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Moving to Ghost
Hasta la vista, Substack, y chinga la maldita migra
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Liveblog of Jurassic Park (1993)
From July 21 & 22, 2025
PDA
PDA is a Nightmare
No, not the romantic kind. That's probably really nice and I'm happy for y'all
Alien
Liveblog of Alien (1979)
Back in June when I first watched Jaws, I promptly gushed to a neighbor about it. Instead of immediately making a swift and desperate exit from the probably one-sided conversation, he pulled a total dad move and asked what other classics I hadn’t seen yet. Then, he pulled a
content analysis
It's been a month and I'm still thinking about Jaws (1975)
In my quest to watch classic blockbusters I’ve either never seen or have largely forgotten, in July I watched Jaws, Alien, and Jurassic Park in quick succession, unintentionally programming myself a triple creature feature in which the creatures are not the true villains. Rather than subject y’all to
economic harm
Liveblog of Jaws (1975)
I recently liveblogged Jaws on Bluesky and thought I would share those immediate, knee-jerk impressions here, too, for any interested subscribers who are not on that platform. I’m quite new to liveblogging media, so please let me know if there’s something I should do differently! * * * 1. Since everyone
cicada
Cicada Madam
This morning, like most mornings, I walked out my door to the sound of cicadas screaming. But this morning, unlike most days, when I got in my car and shut the door, the sound didn’t dampen. So I opened my car door, stuck my head out, ducked back into
my dog
I'm A Derelict and a Dumpster Fire and Generally Just Really Sorry
CW: pet death, mental health talk, job loss
my dog
The dog dies in this one
yes really, but only because the present and present progressive are sometimes interchangeable
Newsletter
The Internet Is[n't] Forever
but it feels like misinformation and disinformation could be.
latin
Going Down A Hole
As one does
content analysis
The Word of the Month (December)
I’m trying to get on a regular posting schedule, but life keeps . . . lifing. At some point, I’ll have more details on what “a regular schedule” will look like, but in the meantime, here’s a quick list of observations I’ve had about media and the discourse this