There's plenty of great music out this weekend. Here's what I'd recommend: The Weeknd - My Dear Melencholy The Weeknd dropped a new EP tonight. The biggest surprise wasn't 6 new tracks with just two days notice, but the throwback...
Most of these games are new. Several are not, but have been on my “must play” list for some time.
I didn't watch a whole lot of movies this year. Instead, I watched quite a bit of TV.
In 2016, I saw more movies in theaters than usual but less in film overall. Mae and I spent a lot of time watching older sagas like Star Wars, Oceans 11-13, Indiana Jones, and the Bourne saga. Otherwise, it's really...
Despite hosting a podcast revolving almost entirely around movers and shakers in the alternative music industry, I’ve listened to very little new music this year. Of that, an even smaller percentage has stuck. The result is a shorter list...
Of all the new shows this year, Gimlet Media’s Heavyweight is easily the one most worth trying. 1 [https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heavyweight/id1150800298?mt=2&at=10lPxg] Show description via Gimlet Media: > A podcast about...
It happened. After months of continued recommendations from friends that probably know what's best for me anyway, I've fallen deeply in love with Pinegrove.
At some point, years after I loaded her MP3 player up with key tracks from Bayside and The Starting Line, my sister has officially become more savvy than I when it comes to emerging musical trends. I owe my love...
Here we are yet again. The year has come to an end and music has been released, now on Fridays, for me to rank as my favorite.
Inspired by Zack's recent [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131042475110/the-podcasts-i-listen-to] posts [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131435408365/podcasts-i-listened-to-this-week] regarding the podcasts he listens to, and the Top Four favorites [http://relay.fm/topfour/5] of Tiffany and Marco Arment, I'm listing...
Serial was a phenomenon, an unbridled success in podcasting. Produced by the team that brought us radio-ready American Life broadcasts, the series captured the attention of thousands whether they were familiar with the podcasting medium or not. The lasting effects...
Another year, another list of albums I liked. I’ve only been doing this for like five years, but it only took that long to realize that I’m not making these for approval or blog hits, but so that...
Last year, I fell in love with a band called Tommy Boys. Their noodly jams have been on my rotation for several months. Now they can be on yours too. Grab their record on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/...
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> GuideGuide an extension for Adobe Photoshop that makes it easy to place guides and create grids in your document or selection. When I did a clean install of OS X Yosemite and Adobe CS6, one of customizations I first noticed...
2014 has come to an end. I’m sitting at my kitchen table considering the idea that, for the first time since I began making them, I don’t have a publication with which to publish my end-of-the-year lists as...
The aliens and robots of Star Wars as drawn by Patrick Dean. I’m a recent fan of Dean’s artwork [http://patrickdeancomics.blogspot.com/] and he’s a big fan of Star Wars. He’s drawing one character from...
I treated myself to Christmas a little early this year and picked up a hard copy of this book.
In 1981, Frogger leapt its way into the world. A spiritual successor called Flappy bird entered screen-left in 2013. Each left their mark on gaming for their simplicity and addictive game play. Gaming studio Hipster Whale took the best of...
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