Random Nerdery: Nathan Fillion’s Uncharted, Godzilla, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Shazam!
Nathan Fillion makes an awesome fan film, Godzilla comes stomping back, and DC’s new titles lighten the mood a little.James Gunn’s Offensive Tweets and Online Mob Justice
Are we really OK with operating under the assumption that people can’t change and mature over the years?Weekend Reads: Die Hard Turns 30, Hannah Gadsby, Floppy Disk Albums, Luke Skywalker, the World Cup & more
Also: 2001, The Atomic Cafe, the Ultima video games, Akira’s influence, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Dark Knight, comic book industry woes, Ingmar Bergman, and vintage computers.How did I become a soccer fan?
Possibly the greatest stunner in this year’s World Cup.Some Random Reflections Upon Returning to Middle-earth
After recently introducing our kids to the classic film trilogy, I’ve been thinking about it ever since.Watch The Cure’s Epic 40th Anniversary Concert
A good reminder that The Cure really have released a mind-blowing amount of amazing music over the years.Your Public Library as a Streaming Service
If you haven’t been to your local library in awhile, then you might be in for a pleasant surprise.Ways of Seeing Is The Advisory Circle’s Most Accessible Album, But It’s Still Pretty Weird (Review)
The Council’s latest takes the Ghost Box aesthetic in more straightforward — though still odd and otherworldly — directions.Weekend Reads: RIP Richard Swift, Akira, Zooropa, Praising RSS, Reassessing the Sexual Revolution & more
Also: Enter the Dragon’s overrated-ness, alone in the universe, saving government websites, Google’s quandaries, Tim Berners-Lee, and the weirdness of zero.In Rotation: The Mary Onettes, Mondo Grosso, Pure Bathing Culture (Review)
The Mary Onettes return with more dreamy pop, Mondo Grosso delivers euphoric electronica, and Pure Bathing Culture cover The Blue Nile.Random Nerdery: Kim Ji-woon’s Jin-Roh, Netflix’s Wu Assassins, Showtime’s Halo
A live-action take on an anime classic, a new martial arts/sci-fi series, and one of the biggest video games gets a TV series.The Boundless Optimism of Japan’s “City Pop”
The music of artists like Toshiki Kadomatsu sounds utterly disposable but I can’t get enough of it these days.
