To be unpopular…
I was fascinated by something Doug TenNapel (creator of Earthworm Jim if anyone knows that) said in an interview: “Culture tells us what is popular, not what is true.” This… Read more »
Category: Thoughts in Progress
Solving a Puzzle
I like to do jigsaw puzzles, and I’m quite pleased to have found online sites that actually let me do them quite easily. Sure, it doesn’t match physically handling and… Read more »
Are we there yet?
It’s time to get a little more serious here. If any of you are fans of Spiderman, you may know one of the most famous lines in all of comic-book… Read more »
Once in a Lifetime
While I love to take the opportunity to introduce interesting music as a means of exploring history and culture, this post isn’t really about The Talking Heads masterpiece, “Once in… Read more »
What I’m getting at, Part II: What value? Whose value?
I’ve asked the question before. “Would my life be any different if I hadn’t heard that?” It came up more and more frequently in recent months as it seemed the… Read more »
Pink Floyd and the Need of a Critic
I’m going to tell you some of the greatest complete albums ever created by a rock group. Read carefully: Wish You Were Here Dark Side of the Moon Animals The… Read more »
What I’m getting at, Part I: The Illusion of Superiority?
As a young boy in small-town Wisconsin, I would never have expected to live in a country not my own for over a third of my life (actually, 40% and… Read more »
My Brothers are Right
I woke up one day and realized I was far from the road of peace. It seemed I was constantly looking to my accounts for some kind of answers, but… Read more »