June 2023
Month archive / 13 posts

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 →

Orphan: First Kill

Orphan

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.”

The Killing

How to Create a Sex Scandal

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

In the Line of Duty 4

In the Line of Duty 3

No Time to Die

New York Ninja

Miami Blues
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 →