Wesley SnedekerOct 21, 20208 minRollerblade RB 110 3WD ReviewI've picked up inline skating again after years of absence for a pandemic-friendly workout and I am in love again. It seems I am not alon...
Erin SnedekerJul 28, 20206 minReview: Watching Alone Together in IsolationAlone is a reality show which first aired on the History channel in 2015. The premise of the show is simple: 10 competitors are left in a...
Erin SnedekerJul 8, 20206 min5 Reasons Why "Star Trek: DS9" Should Be On Your Summer To-Watch List (Even If You Aren't A Trekkie)Full disclosure: I am a lifelong Trekkie. I grew up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager with my parents, and s...
Wesley SnedekerMay 8, 20205 minReview: A Couple Finds Their Dream DaddyIf there was ever an appropriate time for light, consequence-free, escapist fiction, now would be it. With all of us keeping appropriate ...
Erin SnedekerApr 15, 20204 minAn Exploration of Storytelling in Black SailsAll our lives we tell ourselves stories. Stories to help us make sense of our world. Stories to help us figure out who we are. We share t...
Wesley SnedekerJan 25, 20203 minJoe Pera and Thoughtful RelationshipIt isn't often that I'm so moved by an episode of a tv show that I call my girlfriend in and start it over as soon as it ends. But Adult ...
Erin SnedekerJan 22, 20204 minA Review: Uncut Gems“That movie was good,” my boyfriend says as we walk out of the movie theater into the frigid January air. “What did you think?” “Um…” I o...
Wesley SnedekerNov 22, 20194 minLittle Rituals and TimeHumans do some rather interesting things when we gather together in groups. We fight, sing, pretend, talk, drink, and so on. When we gath...
Wesley SnedekerJul 19, 20195 minOn "The Life Pursuit"As a high school student in the late 2000’s, my life was soundtracked by the internet’s coming of age and the sudden emergence of streami...
Wesley SnedekerMay 24, 20197 minCatchypocalypse: The Body, The Blood, The MachineLocusts, tornadoes, Crosses and Nazi halos The Thermals were a post-pop-punk band from Portland, Oregan. Led by charismatic and righteous...
Wesley SnedekerMay 10, 20196 minTeam Human, Christianity, and Our Collective FutureFrom its opening words, Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human means business. “Autonomous technologies, runaway markets, and weaponized media see...
Erin SnedekerApr 24, 20194 minA Yuman Reviews "Fox 8"“Deer Reeder: “First may I say, sorry for any werds I spel rong. Because I am a fox!” This begins George Saunders’ story, “Fox 8.” A tale...
Wesley SnedekerApr 12, 20194 minThe End Can Be Funny: The Catharsis of SatireRecently, I watched Stanley Kubrick’s prophetic and immensely funny Dr. Stranglelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ...
Wesley SnedekerMar 22, 20194 minOri and the Blind: the Costs of Tech in the Modern WorldI am playing through Ori and the Blind Forest right now, albeit slowly. Graduate school yanked me out of gaming for a few years and emplo...
Wesley SnedekerMar 7, 20195 minIsabel Greenberg's "The Power of Myth"Isabel Greenberg writes stories about stories. In her whimsical and profound graphic novels, 2013’s The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and 2...
Wesley SnedekerFeb 22, 20195 minPopular Music Should Be ShorterTierra Whack dropped a new song this week! Music lovers should care about this because her full-length album Whack World was astounding,...
Erin SnedekerFeb 20, 20194 min2 reviews: "A Man Called Ove" and "Beartown" by Fredrik Backman“Anyway, this is the story. Thank you for taking the time to read it. With love, Fredrik Backman.” These are the final words in a forewor...