates like Abdul El-Sayed and Kai Newkirk—leaders who champion Medicare for All, economic justice, and real accountability. These grassroots champions are being silenced while the establishment clings to a failing status quo.

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Retro Tech

The Commodore Callback 8020 Sounds Great — Until You Actually Need a Phone

The Commodore Callback 8020 is a $399 retro flip phone running Sailfish OS with system-level social media and browser blocking.

3 min read Jul 8

Em Dash

Reclaiming the EM Dash: Don't Be Punctuated by AI

As a teacher, proofreader, and writer, I am perhaps unusually passionate about the em dash. I feel personally incised by the way people are abandoning this punctuation mark.

6 min read Jul 7