Back when Chernobyl first aired on HBO in 2019, I was hooked right away. It’s a riveting historical look at what went wrong (and continued to go wrong) around the nuclear disaster, and it’s a must watch in my book. Yes, it’s got some language (and a whole lot of very grisly looks at what […]
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Hey look! I had a chance to actually write another blog post! It’s been a really busy couple of weeks. Usually I try and get my blog written during my lunch breaks, but I’ve had three solid days of work where I was out of the office at all day meetings that weren’t conducive to
Last night we watched the Charlie Brown Christmas special, and I reflected back for a bit on how much things have changed since the times when I used to watch that as a kid. Not just the fact that it’s one of the few overtly religious kids Christmas specials out there, but how back in
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First off, the good: any time I’m still watching a show in its fifth season, that’s a sign that I’m a pretty big fan of what they’ve been producing. And Only Murders in the Building is a genuinely good show. The first season was fantastic. Steve Martin and Martin Short and Selena Gomez play off
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This semester, I’m helping to teach a seminar on Stranger Things. Yes, I get to do cool things like this and get paid for it. Yes, I am very grateful for that opportunity. I get to watch a show I’ve really enjoyed, this time with a critical eye to see what’s happening, how it all
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