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Samia - Bovine Excision
Posted on January 29, 2026This is such a strange song. The lyrics are inscrutable. The verses have different music for the first two lines versus the second two…
Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces, Everyone
Posted on January 25, 2026The band Spanish Love Songs is neither Spanish, nor do they sing love songs. They’re an LA punk rock band, and their 2020 album Brave Faces…
Men I (Continue to) Trust
Posted on January 19, 2026My first concert of 2026! We went to see Men I Trust, who played two shows at the Vogue last night. We went to the first one, and leaving a…
Thoughts on Tomes - The Fall of Book Editing
Posted on January 12, 2026Video #1 argues that publishing has an issue with developmental editing. Video #2 follows up with more detail about developmental editing is…
Year In Review: 2025
Posted on December 30, 2025I’m doing this early, for once. Personal Deets It’s been a strange year. There’s so much going on politically that I’ll just name check…
What We Love: The Holiday
Posted on December 27, 2025There’s an endless discussion about what counts as a Christmas movie. Does it have to be about Christmas, like Home Alone? What about movies…
East Van Panto: West Van Story
Posted on December 22, 2025OK, I just explained pantos. Moving on! Holly’s the daughter of an evil real estate developer (boo!) in West Vancouver. Her mother-father…
What's a Panto?
Posted on December 22, 2025I’ve talked about pantomimes before, but I spent most of my life knowing absolutely nothing about them. Here’s my attempt to explain what…
Wake Up Dead Man
Posted on December 21, 2025CW: Spoilers for the first two Knives Out films, mild spoiler for the latest. The first two Knives Out movies both rely on mid-story reveals…
Jack and the Beanstalk
Posted on December 16, 2025In this production of Jack and the Beanstalk—my second panto at Metro Theatre—the trouble comes less from giants and more from the evil…