I’m not really big on swords and shit. I mean, I’ve watched all the Game of Thrones shows so far, but it’s not generally my genre. The whole fantasy thing. And, sure, I’ve enjoyed most of Game of Thrones, but the seriousness and weirdly similarly-named kings and princes and whatnot …
I’m pretty sure this isn’t how any of this works. Sure it was 1977. And it was the Soviet Union. But is there not formal training for CIA agents? Both then and now? Well, that is a logic hump you’re going to have to clear to believe what happens in …
Is it weird that I watch a show based on a video game I’ve never played? I mean, I played The Last of Us before watching that show and enjoyed it quite a bit. Both the game and the TV program. Well, I’m here to say that it’s totally fine …
I do enjoy when old men continue to make propulsive indie rock music despite both the genre and their testosterone …
First, I agree that hell is an airport. Second, I don’t love the name of this band — despite it being …
This is where my lack of music history knowledge fails me. And my “I don’t know, I just like it” …
There is something distinctly throw-back about Things Will be Different. If you consider the 90s to be “back.” A clearly independent film that uses sci-fi as its base, but doesn’t feel the need to really explain the science, nor really show it. Some of it is due to budgetary restraints …
I’m not certain I’m quite nerdy enough for some books. I’d count The Future in their ranks. Not that I can’t get down with the tech and sci-fi in this novel, but there enough tech and sci-fi that anyone without at least a base of that stuff in their lives …
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the world is burning pile of garbage. It’s not even relegated to one area or continent; it’s every corner of the Earth. But the longest and most intractable fire seems to be the Middle East. More pointedly Israel and Palestine. Granted, 2025 has …
This was a good book. I don’t say that often enough. And because of that I feel like a bad consumer of literature. I mean, I used to enjoy reading. I did it a lot. As the years have progressed, though, I’ve sloughed off that part of my brain. Mostly …
I guess this is what you’d call low stakes in the true crime game. Nobody is dead, there’s no like …
I was a fan of Reply All. And was in the middle of my glory with it when “The Test …
Psychogenic illness is fascinating. Mass psychogenic illness is even more interesting. Such was the case in Leroy, NY when a whole group …
Booze & Grub: NYC
If you don’t like big, long, hot, wet things in your mouth, then this is not the place for you. …
I’ve had too many drunken diner experiences to count. I’ve recounted some of them here, but there’s always space for …
The Dutch is a joint that doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is. How’s that for a …
The morons in this place wouldn’t let us sit at a table without ordering food. The bar is the size …
Quality Meats is a confusing joint right off the bat. It feels subterranean, but it’s not really subterranean. Or is …
Booze & Grub: NJ
A modern-day diner. Mean, mean stride. Today’s Tom Sawyer. Mean, mean sides… of bacon and whatnot. Because what is a …
There is something about eating sushi in an aging restaurant next to the Garden State Parkway the feels a bit …
This place is not only an institution, it kinda looks like one. If that institution was a bizarro 1970’s time …
There is nothing like mall Chinese food. You have your Panda Express and something with the word ‘Wok’ in it… …
I’m not sure what circumstances brought us this low. I believe it was after a very late doctor’s appointment at …
