Five Things: August 31, 2023
"On Gen Z, hip hop, Netflix games, Football Manager, and my film nerd son." Five things for August 23, 2023.
In Praise of Virtual “Work” (aka Football Manager)
Some people play games to relax, to escape the tedium and/or stress of their jobs, to challenge their reflexes — physical and mental. Football Manager is a bizarre combination of both, which really should not be appealing at all. It can be stressful and tedious, while also challenging your mental abilities because, at the end of the day, it's a glorified spreadsheet with multiple pivot tables — and I love it so much, it's taken me a week to stop playing it long enough to write this post about it!
Five Things: August 17, 2023
"On KKR and publishing, book bans' human cost, more World Cup, and becoming a Trekkie." Five things for August 17, 2023.
Five Things: August 3, 2023
"On Mexico City, rest and recovery, World Cup 2023, comic book love, and dreading the Bat Signal." Five things for August 3, 2023.
Goodbye, Twitter. Goodbye, Substack. *DELETE*
Much like the lack of flying cars and personal jetpacks, the internet in 2023 is a major disappointment.
Five Things: July 6, 2023
"How Ya Like Me Now" Five things for July 6, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.
Five Things: June 22, 2023
"I’m so worn down by it all right now." Five things for June 22, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.