Eurovision… Eurovision 2021: A Contest, Reviewed [The Afterthoughts] 2 Jun 20212 Jun 2021 After many, many months of anticipation, preparation, listening, thinking and texting - the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over, and so is my brief but exhaustive project of reviewing all…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2019: All Songs, Reviewed [Automatic Finalists] 5 May 201929 Jun 2020 Just what the title says: I review all 41 entries of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. This time: Cobra tattoos, 90s sitcoms, amateur movies, and splendid mustaches. We got it…
Eulogy… Celebrity Eulogy: Stephen Hillenburg 28 Nov 20186 Mar 2019 Recently I've discovered that among my many, many talents hides one peculiar and morbid gift: formulating parting words for the famous and deceased. Especially when I get to insert myself…
Music… Whatever Happened to Predictability? Tracing the Lost Art of the Theme Song 18 Oct 20186 Mar 2019 As too often happens with me, a random internet stroll takes me down a rabbit hole of cultural trivia. This time, I'm talking about TV theme songs, detailing their evolution…
Grammy… Grammy Predictions Revisited 25 Dec 201729 Oct 2018 So a while ago, I made some pretty bold predictions about the nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, which would take place the coming January in New York. A…