I love songs that sound happy but are actually sad, à la The Smiths or Fall Out Boy. But I think I found the happiest sad song ever: “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure. I can’t stop thinking about it. Here’s the music video: Sounds like a happy love song, right? WRONG. I’ve been listening […]
Near the beginning of Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction, there’s a scene where two gangsters, Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson), discuss at length the implications of giving another man’s wife a foot massage. An odd topic of conversation, even more so when you’re right outside the apartment of a guy you’re about to […]
In American pop culture, The Godfather is everywhere. Elements of the iconic film (and novel) are present in nearly every gangster film since its release. For instance, I didn’t even notice that the protagonist of Miller’s Crossing was named Tom Reagan. Multiple elements of the Coen Brothers’ 1990 gangster film were obvious nods to The […]
So, the Oscars just happened. And as per usual, I didn’t watch them. It’s not that I’m snobby or above it; I recognize that the Academy has helped many a talented actor and director in their career. But I’m not here to talk about the good stuff. The title basically says it all. In my […]
There need to be more quality fiction podcasts. While it’s great to learn things about society and nature and the world we live in through non-fiction podcasts and radio, sometimes we just need an escape. I stumbled upon my first fiction podcast by accident. I was scrolling through the “Popular” section on my podcast app […]