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A Huge Thank You To All of My Supporters and a Brief Reflection on Our Spinning World
The Great Gatsby (2013): A Bombastic, Memorable Misfire
What’s Normal Isn’t Sustainable
The Slow and Sure Monetization of Everything
Understanding the TikTok Generation
The Prevailing Lessons of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
‘Postcard from Earth’ Is a Cinematic Miracle and Implicit Guilt Trip
The Christmas Movie That Scared Me Most as a Child
The Forgotten Lives of Forgotten Phones
Musk’s Latest Innovation: Space Raptors are the Future, Trust Me!”
Artificial Intelligence, Humanity and This Frozen Moment
Psychedelics and the Rediscovery of Awe
Trump Grows Literal Devil Horns, Christians Unbothered
Climate Change and the Power of Human Ingenuity
The Three-Trillion Dollar Industry That No One Understands
‘Interstellar’ Is a Spellbinding and Philosophical Odyssey
Support an Aspiring Writer This Holiday Season
‘Mario Galaxy,’ ‘Astro Bot,’ and Finding Joy and Whimsy in Uncertain Times
The Gen Z Report Podcast Episode 1: Hunter Biden's Pardon and Where We Stand as a Nation
Biden Is a Hypocrite. Here’s Why it Doesn’t Matter.
Swiss Army Man and the Beauty in Unexpected Places
Lost in an Ever-Creeping Future
My Friend the Born-Again Christian
‘Thanksgiving’ Is the Lovably Simplistic Birth of a Slasher Franchise
Hey Nerds, Where’s My Hoverboard?
When Coins Can’t Buy Happiness
Soul: The Kids Movie Made For Adults
Kava, Condoms, and My Friend The Septuagenarian
Artificial Intelligence, Pornography, and a Brave New World
Christianity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
How Apple Taught Me To Love Photography
‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Was a Shining Philosophical Endeavor for Nintendo
Gratitude in the Shadow of Tyranny
That Time I Accidentally Played Poker With The Lakers
Women Are Boycotting Sex Over Trump’s Election Victory
Lyrics Are Getting Harder to Hear and That May Be for the Best
Is the Future a Thing of the Past?
Don’t Look Up Is a Divisive Ode to Humanity
“Take On Me” and How Tones Change as Lyrics Age
Trump Picks Led Zeppelin to Lead the EPA
‘House of the Dragon’ Is Heating Up
“Crank Dat Soulja Boy” Raises Profound Philosophical Quandaries
The Case for Optimism in Trump's America (Audio)
‘Inside Out 2’ Is a Worthy Sequel With Something Missing
A Familiar Face in a Strange Place
The Case For Optimism in Trump’s America
‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Was a Shining Philosophical Endeavor for Nintendo
Schindler’s List Is a Timeless Cinematic Masterpiece in a Changing World
How The “Ex Machina Moment” Has Altered the Psychology of American Politics
Yes, the Trump Hitler Analogy Is Appropriate
To Vote For the Future Where Votes Still Matter (Audio)
Why I Think That Kamala Harris Will Win the 2024 Election (Audio)
The Stark Reality That Hovers Over the 2024 Election (Audio)
The Stark Reality That Hovers Over the 2024 Election
Our Love of Horror Movies and the Masochistic Search for Fear
Five Nights at Freddy’s Is Innovative, Nostalgic, and Divisive
‘Midnight Mass’ Is an Engaging, Chilling, Atmospheric Study of Religion
Why I Think That Kamala Harris Will Win the 2024 Election
Candyman (2021) Is a Needed Follow-Up to the 1992 Horror Film
‘Nope’ Is Jordan Peele’s Most Ambitious Project Yet
‘It’s What’s Inside’ Is Fun, Confusing, and Psychological
‘South Park: The End of Obesity’ Reinvigorates a Familiar Formula
‘Us’ Is a Masterful Horror and Racial Allegory
Artificial Intelligence and the Linguistic Infinity
To Vote While Votes Still Matter
Is the Oxford Comma Too Posh for Luddites?
The Art of the Em Dash and the Gradation of Sentence Breaks
‘Get Out’ Stands as One of the Most Important Horror Movies Ever Made
That Time I Inadvertently Sent a Homeless Man to Hell
Ex Machina and the Disconcerting Way That Sci-Fi Movies Age
'Civil War' Is a Divisive Ode to a Divided Country
‘It: Chapter Two’ — The ‘Grownups’ of Horror Movies
‘It’: The ‘Stand by Me’ of Horror Movies
Game of Thrones and the Enduring Sting of Anti-Climax
The ‘Halloween Trilogy’: Because 10 Halloween Movies Wasn’t Enough
The Majesty of a Total Solar Eclipse
‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ — A Cinematic Offbreed Fit to Its Name
Why the ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Soars Above the Original
2020: The Year That History Became Real (Audio)
The Intrinsic Terror of ‘Pet Sematary’ (1989)
‘Doctor Sleep’: The Flawed and Forgotten Sequel to ‘The Shining’
Why ‘The Shining’ Still Endures
2020: The Year That History Became Real
‘3 Body Problem’ May Be One of the Most Important TV Shows of the Decade
Hannibal (2013) Is a Macabre and Underappreciated Stroke of Brilliance
The Film That Scared Me Most as an Adult: Hereditary
3 Iconic Horror Films That Haven’t Aged Well
Donald Trump: The Idea and the Man (Audio)
The Future Is a Thing of the Past
Is The Last Airbender (2010) Really That Bad?
Is the Trump Hitler Analogy Appropriate? (Audio)
What I Learned From My First Solo International Trip
How “Harry Potter” Became the Gold Standard of Film Series Adaptations
Hasn't It All Been Said? (Audio)
The Permanence in the Imaginary
The Unmoored Whimsy of the Sleeping Mind
Is Donald Trump the Leader We Deserve?
You Need to Know the Language to Use ChatGPT
Is Donald Trump the Leader We Deserve?
What Is the Uncanny Valley and Why Does it Matter?
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)— A Live Action With the Weight of the World on Its Shoulders
What It’s Like to Use an Apple Vision Pro
The Lasting Legacy of Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Unexpected Renaissance of Hannibal Lecter
Leadership Is About More than Sowing the Seeds of Fear and Division
The Great Gatsby (2013): A Bombastic, Memorable Misfire
What I Learned From Being an Only Child
The Arbitrary Acceptance of Alcohol
Not All Self-Help Is Created Equal
The iPhone and the Illusion of Incremental Progress
The Difficulty of Setting Stories in the Modern Age
Two Towers and Twenty-Three Years
The Debate Lends Credence to President Biden’s Decision to Drop Out
The Debate and Our Gaping Disparity of Attention
The Apple Vision Pro Arrived on Store Shelves With Seismic Implications. Have We Forgotten Already?
Poor Things And Hollywood’s Strange Fling
Writer’s Block and Idea Inundation
Scary Ferries, Questionable Coca-Colas, and the Trying Hunt for the Pineapple Home
How Will Apple Change the World Next?
Fargo Season 5 Is Masterful, Magical, and Close-to-Home for Americans
Faith: The Bane of American Politics
The Strange Mundanity of Flight
Why My High School Teacher Banned Linking Verbs
Why We Never Truly Die Anymore
The Forgotten Lives of Forgotten Phones
Why Am I Still Identifying Traffic Lights and Bicycles in the Era of AI?
The Surprising Efficacy of the “He’s Weird” Argument
That Time I Accidentally Played Poker With The Lakers
Is the Trump Hitler Analogy Appropriate?
The Prevailing Lessons of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
The Christmas Movie That Scared Me Most as a Child
Tame Impala’s “Lost in Yesterday”: The Pangs of a Bittersweet Nostalgia
MrBeast: Philanthropist or Secret Sadist?
Why I Include “Friend Links” at the Top of My Medium Articles
The Great Stink Bug Escapade of the Shenandoah Valley
‘Godzilla Minus One’: A Godzilla Movie For Giant Lizard Cynics
“On The Nature Of Daylight”: My Favorite Song Without Words
“When You Love” by Sinéad O’Connor: Simple, Forgotten, Yet Poignant
‘Honey, I Turned Myself Into a Ladybug’: The Masterpiece Sequel That Never Needed to Be
The Song That Got Me Into Music
‘Rugrats’: Imagination, Nostalgia, and Innovation
The Reason I Named My Dog Butters
Boost Your LinkedIn Profile With These 6 Mild Cancers
‘Loki’ Season 2: Muddled, Multiversal, and Still Awesome
People… ‘The Marvels’ Was Actually Good
I Wrote a Million Words Before Learning How to Type
The Two Three-Word Phrases That Will Change Your Writing for the Better
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’: A Childhood Icon Revisited
The Slow-Rolling Dread of ‘Midsommar’
What Makes a Slang Word Useful?
Is Language an Economy or a Tapestry?
The Visceral Simplicity of ‘Gravity’
3 Iconic Horror Movies That Haven’t Aged Well
The Film That Scared Me Most as an Adult: Hereditary
The ‘Halloween Trilogy’: Because 10 Halloween Movies Weren’t Enough
‘It: Chapter Two’ — The ‘Grownups’ of Horror Movies
‘It’: The ‘Stand by Me’ of Horror Movies
‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ — A Cinematic Offbreed Fit to Its Name
Jungle Taxis, Roosters, and the Attack of the Insatiable Ants
Echoes of the Overlook: Why ‘The Shining’ Still Endures
Why the ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Soars Above the Original
The Intrinsic Terror of ‘Pet Sematary’ (1989)
The 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale Delivers a Familiar Blow
‘Doctor Sleep’: The Flawed and Forgotten Sequel to ‘The Shining’
Michael Gambon’s Most Unforgettable Role
The Adam Sandler Support Group
How “Harry Potter” Became the Gold Standard of Film Series Adaptations
That Time We Locked Ourselves Out of a Convertible
From Titanic Tragedy to Timeless Treasure
Apple’s Quest to Immortalize Memories
The Implications of Incremental Progress
Battlefields, Baristas, and Korean Ballads
Two Towers and Twenty Three Years
That Time I Nearly Became a Grand Canyon Legend
The Super-Duper-Ultra-Rare Sort of Almost Pinkish Moon Disappoints Civilians Again
Navigating Medium in 2024: A Friendly Guide for New Writers and the Tech-Weary
What It’s Like to Live Inside a “Smart Room”
How a Four-Year-Old Saved My Family's Life
Witnessing History: The Power of “Oppenheimer” in 70MM
The Surprising Efficacy of the “He’s Weird” Argument
Nostalgia, Hoarding, and the Ever-Expanding World of Things
“Barbie”: The Politics of a Plastic World
My First Real Camera is a Drone
“Asteroid City”: Wes Anderson at his Wessiest
“Tenet”: Time-Bending Masterpiece or Misfire?
“Oppenheimer”: Christopher Nolan’s Most Momentous Film to Date
The Fast-Moving World of American Politics
Connection, Loss and Love Without Words
Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Travel Companion
The Evolution of Black Mirror: Embracing a Strange Present and Exploring a Familiar Past
What ChatGPT-4 Doesn’t Know About Itself
Snapchat Discover: A Case Study in Digital Misinformation
The Deeper Reason to Own an iPhone 15 Pro
The Believable Dystopia of Black Mirror Season 5
DMT and the Reassimilation of Everything
Biden’s Removal From the Race Reinvigorates the Democratic Party
The Media and the Missing Submersible
Missing Malaysia Flight 370 Found, Passengers Fine But Shaken; “What Do You Mean We Don’t Get to…
ChatGPT and Googling the Un-Googlable
What’s Normal Isn’t Sustainable
The Slow and Sure Monetization of Everything
Understanding the TikTok Generation
Christianity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Forgotten Lives of Forgotten Phones
Musk’s Latest Innovation: "Space Raptors are the Future, Trust Me!"
Artificial Intelligence, Humanity and This Frozen Moment
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: A Marvel Movie Done Right
Psychedelics and the Rediscovery of Awe
Climate Change and the Human Bandwidth for Suffering
“Oppenheimer”: The Atomic Bomb’s Journey to Hollywood
Trump Grows Literal Devil Horns, Christians Unbothered
The Comically Unregulated World of Cannabis Derivatives
Cryptocurrency: The Trillion Dollar Industry That No One Understands
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review
The Most Unexpected Benefit of the Apple Watch
The Floodgates of Artificial Intelligence
Lost in an Ever-Creeping Future
ChatGPT-4 and Our Relentlessly Spinning World
How South Park Used ChatGPT to Help Write an Episode
My Friend the Born-Again Christian
Quantumania: Another Win for Self-Awareness
Soul: The Kids Movie Made For Adults
Kava, Condoms, and My Friend The Septuagenarian
Artificial Intelligence, Pornography and a Brave New World
How Apple Taught Me To Love Photography
Abraham Lincoln Caught With Classified Documents From Time in Office