The Odyssey (again), Everything Is Tuberculosis, etc. (TWIRecap 7/27)
Thoughts on the week: 2 movies, 3 books, 1 game jam docuseries The Odyssey Round 2 (Christopher Nolan, 2026)Less than 48 hours after my first viewing (and...
Rent-A-Cat, A Children's Bible, etc. (TWIRecap 6/15)
We’re back with thoughts on the things I experienced over the past week: 2(+) movies, a TV show available on YouTube, 2 novels, and one concert. Movies & TV...
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Finally understanding my problems with Fantasy [Issue #5]
A few years ago, I was sitting on a train talking to the second-most-interesting person I’ve ever met: a guy who had some genuinely compelling story about...
Jackass 5, The AI Con, etc. (TWIRecap 7/6)
Thoughts on the things I experienced over the past week: 1 Novel, 1 Non-Fiction Book, and 1 Very American Triple Feature. Also: On the dedicated newsletters...
"More Everything Forever" Review: Billionaire Delusions
“Every Billionaire is a Policy Failure.” It’s a beautifully succinct phrase, at one time the Twitter name of Dan Riffle, former policy advisor for...
Katsura Sunshine, Your Name., etc. (TWIRecap 7-17)
Light week! 1 performance, 1 movie, 1 novel. Rakugo by Katsura SunshineMy favorite manga currently in serialization is Akane-Banashi, a manga devoted to a...
Camp Miasma, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Crank, etc.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Comrades Almost a Love Story, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey (again), The Director, Crank, Edge of Tomorrow, Super Nintendo, Monochrome Days
What if Flock cameras were cute tho
The above image was captured earlier today by a traffic camera at the West 72nd Street entrance to Central Park. There are other cameras five blocks north,...
007 First Light, The Invite, etc. (TWIRecap 6/29)
Thoughts on the things I experienced over the past week: 1 Movie, 1 Manga, 1 Video Essay, & 1 Video Game The Invite (Olivia Wilde, 2026)The Invite is...
The Furious, Widow's Bay, Etc. (TWIRecap 6/22)
Thoughts on the things I experienced over the past week: 4 Movies, 1 TV show, 1 TV special taping of a play, & 1 novel The Furious (Kenji Tanigaki,...
My favorite hobby is hating AI
For years, I was obsessed with cryptocurrency… though not in the way most people tend to be. I would spend hours every single week watching videos, listening...
Backrooms, My Heart Is A Chainsaw, Etc. (TWIRecap 6/8)
Trying something new! These are the things I experienced within the last calendar week. Movies The Backrooms (Kane Parsons, 2026)I’m not a big Liminal Spaces...
Indelible City, Dante's Peak, etc. (TWIRecap 7/20)
Thoughts on things I’ve experienced over the past week: 2 Movies, 1 Book, & 1 Finale of a 5-Part Video Essay Series DodgeBall: a TRUE underdog story (Rawson...
End of Oak Street, It Ends, Buddy, Coyote v Acme (TWIRecap Catch-Up #1)
Fallen behind so doing a catch-up in three parts: two on (4) movies (each) and a third on (3-4) books. Also, if you haven’t read about me jumping out of a...
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Ringing in the New Year with V for Vendetta [Hot Take #2]
In high school, my new friends called me V. My old friends mostly still called me "Alec" and the teachers were kind of all over the place, but I didn't care...