In Praise of ‘Lost Episode’ Creepypastas
OnWhile I’m at best a mild fan of creepypasta, or internet horror stories, I’ve always had a soft spot for the lost episode creepypastas about evil TV shows.
Category: Essays
Longer form pieces.
Jelle’s Marble Runs Is One of YouTube’s Most Relaxing and Fun Channels
OnIf you’re looking for something to relax to, check out Jelle’s Marble Runs, YouTube’s most slackful channel, featuring massive marble mazes.
Things That Are Neat: Crows!
OnIf you’re not already on board with crows, then, oh dang, are you missing out, because they’re beautiful, smart and just generally awesome.
Rashida Jones’ New Sitcom, ‘Kevin Can Fuck Himself,’ Sounds Like an Amazing Take on Awful Sitcom Tropes
OnRecently, news came out about Rashida Jones’ new sitcom, tenatively titled Kevin Can Fuck Himself, taking aim at the awful way sitcom wives are treated.
R.I.P. Hardy Fox, a.k.a Charles Bobuck, Composer for The Residents
OnEarlier this week, Hardy Fox, the longtime composer for the Residents passed away from brain cancer; he was 73 years old, and survived by his husband
Why Doesn’t American Reality TV Learn From the Lessons of The Great British Bake Off?
OnIt’s been an international hit for ages, but why hasn’t American TV seemingly learned anything from ‘The Great British Bake Off’?
On the Impossibility of Being Disabled in Tory Britain
OnIt is said that we are living in an Age of Austerity here in Britain, yet let no man say that we are suffering from austerity of the spirit! It is written in the Book of Matthew that “the last will come…
The Tale Of The Hot ER Doc
On“Which of my many poor decisions brought me here?” she thought to herself. Was it owning a body that exceeded its warranty? She’d had a good run. Thirty years is a long time to keep yourself alive if you really have no…
Dale Comer: Words Of Remembrance
OnThis Saturday, June 27th, 2015, was the memorial for Dale Comer. This is the text of the speech I gave. At the memorial, the Dale Comer Scholarship was announced, providing at least $500 a year for Broadcast Engineering students at Bates Technical…
Wikipedia Article Word Counts, Compared
OnHistory The Punic Wars: 3,478 words Star Wars: 13,311 words Horatio Nelson: 15,229 words Optimus Prime: 16,469 words Ching Shih (the 19th-century pirate queen who commanded one of the largest pirate fleets in human history): 2,115 words Samus Aran: 4,713…