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When he died in 2024, Michael Knott left behind one of the most iconic — and mercurial — catalogs in the history of Christian music, consisting of dozens of titles released under both his own name and ...

The lack of cultural hermeneutics strikes again. If you’ve read my political posts, then you’ve probably seen me bring up “cultural hermeneutics” at least once or twice before. Hermeneutics is usually ...

Roku’s new ad-free service features thousands of titles from Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise. So what, exactly, does Howdy offer? Well, I’ve spent some time going through its archives, ...

With striking imagery, heady metaphysics, and meandering plots, David Zindell presented a fascinating (and frustrating) vision of the distant future. The moment I saw David Zindell’s Neverness sitting ...

Even if I never run a Lancer campaign, I’ve still thoroughly enjoyed the imagination and creativity on display in its lore. Humanity exists in many forms in the the distant future. Lancer is set in ...

Update: A month has passed, and Google’s AI still doesn’t know how to spell the days of the week. By now, it’s common knowledge that Google’s AI search can be… unreliable. Back in 2024, the world’s ...

The Cure has established one of the most iconic and influential catalogs of music in the annals of alternative, goth, and post-punk. The Cure is my favorite band. And not just because they formed in ...

The posters include Studio Ghibli titles and Hollywood blockbusters, and I want them all hanging on my walls. It’s hard to see movie posters as anything other than glorified advertisements that are ...

Glasgow’s The Twilight Sad have been a frequent touring partner of The Cure — they opened for the goth icons when we saw them back in 2023 — and Robert Smith himself has called the Scottish band ...