Why I Haven’t Requested a Standing Desk at Work
I work at an online media and advertising agency, which like so many other new or startup companies, features an open office floor plan. When you enter through the double doors from the lobby, everything and everyone is in front of you, which can be a bit intimidating if you’re… [Read More]
Strangers on a Train…Until There Was a Video Game
I was already five hours into my journey traveling across England – from Newcastle to Cardiff, for those of you in the British geography know – when I walked into the packed train carriage at my final connection in Birmingham. A voice came over the loudspeaker. “This train is overcrowded…. [Read More]
Album Cover Art and Seeing the Music We Hear
The above featured image is the album art for Blood Orange’s Cupid Deluxe, released last year. In it stands a rather androgynous figure in heels, and bikini, and a mask – appropriate given the album was praised for its accessibility to the LGBT community. What’s interesting about this art if… [Read More]
Honor Thy Tailgate
Like most football fans, when I make the trek to see a game live, I do so in pursuit of a successful dichotomy. The perfect day means that of course, my team won. But equally important and entirely under my control is the unbridled fun that comes with properly tailgating…. [Read More]
‘The Skeleton Twins’ and Luke Wilson’s Lovable, Sincere Dudebro
The Skeleton Twins, a relatively low-key 2014 film festival favorite carried by amazing performances from Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader as estranged twins, is a film that uses sensitive family dynamics to explore heavy themes of failure and depression. It’s hilarious at times, crushingly sad in others, and ultimately a… [Read More]
Prince Ea is a Hypocrite, But aren’t We All?
Prince Ea’s most popular video (above), “Can We Autocorrect Humanity?”, asks a lot of important/alliterated/rhymed questions: Are our touch screens making us lose touch? Who’s telling us we can only post old photos on Thursday? Do we have the patience to have a “cnvrstn” without “abbrvtn”? Or vowels for that… [Read More]
The ‘Southern Reach’ Trilogy and the Benefits of Weird Fiction
I am writing this article for purely selfish reasons. I want someone to talk about these books with because literary discussion is one need I refuse to let the Internet fill. For the most rabid fans of True Detective, the season 2 premiere can’t come quickly enough. As one of those… [Read More]
Fridays vs. Tuesdays: Do You Actually Want to Relate to Music?
As a working adult, I am keenly aware of the differences between the work week and the weekend. It’s practically all I think about. In 2000, when NSYNC released their second album, No Strings Attached, I understood why it being Friday night and having just got paid was a reason… [Read More]
Protected: But What About #SheForShe?
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The Selfish Tribe of ‘Transparent’
[MILD SPOILERS] In the pilot of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor’s Maura Pfefferman rhetorically asks her support group, “how did I raise three such selfish kids?” Given that his character is fresh off a failed attempt to quell her three adult children’s bickering and come out to them as a transgender woman… [Read More]
