Conspicuous Acts of Cultural Consumption
Where I talk about books, movies, television, art, pro-wrestling and other forms of culture and pop-culture
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Notes from Recent Reading: Ruined by Design, Mike Monteiro
Just prior to my dad going into hospital last month, I wrote…
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Venetia & Other Recommendations
Right. Friday. Back at work this morning, teaching a two-hour tutorial on…
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Popular
I didn’t expect to enjoy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I…
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Seven Songs That Have Autoplayed on YouTube After Listening to Joan Jett’s Cover of Crimson & Clover
ONE: MAPS by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s A few years ago, I…
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Writing about Writing (and Indie Publishing)
The most interesting essay in Tom Bissell’s collection, Magic Hours: Essays on…
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Supper, Dinner, Sharp Ends and Clock Strikes
My friend Lois shared this post about the difference between Supper and…
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Old Story, New Story, Creed, & the 3%
The free period for Winged, With Sharp Teeth is over, which means I’m now…
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Lord Darcy and New Amsterdam
I’m reading Randall Garrett’s collection of LORD DARCY stories at the moment,…
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Some thoughts on that moment when Once Upon A Time made me surprisingly okay with mass murder
I am watching the second season of Once Upon A Time and…
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The Blackhouse
THE BLACKHOUSE is the first novel in Peter May’s Lewis trilogy, police…
