In addition to my work as a writer, author, and journalist, I am an amateur rap artist. I just released my very first two tracks as rapper SPF, titled “Take Me Away” and “Reflection” and am proud to bring them to you via Bandcamp. They are also embedded below the…
Welcome back, True Detectives. This show finds balance and subtlety banes rather than boons. Instead of getting to know our characters in any meaningful way, the show cuts between them in really off-putting edits, robbing itself of any momentum. Each episode reinforces how integral Cary Fukunaga was to the first…
FOX’s Wayward Pines A 10-episode “event series” that aired from May 14 to July 23 detailing Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke’s time stranded in the seemingly-idyllic but secretly-insidious town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. Exec produced by M. Night Shyamalan, who also directed the pilot. Head writer and showrunner is Chad…
Welcome back True Detectives. “Pain is inexhaustible. It’s only people who get exhausted.” It’s another of Ray’s little recorder messages that he supposedly makes for his son. It’s a good summary of how myself and other viewers are feeling about his season. Misery as an art form is only effective…
Welcome back, True Detectives. This episode didn’t click for me until the end. Pizzolatto’s flourishes may come under fire for his flowery dialogue and such, but hell if he doesn’t know how to end an episode. It’s the beginning and middle he’s got to to work on. With every episode,…
Let’s look in our crystal ball and see what kind of President Donald Trump would be. The last few weeks have been rough for The Donald. Sure, he very specifically called a whole nation a bunch of criminals and rapists and then lost several lucrative business deals, but what common…
Welcome back, True Detectives. A quick recap of last week: the season’s investigation kicked off in earnest as our three main detectives – the corrupt Ray Velcoro, the rebellious Ani Bezzerides, and the unstable Paul Woodrugh -were joined together in a taskforce to find the killer of kinky, duplicitous Vinci…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) beautifully rebuts Chief Justice Roberts’ claim that the Constitution had nothing to do with the legalization of same-sex marriage. Discrimination is discrimination, no matter where it is found. Oppression does not only harm the oppressed; it degrades the oppressor. I thank our lucky stars we have…
