Editor’s Note: All of these links point to the channel but going forth I will be editing in links to the correct page on this site for all of 2017. This is merely for easy convenience for those seeking the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Intro
In TV criticism, there’s a pretty common cliche – that I myself use all the time – that a mediocre episode of a particular TV show is still better than most television, and this episode is a great demonstration of … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Five, “Homer Defined”
Welcome to the second half of the WWII-era magazine review! Last week was a working-class general interest magazine from 1941, when America was on the brink of war and desperately itching for a reason to go. This week we’re looking … Continue reading Let’s Read Harper’s Bazaar from 1942!
The train entered a tunnel, and everything went dark. It went quiet as well. A few people moved around. Some coughs, but otherwise just the humming of the engine and the tunnel winds. 18 minutes felt like hours. Occasionally Zenon … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 Car 2: The Switch
The full chart: https://weeklytop40.wordpress.com/1981/09/26/us-top-40-singles-week-ending-september-26-1981/ How’s the chart as a whole? I regret wasting that F on last week’s chart from 1986. While that chart was full of tacky, disposable music, much of it was at least peppy and listenable. 1981, … Continue reading American Top 40 Flashback: September 26, 1981
Hello! If you’re reading this you’ve decided that you love musicals so much that you want to go back and read the old Musicals Threads. That’s great! Feel free to comment and join us each Tuesday to discuss all things … Continue reading Musicals Thread (Feeling Blue)
The Resistance had seen a resurgence in strength since 2 years prior. The base invasion had left them with fewer members, but more determination. They had rid themselves of the System moles and survived the worst of the attacks. Now, … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 Car 1: A Train to Catch
Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 9: “The ABC’s of Beth” Grade: B+ A dialogue-heavy episode allows for a whole lot of zingers. I’m going to need to watch this again soon to get the entirety of it- there’s a … Continue reading “The ABC’s of Beth” Rick and Morty S3 E9
The previous episode found a vein of both comedy and pathos in the limits of Homer’s assholishness; “Bart The Murderer” finds it in Lisa Bart. As he’ll put it a few seasons later, Bart doesn’t want to be a criminal, he wants … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Four, “Bart The Murderer”
For this week and next week, I will be spotlighting the great era of American print journalism during World War II. I say “great” in part because of the outstanding quality of art, prose, and intellectualism that the magazines of … Continue reading Let’s Read Liberty Magazine from 1941!
Time for a new game of Werewolf! This next game is going to be a sequel to the first game I hosted: Cyberpunk! If you’d like to look over the previous drama, you can read through The Story or for a full … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 Signups
Hello! If you’re reading this you’ve decided that you love musicals so much that you want to go back and read the old Musicals Threads. That’s great! Feel free to comment and join us each Tuesday to discuss all … Continue reading Musicals Thread (The First!)
“You can never give / the finger to the blind.” And with that bizarre, hilarious non-sequitur dryly delivered over a rubbery, wobbly slow-motion guitar riff, Luna took off. Luna was the successor to songwriter/guitarist Dean Wareham’s beloved cult band Galaxie … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Luna
Lt. Barclay was nervous. Everything happening on this ship, the changelings, life on the Enterprise was never this stressful. The holodeck. The holodeck was a refuge, a safe harbor nothing bad could ever happen on the holodeck. But Lt. Barclay … Continue reading Werewolf Away Team – Day 6
One of the major aspects of The Simpsons fall from grace is Jerkass Homer, the name given to the warped version of Homer over the seasons that Mike Scully was showrunner (named after a line where Homer nearly runs over someone, crying … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Three, “When Flanders Failed”
Counselor Troi was feeling good about herself as she retired for the evening. Empaths weren’t used to getting much respect in Starfleet, but her time had finally come. Yes, all it took was an infestation of Changelings, and the murder … Continue reading Werewolf Away Team – Day 5
Look magazine ran from 1937-1971 and was a less prestigious but no less popular competitor of Life magazine. Today its lasting legacy is probably for launching the photography career of Stanley Kubrick, but at its peak circulation the magazine was a household fixture … Continue reading Let’s Look at Future Predictions from 1962! (Look Magazine)
Ensign Zecko Callahan was a man who always had a plan to follow. Whether it was to enlist in Starfleet, to graduate with honors, or to finally live his dream: of serving aboard a real starship and travelling the galaxy. … Continue reading Werewolf Away Team – Day 4
Cadet Salamander Janeway-Paris never knew quite where he fit in. Born as the result of one man’s incredible hubris, and stranded, forgotten, far off in the Delta quadrant, Sal didn’t have a lot of options for bettering himself. So it … Continue reading Werewolf Away Team – Day 3
Full chart: https://weeklytop40.wordpre… How’s the chart as a whole? Dreadful. I rate 1986 overall as a middle-of-the-pack 80s year, and I like the day-glo accents and British sophisti-pop that are hallmarks of the year. However, this chart is a showcase for … Continue reading American Top 40 Flashback: September 13, 1986
6 of 9 was having a hard time adjusting to their new crew. Although the former Borg was a dedicated worker, socializing with their peers came harder. So it came as a shock – or at least a strange happenstance … Continue reading Werewolf Away Team – Day 2
