World Cup Fever. It’s already been caught.

These fuckin' guys are pretty good after all... Heck of a match this evening out of Santa Clara. Red card, man down, yet come away with a clean sheet. A few steps slower on a couple disallowed goals (as they were offsides) and maybe we walk with a 3-0 win, and it's sown up even … Continue reading World Cup Fever. It’s already been caught. →

What the Hell and The AI Apocalypse

Been awhile since I rapped at ya. Like a year. The puppy we got last summer is now an adolescent, wild and carefree. I kept meaning to write in the blog and never did. Life on this planet moves fast. Anyway. I kind of look at this now as a fresh "relaunch" of Intellectual Dandruff. … Continue reading What the Hell and The AI Apocalypse →

Adding the Super to Superman

James Gunn and crew deliver in a fun, Silver Age Comics influenced start to the new DCU Credit: Warner Bros How do you make a movie that provides any sort of drama for a character who essentially is omnipotent? That's the struggle that modern comic and movie writers have been contending with for the last … Continue reading Adding the Super to Superman →

Thunderbolts* Surprises

Florence Pugh leads a surprisingly game cast in a fun, more intimate version of a Marvel blockbuster By now, Sebastian Stan knows the drill around being in a Marvel movie about as well as anyone. Serving as the always conflicted Bucky Barnes across 9 movies, Stan brings along the more grounded, military/spy portion of the … Continue reading Thunderbolts* Surprises →

Revisiting Deep Space Nine

The Not Ready For Prime Time Players... Pitched as a companion "Rifleman" analog to the "Wagon Train" comparison for The original series and Next Generation shows, Deep Space Nine had a seven year run that was equally celebrated and disliked when it aired. A lot of Trek fans did not like the show because it … Continue reading Revisiting Deep Space Nine →

The Audacity of Subjugation

Dateline: Washington DC This weekend I watched a man demonstrate courage. He walked into a room stacked with partisan fighters looking for him to bow down to their master. The clamored for him to bend his will to those of their leader. They peppered him with inane questions- why didn't you wear a suit? Have … Continue reading The Audacity of Subjugation →

I Don’t Get Any of This

I picked a hell of a time to go MIA. But I'm not back to talk politics. It's too depressing. Instead of absorbing the pain of the Sunday shows, I am watching Rugby. Scotland vs Ireland. It feels very weirdly UK'ish. About all I can make sense of is- there are two teams. There is … Continue reading I Don’t Get Any of This →

When You Lie with Pigs, You Get Dirty Too

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO September 30, 2024 I spent time over the last two days watching MR. McMAHON, the new 5 part documentary series on Netflix. I never liked wrastlin'. It's fake- and yes, every doc on wrestling tells you (wink wink), that everyone knows. And that those fellers are ath-a-leets. I myself have never said … Continue reading When You Lie with Pigs, You Get Dirty Too →