I have started rewatching House. Because apparently my idea of relaxing television is watching a curmudgeonly, Vicodin-dependent physician insult patients while trying to figure out why someone is mysteriously dying. It was recently ranked among the top 100 television shows of this century, which I completely understand. But […]
There is simply too much beef. Beef is expensive.Beef is everywhere.And apparently, everyone has beef with everyone else. There is even a television show called Beef, which is essentially an extended meditation on what happens when two people cannot let a grudge go. We have become remarkably committed […]
Have you ever liked a villain more than the hero? Who and why? I have a confession. I often like the villains more than the heroes. Not all villains. Some are just terrible people with excellent lighting. The truly sadistic, one-dimensional villains who enjoy torturing puppies and explaining […]
You can learn a lot about humanity by listening to the conversations happening at a bar. For example, recently I found myself discussing whether aliens built the pyramids. Not whether aliens exist. No, apparently we had advanced beyond that. We were already assigning them construction contracts. And honestly, […]
Who is your favorite cartoon character? I have often alluded to my love of Scooby-Doo. Let me be clear. Scooby-Doo was not merely my favorite cartoon as a kid. It became part of my vernacular. The Mystery Machine. The gang. The ridiculous disguises. The haunted mansions. The inevitable […]
What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone? Is there such a thing as a favorite app? I suppose there is a difference between favorite and frequently used. Gmail and X are probably my most frequently used apps. Which doesn’t necessarily mean I love them. It may […]
A Picasso print was stolen years ago. Gone. Vanished. Goodbye, Picasso. Then suddenly, it reappeared hanging in a vacant Milwaukee apartment. Which raises several important psychological questions. First: Who hangs stolen art in an empty apartment? Second: How does a Picasso casually re-enter the storyline years later like […]
What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? Gosh. I don’t know. There are so many contenders. But lately, after binge-watching an entirely unreasonable amount of BritBox, I’m noticing a pattern. The female detective who is slightly off. Odd. Socially uncomfortable. Probably lives alone. Sees patterns no […]
There is a Talking Heads song that has been living rent-free in my head lately. Once in a Lifetime. You know the one. You may not know the lyrics, but you know the feeling. You wake up one day and look around at your life and think: How […]
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in? If you could live in any fictional world, most people immediately say Harry Potter. And I get it. The moving staircases. The secret shops. The butterbeer. The fact that an owl can apparently handle the postal system […]
