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June 2023

Month archive / 13 posts

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse film poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

I’m not a superhero enthusiast, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Spidey, maybe because his origin story, while admittedly rife with the tiresome trappings of adolescent male power fantasy, is at its core a coming-of-age tale. In that tradition, 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse allows its Spider-Man, Miles Morales, to not only find himself, but also find his tribe: a variety of spider-heroes, each representing a different far-flung dimension. The demographically diverse influx of… See more →

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Orphan: First Kill film poster

Orphan: First Kill

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Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist film poster

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

May we all achieve Bob Flanagan’s level of self-knowledge and self-love, even if it ultimately fails to prepare us to confront death. Bob’s poem, “Why?,” is going to stay with me. “Because you always hurt the one you love.”

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The Killing film poster

The Killing

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How to Create a Sex Scandal film poster

How to Create a Sex Scandal

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy film poster

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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In the Line of Duty 4 film poster

In the Line of Duty 4

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No Time to Die film poster

No Time to Die

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New York Ninja film poster

New York Ninja

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Miami Blues film poster

Miami Blues

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V7: Expanding scope

Bringing more data and functionality into the mix

In my previous post, I mentioned Tinnitus Tracker, my standalone concert diary site which can be browsed by genre, artist, venue, city, state, and year. I had been planning to continue updating that site concurrently with V7, but it recently occurred to me that it makes a lot more sense to just consolidate the two sites, which in hindsight seems incredibly obvious.

For one thing, I’ve never been satisfied with the Tinnitus Tracker design, and… See more →

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