Music… EuroDivision Song Contest 2024: The post-mortem analysis 20 May 2024 Another week has passed since another day has passed since another year has passed, and now comes the time to look back at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Hopefully reading…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2024: The Pre-Review (Semi-Final 2) 8 May 2024 Another day has passed since another year has passed, and here I am again with my thoughts of the songs of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2023: Past Minute Review (Afterthoughts) 21 May 20238 May 2024 A mere week after the dust has settled and everybody else shared their opinion, I'm looking at the outcome of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. If you’ve wondered what Europe…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2023: Last Minute Review (The Finalists) 12 May 202313 May 2023 Back from last year’s hiatus, I’m looking at the songs of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. If you’ve wondered what Europe and its friends are plotting for this edition of…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2023: Last Minute Review (Semi-Final 2) 11 May 202311 May 2023 Back from last year’s hiatus, I’m looking at the songs of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. If you’ve wondered what Europe and its friends are plotting for this edition of…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2019: All Songs, Reviewed [Semi-Final 2] 5 May 201929 Jun 2020 Just what the title says: I review all 41 entries of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. This time: Wild West salons, soap opera recaps, naked dudes, clean-shaven wolves, and the…
Eurovision… Eurovision 2019: All Songs, Reviewed [Semi-Final 1] 23 Apr 201929 Jun 2020 Just what the title says: I review all 41 entries of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. This time: Marshmallow knives, fiddlin' grandpas, kitchen utensil masks, scary junkyard techno, and sleazy…
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…