Longtime followers of this space will remember that last year’s Halloween post summed up the entirety of human knowledge regarding the pumpkin. This year, I thought I’d explanationize about where the jack o’lantern came from. This is my apology to you, gentle reader, my way of atoning for the terrible job I did on jack [...]
I’ve been worried lately, what with being a responsible husband and father, that my nerd credentials have been slipping. I haven’t discussed Star Trek or comic books with anyone in years. (I did try to explain to someone this summer that I didn’t want to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes because it [...]
With all the recent hazzerai about possible cancellation and subsequent renewal, The Simpsons has been a frequent topic of conversation recently. While having dinner with some friends, I was amazed to find out that they didn’t know the story of how The Simpsons came about. Like everyone else in the world, these friends are younger [...]
