A Different Annihilation | The Point Magazine
The first novel I read by Michel Houellebecq was Elementary Particles, probably in 1999. I read it in German translation, toward the end of a year […]| The Point Magazine
The homeowner told WTNH that the display is not in any way "directly attacking any group or person."| Hartford Courant
I went into this film thinking I was prepared for how bad it was going to be. But, even with all the rumblings I’ve heard, I still wasn’t ready. War of the Worlds is a story that has been made into a movie multiple times, this one being the third iteration. And, let me tell you, they should have just stopped at the two. The …| That Old Picture Show
Have you seen Sphere? You know, the 1998 film based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name? The one that stars Dustin Hoffman? Not ringing any bells? Don’t worry. That’s what I’m here for. Honestly, the cover of the film may be what jogs your memory, as it’s usually seen floating about Tubi or some other streaming service. Where do I even begin? …| That Old Picture Show
I’ve been burnt out on movies. No. That’s not true. I’ve been burnt out on the Industry. I’ve been burnt out by their callousness. I’ve been burnt out by their pessimism. I’ve been burnt out by their Greed. So, I haven’t been writing. I haven’t felt passionately enough or motivated enough to write anything for months. That’s not for lack of wanting to write. Just …| That Old Picture Show
The first thing you must know about me is that I am an ex theater kid. If you’ve been here with me for a while, then that comes as no surprise to you. In fact, you may have already known that. That’s all to say that Wicked was the first ever Broadway musical soundtrack I burned from my grandparent’s computer. I even printed out the …| That Old Picture Show
It’s an argument I hear every year: What qualifies a movie as a Christmas movie? I’ve stayed silent, year after year. But, I cannot stay silent any longer. That Old Picture Show’s definitive definition of what makes a Christmas movie: A movie that has a plot that is dependent on the holiday season, can be considered a holiday movie. A movie can have a scene …| That Old Picture Show
One of my all-time favorite films is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. NO. Not the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp one. That one is called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. I’m talking about Gene Wilder in all his screaming glory Willy Wonka. Now, just because I love a film, does not mean that I am blind to any flaws that it may have. Or, in this …| That Old Picture Show
There are also moments when a widely-shared world ends not with a neat denouement, but rather with a slurry of lazy tropes and cliches.| Velcro City Tourist Board
Having talked about medical dramas, autism, and the hellscape depths of capitalism, we turn now to a simpler question: is there a piss kink in Paradise Rot? Paradise Rot is a 2009 short novel by Norweigan musician and novelist Jenny Hval. Translated into English in 2018, it follows a young Norweigan student starting university in […]| Death is a Whale
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A strange fact about the United States of America is that its name is not very specific. The post The Moral Hemisphere appeared first on The Point Magazine.| The Point Magazine
The first novel I read by Michel Houellebecq was Elementary Particles, probably in 1999. I read it in German translation, toward the end of a year […]| The Point Magazine
‘In our world,’ said Eustace, ‘a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.’ ‘Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.’ —C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Do not be alarmed by the title of this essai. The problem I propose […]| Bondwine Books
by Paul Temple Call me a sad old geezer, but I’m finding the never-ending positivity that characterises LinkedIn’s sunshine world rather wearing. To take one example, the “comment” options you’re offered after each post might run from “awesome“, through “love … Continue reading →| SRHE Blog
Take it as a compliment to be criticized. Respond verbally in a positive manner and make your best effort not to repeat the same mistake.| Coach John Wooden
Content note – discussion of suicide, drug use, workplace violence, mass shootings, probably some other grim emergency room material The Pitt is a 2025 TV medical drama set in a fictional ER in Pittsburgh. It won three Emmys the other night, partly for being very well acted and well written, with great characters, but also […]| Death is a Whale
Lily James stars as the co-founder of Tinder in the bland girlboss biopic 'Swiped.' Review.| IndieWire
Published this summer by Harvard University Press but largely written, presumably, during the Biden administration, Dabhoiwala’s skeptical history of Anglosphere—especially U.S.—speech libertarianism is veined throughout by a hostility toward its subject growing rapidly out of date.| The Point Magazine
Basically, because I’m so interested in what’s popular, this essay has to be about what normal porn actually is, rather than about the goings-on of some esoteric and richly suggestive kink community about which we would love some novel and detailed news. The post The Front Page appeared first on The Point Magazine.| The Point Magazine
Alternate title for this blog post: Girl, why are you so wrong? I respond to Maya Phillips' criticism of three movies by black writers featuring black casts, that have recently arrived on streaming services: The American Society of Magical Negroes, American Fiction and The Blackening.| Unsolicited Advice from Tiffany B. Brown
How do you react when someone gives you some negative feedback? Do you swing into self justification? “Well thank you very much, but actually, this is what you don’t understand…” Or perhaps you go in the opposite direction, taking everything said on board, and then amplifying it, making it far more critical than was ever […]| Brian Harris
Self-esteem in children can be negatively affected by certain things their parents do, without even realizing that. Are you guilty of any of these parenting behaviours?| Learning Mind
Toxic people traits can be very hard to identify, particularly with the rise anonymity on the internet. Does anyone you know have these traits?| Learning Mind
No one likes to be the subject of criticism. But how do the mentally strong handle criticism and what makes them able to work it to their own advantage?| Learning Mind
14 key qualities that signal you are a highly sensitive person and how to craft your sensitivity into an advantage.| Melody Wilding
Is your career bringing you down more than it's lifting you up?| Melody Wilding
Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath; We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death. Laurel is green for a season, and love is sweet for a day; But love grows bitter with treason, and laurel outlives not May. Sleep, shall we sleep after all? for the world is not sweet in the end; For the old faiths loosen and fall, the new years ruin and rend. Fate is a sea without shore, and the soul is a rock that abides; But her ears are vexed...| argmin gravitas
Discover mirror thinking and understand why we often judge others for qualities we dislike in ourselves. Discover how to break the cycle, accept...| Learning Mind
Hey, everybody else is doing it! (Or praising it. Mostly praising it, actually.) I know, Mom, “everybody else is doing it” isn't a good excu...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
This is the second column in a four-part series by B.D. McClay on speculative fiction.| The Point Magazine
2018, Germany. A bungalow, with anthracite walls and a flat roof. Jerome Daimler’s parents purchased it. They’re divorced now. He lives there alone.| The Point Magazine
Satire loves drama. From farce in open-air theaters to modern-day hosts slipping jokes in their shows, satire has persistently reserved its spot as a channel for critique. It’s interesting—it’s been the same all these years. As it turns out, what’s changing isn’t the satire itself, but the subjects of commentary, which have evolved to be...| The Science Survey
Here are a few of those toxic behaviors that just may have stemmed from mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Take a look.| Learning Mind
First, a little fictitious artistic difference, to set the tone.| The Art Abyss: Art School Never Prepared You For This
So, like I said in the last post, I've been reading, and loving, Outcast Silver Raiders. One of the choices it makes that I'm enjoying is presenting the players with no racial (ancestry, species) options up front—everybody's a human by default. The game gives the GM a bunch of the trad demihuman options in the back of the book…but then actively discourages them from actually using those options. An all-human party makes a lot of sense for the Mythic North setting in particular (weird, gri...| 1999 A.D.
Talking about reactions to the new black country, new road album, online fandom and the misogyny in singular male genius narratives.| step one of a plan
This is the first column in a four-part series by B.D. McClay on speculative fiction.| The Point Magazine
The thing that actually matters about a scene is the work it produces. So I decided to read the work.| The Point Magazine
A discussion on discussions. Vintage Miranda Reinert blogging.| step one of a plan
Illustration by Reiko Murakami for "The Worldless," from Lightspeed As I finish off my reviews of last year's reading, I'm breaking things...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
Renowned Islamic scholar in Gaza issues a powerful fatwa, condemning Hamas for their actions on October 7, sparking significant controversy and debate.| The European Times News
Richard Duke’s philosophy of gaming against disaster & dystopia| Līber Lūdōrum
Something else I’m way behind on: cataloging and reviewing my reading this year. Here’s a partial account. Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley ...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
From Lunaran's "Mothers Be Good to Your Spawns" While I’m on the subject of greatness , I guess it’s time for me to fulfill my promise a cou...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
"House of the Dragon" Season 2, Episode 8 feels nothing like a finale — and misses the mark in landing a season full of filler. REVIEW.| IndieWire
Apparently, us critics are *ALL POWERFUL*. Because I’ve been hearing this criticism of critics for a while that we have the ability to control what gets published / made into movies / can even brin…| the orang-utan librarian
Review: Josh Hartnett is dangerously charming in M. Night Shyamalan's far-fetched cat and mouse thriller 'Trap.'| IndieWire
'Test Pattern' filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford's 'Dreams in Nightmares' is an intimate exploration of identity.| IndieWire
Strife (an underrated classic!) When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
The new home of Brian McGlinchey’s independent journalism is Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey, a Substack newsletter. →→ Visit Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey: Invigoratingly unorthodox perspectives for intellectually honest readers Paul Krugman has done it again: From his lofty perch at The New York Times, the chief jester of the Keynesian court has wrapped […]| LibertyMcG
Let us posit a simplification, which will hopefully seem less arbitrary and less reductive as we further describe it. The simplification is this: that the two poles of concern, when it comes to wha…| Suspended Reason
I'm still waiting for my copy of the critical edition to Montague Summers' The vampire: his kith and kin to arrive. In the meantime, I noticed Niels has already had a chance to review it.| Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist
I know that I’m supposed to hate Elon Musk.| The Point Magazine
I’ve been talking about writing a topology textbook introductory notes on topology for years. Basically since I wrote my Rethinking Topology (or a Personal Topologodicy) post 2 years ago R…| Christopher Olah's Blog
This is the first column in a four-part series by Nicholas Whittaker on black horror. New installments will be published monthly. Black art—or, art about […]| The Point Magazine
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