Odes

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Ode to Tool

If the playlists I used to host here and occasionally do now over at The Fantasy Hive didn’t clue you in yet, music plays a large part of...

Aug 29, 2019

Ode to 90s Indie Films

I don’t think I’ve made any secret that I’m a child of the 80s. But I was a teenager during the 90s, which really did a lot to shape me...

Nov 29, 2018

Ode to The Prestige

I’m detouring a bit here in that usually these Odes are about more obscure books/ movies that were seminal in my development as an...

Sep 20, 2018

Ode to Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)

Oh man, this was one of my favorite horror films for many a year. But I guess I should introduce it properly first. Cemetery Man (or...

May 1, 2018

Ode to Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)

A Nerdy Walking Tour Of My Long Beach Neighborhood

I lucked out by ending up in Long Beach. After many years freezing our nethers off in the Northeast, the wife and I moved out to the West...

Jan 19, 2018

A Nerdy Walking Tour Of My Long Beach Neighborhood

Ode to Something Positive (S*P)

Something Positive may not be the first webcomic out there, but it was the first I encountered way back in early 2002. It was my gateway...

Oct 26, 2017

Ode to Zardoz

Man, oh man, where to start with Zardoz, that paragon of 70s sci-fi insanity? I think Hunter S Thompson probably summed it up best: “One...

Sep 15, 2017

Ode to Shannara

I know it’s en vogue to bash on Brooks’ books, but the word of Shannara will always hold a special place in my flinty heart. Sure, it’s...

Aug 8, 2017

Ode to Blackadder

When it comes to British comedy, Monty Python reigns supreme. They’re the Tolkien of the fantasy genre in that, while there were those...

Jun 30, 2017

Ode to Rifts

The Grim Tidings Podcast recently wrote an article lauding D&D as an inspiration for many of their grimdark guests (which I hope to join...

May 21, 2017

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