January 2024 Archives

Regardless of what some right-wing and MAGA grifters are pushing on social media.

In which I discuss my favorite typeface, courtesy of Juan Pablo del Peral and Huerta Tipográfica.

The “:has()” pseudo-class can solve some unique design problems, resulting in more adaptive, even reactive website designs.

I really enjoyed Siddharth Anand’s War, starring Hrithik Roshan; with its crazy action sequences an…

The ninth installment in the long-running Orphan X series of thrillers trades thrills for overwrought dialog and psychological baggage.

The arrival of this one took me by surprise, simply because the previous Orphan X novel — The Last …

The dreamlike three-minute anime short took Tamagawa three years to produce and animate on his own.

The Swedish duo’s only album is filled with polished arrangements and lush synth melodies.

I can’t remember where I first hear about Beef Wellington, but the idea’s fascinated me ever since.…

The only reason this film works as well as it does is because of Denzel Washington. He brings the r…

It was still satisfying to watch Reacher dispatch a bunch of really slimy bad guys — in this case, …

Author Sourya may be French-Laotian, but Talli, Daughter of the Moon is heavily influenced by Japan…

I feel like the title alone — The Fellspyre Chronicles — tells you everything you can expect here. …

A detective’s latest case becomes something much more than a simple murder mystery when the victim …

The post-punk artist was 44 years old.

An astronaut stranded on an apparently deserted planet with her robot companion makes a fascinating…

Mamoru Oshii is best known for directing classic anime films like Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dream…

I checked this one out from the library on a whim simply because the premise was intriguing: a grou…

The streaming giant celebrates a diverse collection of films that turn 50 this year.

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode celebrate the world’s finest purveyor of pop music.