For absolutely no particular reason, I watched the first episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King the other night.(I almost said “re-watched” because I can’t imagine I haven’t seen this before, but it’s…

This is the third post in a row in a mini series of old Epitaph Records releases that I have stumbled on in recent weeks. I was running down an Epitaph discography that I found online, and I was…

Questioning scary movies' effects

I went to the National Book Festival yesterday! Based on my blog posts, I’ve been to the National Book Festival six times in the past – but I burned out on it after they moved it from the…

For you folks of the internet not familiar with the name, I’m talking about Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (conjure at your own risk). Or, for those more familiar to him, just Harry…

The Summer of 2026 is drawing to a close, and while many of us won't miss the insane heat we had on a number of days, I know plenty of schoolkids (and some teachers!) are bummed to return to the…

“ conformitygate ” is the fan theory that, by the end of Stranger Things, the main characters may believe they’ve won their freedom, but they’re trapped in a false world overseen by Vecna—primarily…

Rating: ⭐️Category: FilmURL: imdb.comWasn't expecting to enjoy that but it was pretty great. I love a happy ending.

Thought we’d somehow messed up & missed Castle Rat, but just got the ticket reminder. This is a good season! Melvins & Red Fang already, with Castle Rat, Converge, Oh Sees & Angine…

A new Toy Story is out now or coming soon, and I don’t care. I’ve never seen a Toy Story movie, and never will. Looks like nothing but ads. ... [read more]

Claire Keegan’s novella Small things like these is very sweet and the ending is so triumphant and satisfying and punk rock that it’s going to stay with me for a very long time. I leave this rare book…

It's got some good stuff, some stupid stuff, some ludicrous stuff, but in the end it was alright.This is a post pulled in via Letterboxd, find all of them here. Reviews are short and sweet and…

This 2007 23-minute-long film features Brit Marling in her first role. I stumbled on it last week while compiling a list of movies I really liked, a number of which feature her, including "Another…

[ Mutts , August 23, 2026. Click for a larger view.] Today’s Mutts takes up a great American song. I’m glad I didn’t miss the title (aka “throwaway”) panel. Related reading All OCA Beach Boys posts…

Inspired by elmcat's Death of a Hobby . Hey you! Want to run a new campaign of Pingdom? You know, the tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) where you: Worship the cult of the new. Inflate your debt…

This 2 CD set is a time capsule of Bing's halcyon radio days, drawing together a selection of songs from 1937-1946 that have never appeared on CD. Kraft Music Hall Time Volume 3 is a remarkable 2-CD…

Here's the latest from our man in London, Jonathan Pie. This guy is magnificent… [...]Read More... from The Value of Pie

This is a very solid movie. I really enjoyed it the whole way through and would happily watch it again.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is so far my favorite movie of 2026.Writer/Director Jane Schoenbrun is a goddamn mad genius, who weaves horror tropes, nostalgia, humor, pop culture, and deft…

Show: Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4E5 — "Level-Five Transporter Accident" Aka The one when the crew turns into puppets (you read that correctly). This episode was an improvement over the one where…

Part religious rebellion, part tantalizing Twilight-inspired true romance, and part Bonnie and Clyde, Winstead's thrilling book is difficult to put in a convenient genre box, but that makes it all…

I’m going to be at WorldCon in Anaheim California Thursday August 27 – Sunday August 30! If you are also it this event I’d love to say hello. I don’t have any programming this…

This was a very lucky chance find the other day. I'd previously played the second album on here, but that one's available on Youtube and I wasnt sure I'd ever stumble into the first. Well, lo and…

Thoughts on TV shows and my current viewing habits. This so-called recurring post is certainly becoming quite irregular, as It’s been over a year since I wrote the last instalment of The Idiot Box. I…

Lynn Darnton and the Tribe of the Sacred Mushroom, 1968 vs 1978, from the BBC’s Everyman series. In 1967, Lynn Darnton was living in North London with members of The Exploding Galaxy, an…

Charlie: Ugh...What do you guys want to do now? Natalie: I don't really care what you do. Today has been a complete waste of time. Charlie: Brew is right. Dougie: We should at least do something…

Sunday. The Color of an Emtpy Room is an original song by Ultimate Rick Jones. It marks the first time I worked with John Serrano, which would prove portentious for the future. The tune has slimy…

Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon . *** I t is time for me to spin my Steve-Does-Destiny Wheel of Fortune marked "August 1976"…

Beth Accomando interviewing Chuck Tingle Kelly got us tickets to see Chuck Tingle speak at KPBS San Diego Book Festival. It was a hot day and it was great to peruse the booths and the energy of the…

Lang Lang (from the Web page for purchasing tickets to his October recital) The first solo piano recital of the season in Davies Symphony Hall will take place at the beginning of October. Some may…

Blogging life feels a little frantic right now!  There are so many new dolls coming into my house, it's hard to keep up.  But it's also really fun to be surrounded by so many new things.…

Misanthropic deconstructed bleak and/or avant black metal/punk adjacent sounds.. I don't know what this is or where it comes from....but I want more. RIGOR <div class="sep

Solid presentation. Still, i didn't like it; and somehow feel bad because of it. McKellen seemed to have fun though, which is only fair, given that he is the only person who is «allowed» to have…

Apparently I've been on a bit of an anime nostalgia spree recently. First ATLA, now Madoka Magica. I remember being obsessed with this show circa 2012. I've been watching some YouTube clips and…

Introduction Opening Passage: The youthful gentleman in the scarlet coat with blue facings and gold lace, who was seated in the window of Lady Worth's drawing-room, idly looking down into the street,…

Malaysian artist&#160;Lyia Meta is a highly accomplished, award-winning and Grammy-nominated Renaissance woman in every sense of the word. She&#8217;s not only an insanely talented singer, songwriter…

In 2018, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie teamed up to make a short PSA about the dangers of frame rate interpolation, a.k.a. the soap opera effect : = 2x) and (width >= 700px)"…

(14 Jan 2004) – Season 3 Episode 12 (Serial 164)

The week’s Bizarro cartoons and photo of me and one of my favorite high school teachers.

The end is in sight. This week, we start with the top shelf of my very last set of bookshelves in this tour of my personal comics library. This particular set of bookshelves is the very oldest, one…

It's quite remarkable how the tone of this series totally changes depending on which couple is in focus - it's almost like three shows for the price of one. Read more The post Seihantai na Kimi to…

Not for the first time this month , we're hitting an extended groove that serves more for a massive jam session than a proper song. This time, it's Bay Area neo-psychedelia band Wooden Shjips (see…

Back in 2020 I posted an item about the 1959 crime film Odds Against Tomorrow which has a couple of Alabama connections, one of them tenuous. The other Alabama connection appears about midway through…

I'll be playing an all-new set of songs, The Darkside Truth , about the early days of punk. Support from Glaswegian songwriter and music entrepreneur Lorraine Lucas Tickets:…

Bardas Loredan, no longer fencer-at-law, attempts to make a living as a bowyer. Unfortunately, both his relatives, the Bank, and the Foundation are about to thoroughly stymie him. I didn’t find this…

let's take a look at the tbr options.

A documentary about the Chauvet Cave by Werner Herzog. A mesmerizing look at some of the oldest art done by our ancestors, which tries to listen to the echo it emanates today; which oftentimes feels…

I&#8217;m handing over to my lovely No But Listen co-author Kevin for today&#8217;s post! Check out some more of his work here. After three years of accidentally ignoring it, I finally started…

Dungeon Crawler CarlAuthor: Matt DinnimanGenre: Fantast, Sci-fiReleased: 2020Rating: ★★★★★You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And…

I love this little book so much. Although, it was a lot milder than I was expecting! (In terms of violence, aka there is none lol) If you feel or ever felt that you didn't fit in with the "norm",…