📻 This will surely do, slow morning song. #CrucialTracks Like a River, by Ocie Elliott View entry: https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/maique/20261009

Powers of Death Is Almost Here… Editing is complete, and Sabina’s next mystery is back with my publisher. Fingers crossed […] The post Powers of Death Is Almost Here… appeared first on…

Book #1 of the Witcher this is my 3rd or 4th time reading it

Our local Red Cross chapter was soliciting volunteers to participate in a Metallica- themed blood drive occurring through the end of the year at the local Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip.…

Digger (2026) • View trailer Four stars (out of five); rated R, for relentless profanity Available via: Movie theaters By Derrick Bang • P ublished in The Davis Enterprise , 10.11.26 <sp

Hello! After a minor glitch in the release schedule, my new chip-break EP "lol physics" is out! This was a super fun one to work on, combining chiptune sounds, breakbeats, and hand crafted algorithms…

Stef Smith's stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel continues its UK tour with a week at London's Richmond Theatre. The post &#8216;The Haunting of Hill House&#8217; review &#8211; It’s hard to…

[NOTE: seriously, some of the links for those comics are Not Safe for Work. You&#8217;ve been warned&#8230;quit your job before clicking.] Your pal Mike&#8217;s been burning the candle at both ends…

Disneyland slides from the 1950s! They're hard to beat. Today's examples are really nice - starting with this great Fantasyland view, filled with the usual riot of colors and patterns. Overhead,…

The Brahms and Ligeti are both exceptional

And some gryphons to round out my triumphant return to drawing reader questions! It feels good to be (partially) back! I can&#8217;t wait to get the actual COMIC back up and running! You know what…

The painting of the Red Cliffs of New Mexico on Santa Fe&#8217;s 1955 calendars is by Willard Frederick Elms (1900-1956). A Chicago native, Elm studied and later taught at the Art Institute while he…

[1978] The power-pop party continues with all the misses and non memories from all the great regional nobodies you never heard of. Real Life Saver 's got all of the lovely hooks... melodiousness for…

Talia Tucker’s 2026 Ghosted is an upcoming1 comedic horror coming-of-age&nbsp;novel. Keziah Nam attends Sacred Heart Preparatory School for Girls. Despite the name, Sacred Heart does have an abundant…

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Once again, Wisconsin Anger Team casually launch a new album into the airwaves with zero marketing strategy. No big campaign, no carefully timed rollout. Just a simple email notification for their…

Results from the past aren&#8217;t always the best predictor of success today, but in the case of Pressure Wheel, it’s no big surprise to see this level of quality and conviction. The band consists…

Have we all gone completely mad? Seriously. We live in a world where people struggle to pay their mortgages, governments drown in debt, banks worry about inflation and central bankers agonise over…

I’ve enjoyed John Grisham books in the past, but he’s mainly known for legal thrillers. However, in&#160;the NY Times review&#160;of his latest book, I saw this:Grisham has written dozens of books…

&nbsp;Here is a d100 encounter table tailored for a Sword &amp; Sorcery Lovecraftian setting—a world of pulp action, ancient decadent empires, strange magic, cosmic horror, and bronze/iron-age…

Éthique à l’usage de mon fils Personal Rating: 9/10 - I read this book while I was in grade 9. It profoundly changed my perspective on life and started to spark my interest in different areas of…

It's a big weekend for Bear Alley Books as we head into town for the Colchester Swap Meet. This is the fourth such get-together and I think I enjoy each one more than the last. There's always plenty…

Hercules #5 is dated July 1968. The issue is edited by Sal Gentile who took over from Dick Giordano who was beginning his tenure at DC. There seems little evidence of his hand in this issue though.…

AM1200 An American Werewolf in London Dawn of the Dead Frankenweenie Goosebumps Gremlins Haunted Mansion I am a Hero It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown Monster House Muppets Haunted Mansion Pitch…

The Librarians by Sherry Thomas read by Louisa Zhu Books on Tape, 2025. 13 hours, 45 minutes. Review written March 24, 2026, from a library book. Can I resist a book with this title and a picture of…

While I know they have a warm spot in many aughts hearts, and despite a penchant for fuzz-crusted punk in the Blogspot days, I never hit deep on Lumpy and the Dumpers. My loss, I assume. For the past…

If you're interested in an enormous electric locomotive with an industrial appearance, two different oddball operating voltages, and a truly hideous loading gauge, you're in luck! Kennecott Copper…

For the following three days, I’ll pre-prepare my daily posts as I’ll be in locations without internet. For fun, based on my last post, it’ll be three Chris Christodoulou Risk of Rain 2 songs that I…

It&#8217;s time for a 48-Hour Book Challenge! I&#8217;ve been rereading old blog posts in honor of #Sonderbooks25, my 25th anniversary of writing Sonderbooks. I&#8217;m currently reading posts from…

In this episode, I&#8217;m joined by Jesse Korman, director of&#160;Yellow Eyes, the possession horror feature now streaming on Screambox. Jesse has produced over 30 films, directed a long list of…

Spike Fuck &#8220;Getting Sober&#8221; “Getting Sober” is a type of boogie rock song that was old fashioned back when Marc Bolan and David Bowie made it the basis of glam over 50 years ago. It’s…

Crucial Track for October 8, 2026: “Move” by jesse saint john What’s a hidden gem or underrated song you love? ∞ via Crucial Tracks

I've had this on repeat for most of the week. The lead single from their upcoming new album Dopamine Chamber. If you go back and listen to their first album, you'll see just how much their sound has…

Welcome to the party! It is a beautiful October day out and I did get out for morning sunshine (gotta boost the Vitamin D level) but I also created a new post today. Hope you will have a few moments…

In which I explore why I love Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew when I was 12. The post At 12 I Fell in Love with Taming of the Shrew first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf.

With the rapid evolution of generative AI in music, anyone can now craft high-quality beats instantly at the click of a button. Tools like Suno and Udio are constantly updating, and in the near…

I visit the Taylor Swift Subreddit regularly to follow along with news in the community, to read fun questions, and to see art made by fans. Lately I have been thinking along the lines of slashdiv…

I'm not going to join in the Cornell festival of blame , about which I know nothing that is not in the newspaper. However, I was reminded very strongly of the Hunter Thompson book I reviewed recently…

With humanity threatened by an ever-increasing array of technological, manmade and natural disasters, billionaire philanthropist Jeff Tracy has founded International Rescue. Operating from a secret…

Hello, I hope you don't mind me getting in touch. I'm trying to identify a rather obscure Dekkertoys space toy from my childhood, and having found Moonbase Central and your coverage of Dekkertoys…

About a month ago I was posting about an Urban Sprawl 7" that I picked up recently. As I was adding it to discogs I decided to see what else the label, Convulse Records , had put out, and a few…

"Scott Platt, the narrator of Fail Sons, is an unemployed forty-year-old Brooklynite who spent fifteen years editing the culture section at a glossy magazine before the decline of print journalism…

Today one does not hear very much about the movie Popi (1969), but upon its release it received mostly positive reviews and it did moderately well at the box office. It was also nominated for various…

Which supernatural and horror movies does a real ghost hunter watch to get in the mood for Halloween? Barri Ghai, star of 'Help! My House Is Haunted' tell us his top 10.

Acorn Bookshop, St. Paul, MN (Like and follow The Indie Bob Spot on Facebook) Years ago when I began this project one of my earliest visits was to a wonderful indie in the Como Park neighborhood of…

"Although I didn't listen to Billie Holiday while writing the novel, her music haunted my imagination throughout the process."

I did manage to catch the Morgan Library’s fantastic exhibit of Tarot card history and artwork right before it closed, last week. One of my favorite sights was this tantalizing sample of cards from…

&nbsp;© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected, all rights reserved.Most of this is AI generated. See what you think about how it presents an explanation for what's going on in this tune. I…

Cora Parago explores Houdini through the lens of loss and grief in Inescapable&nbsp;on CBC Radio on October 12, 2026. I love seeing our good friend Colleen Bak, author of Pins and Needles: Love…