In 2004, Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist published his debut novel Låt den rätte komma in, or Let the Right One In. The book was a bestseller in Sweden, and after being approached by a producer and a director, Lindqvist penned the screenplay for the 2008 film adaptation. One of the most striking aspects of … Continue reading Let the Right One In (2008) & Let Me In (2010)
Every summer, the Free Times/Post and Courier in Columbia releases their Power List, which features the movers and shakers from the previous 12 months. Since last year, they’ve been releasing two separate lists: 25 people integral to Columbia politics, and 25 who shape the city’s culture. Then I compare the new list to the previous … Continue reading Power List 2021: Where are they now? PART I
I've never been a big comic book guy. For whatever reason, it's a medium which really hasn't connected with me in a major way. My parents bought me comic books, but none of them ended up being anything I wanted to follow. The most attention I've ever paid to comics was a period of a … Continue reading 30 Days of Night (2007)
So it’s been about a week since I started this little introspective tangent, and I guess now we’re getting into what one could term “the good stuff”. Here’s where I deal with the big realities, in the order they came. I’m not straight. I only allowed myself to believe this near the end of my … Continue reading Who I Am Now
I was only a couple of months into my first year of college when I learned that the band Rage Against the Machine had broken up. This was in 2000, back in the days where a band breaking up seemed to have actual stakes, and didn't just mean they would reunite in five years. The … Continue reading Audioslave: why?
Serial killers are prime fodder for horror creators and fans. We don't actually have werewolves or vampires, but there is a nonzero chance that we will, at some point in our lives, cross paths with a real-life monster. The true crime industry is built on the lurid stories of victims and murderers, and the most … Continue reading Jack The Ripper Special: The Lodger (1944) & From Hell (2001)
Using the website albumoftheyear.org, which aggregates all the reviews for every new CD, I'm going to listen to the worst album of every year until the current day. Following that, I'll write up a review to tell you about the artist(s), how bad the album is, what if any impact it had on their career, … Continue reading Worst Album Ever: 1968
Using the website albumoftheyear.org, which aggregates all the reviews for every new CD, I'm going to listen to the worst album of every year until the current day. Following that, I'll write up a review to tell you about the artist(s), how bad the album is, what if any impact it had on their career, … Continue reading Worst Album Ever: 1967
The good news is that I would say that federal legalization or at the very least decriminalization is on its way. The bad news is that I'm worried that Biden won't do it until right before the 2024 election. Maybe if he decriminalizes it now, and keeps his promise to free drug offenders, we can … Continue reading April 20, 2022 – State of the State: 420 Edition
Using the website albumoftheyear.org, which aggregates all the reviews for every new CD, I'm going to listen to the worst album of every year until the current day. Following that, I'll write up a review to tell you about the artist(s), how bad the album is, what if any impact it had on their career, … Continue reading Worst Album Ever: 1966
Using the website albumoftheyear.org, which aggregates all the reviews for every new CD, I'm going to listen to the worst album of every year until the current day. Following that, I'll write up a review to tell you about the artist(s), how bad the album is, what if any impact it had on their career, … Continue reading Worst Album Ever: 1965
Pandemonium of Absence 