The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr, originally published in 2010, with an updated afterword (2020). “Of all the sacrifices we make when we devote ourselves to the Internet as our universal medium, the…
Category: Culture
I cannot stop thinking about the painting below, What Is Truth, by Nikolai Ge. The fact I use this image as my phone’s lock screen undoubtedly contributes to my obsession, but it goes much deeper than that. Take a look:…
As I’m laughing my way through Bruce Cambell’s autobiographies, If Chins Could Kill and Hail to the Chin, I find myself inexplicably fascinated with the actor’s 2005 film (and directorial debut) Man with the Screaming Brain. Maybe it’s the title.…
Recently I wrote about Time of Death, my favorite episode of ER. A close second, which aired a little over a year later (February 2, 2006), is Body & Soul. Both episodes explore the coming of death: In Time of Death, it…
When you think about “unpopular culture” in the context of this blog, you probably think about “high culture.” Maybe so, but today we’re going low. Bruce Campbell explains what his autobiography is all about on the back cover: “… Bookstores…