"Halt and Catch Fire": A hidden gemIn this edition of Marginalia, the best series you've probably never heard of. Halt and Catch Fire (2014 – 2017) If further evidence were...
EssaysThe Simple Life: Remembering what mattersOn the sacredness of simplicity, why we forget what we value (or ought to value), and how to remind ourselves what matters. “O sacred...
Marginalia"Hello, Bookstore": A Reader in Realm of CinemaIn this edition of Marginalia, a subtle and tender documentary about books and the people who love them. Hello, Bookstore (2022) How do...
Marginalia"Asteroid City": A Road to NowhereIn this edition of Marginalia, postmodernism as a cultural cul-de-sac and whether Wes Anderson can find a way out of it. Asteroid City...
EssaysWhy Music Singles MatterOn what music singles have meant in the past, mean now, and might mean in the future. “I miss buyin’ CDs at the store And thumbin’...
Marginalia"The Northman": Are you not entertained?In this edition of Marginalia, a critical look at a film that’s not quite an action epic nor a thoughtful meditation on myth, though it...
EssaysRaging Against the MachineOn artificial intelligence, the role – and the rights – of artists, and the difference between art and artificial creation. Though six...