A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
We belong to a lot of different fandoms. We both have separate loves and some that overlaps. Of course, Star Wars is the big one, but this is an area for all of our loves!
I blame Alyssa Milano. I’m blaming her for how pop culture informs my reading habits. She was reading Wuthering Heights on an episode of Who’s The Boss. She is only a year older than me in real life, so I figured reading books like that would impress girls like her.…
Nick Cave Has Few Peers Seriously, how does Nick Cave consistently produce such great works of art? For nearly forty years, he has created beautiful and challenging pieces. Even his weaker works are better than most artist’s best. Nick Cave’s artistic output will stand the test of time. This decade…
Welcome Back, Vampire Weekend! Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend is my favorite album of 2019. Yes, I’m calling it early. No, nothing will change my mind. Well, Dead Man’s Pop would, but that is a reissue, so I’m sticking with my choice. (More to come on Dead Man’s…
Entering The Hot Zone Being educators, we look forward to when we receive our schedules mainly to know when is our planning period. When I received my teaching schedule, I saw a course that I hadn’t taught in this century — English. Long-time readers of this blog know from 1000s…
I have been taking a break from nerdy twitter. Yet, I haven’t abandoned it completely, but it’s just becoming a weird place. Well, it’s always been weird. Weirder would be the correct wrong. I follow a few fandoms on twitter, but the one I am most active in is Star…
Nearly Unlimited Podcasts, Limited Time I love listening to podcasts. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my criteria for choosing a podcast. We even have our own even if it has been on a long hiatus. Yet, listening to podcasts has become difficult for me. Podcasts take dedicated time. That’s not…