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Writing Daily: How About 36 Minutes?
A recent poll of some people in a Zoom confirmed that, “Yeah, 36 minutes of writing a day is pretty good.” The group went on to confirm that exercise is good, and that writing is hard. Scientists and mathematicians agree that writing 36 minutes a day, 5 days a week will absolutely put some words…
The Ups and Downs of the Final Season of “Wu-Tang”
For the life of me, I cannot remember why I ever started watching “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.” I think it had something to do with me willfully diversifying my music listening, and/or diversifying my television viewing, but suffice it to say, I watched it and mostly enjoyed it. The performances are generally good, and —…
RamWu-Tang-es: a Pre-Mature, Barely Informed Comparison of the Ramones and Wu-Tang Clan
Part of my recent pursuits to close some serious cultural gaps (ie mostly non-white components), I’ve been dipping my toe into the world of Wu-Tang Clan. This has been done in the following ways: 1. Listening to “Enter the Wu-Tang” top to bottom on repeat 2. Reading Wikipedia-level recaps on the key players 3. Watching…
“Velma” Watched, Enjoyed, and You’re Wrong About It
Yes, I mean YOU, the person reading this. First, some backstory. “Velma” is an animated comedy series on HBO MAX (aka “Home Box Office Maximum?”). It’s a parody of a couple things, namely ‘Scooby Doo’ and ‘Riverdale.’ That’s key. It’s a parody. Taken in a vacuum, the show is just fine. It’s a comedy show…
Measuring Time with Popular Music
Or (Setting My Internal Clock to Albums) or (Alt Rock Clock) If you’re like me, you have to be in a bunch of (thrilling) meetings. The Pandemic has created a Zoom-based Office Culture, resulting in a strange push and pull between “Respecting People’s Limitations” and “Your Thing Says You’re Available.” However you slice it, there’s…
‘Ishmael’ Consumed (bad choice of words)
On the advice of a good friend, I read the book “Ishmael” by Daniel Quinn. And like, I should suspect, most people who read that book, it settled me into a rare sense of calm, humbleness, anger and contemplation. For those who don’t know, “Ishmael” is a fictional philosophy book about a nameless American man…
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Phillip Mottaz 