The first time I watched Pulp Fiction and realized the story was being chopped up and fed back to me out of sequence, it felt like my brain was about to fall out of my head. Here was this incredibly visceral (and violent) story playing out and the normal rules of plot - beginning, middle, … Continue reading A Pulp Fiction Moment
Tag: comics
The Secret Ingredient Is Us
I heard two great minds independently say nearly the exact same thing this week. David Lindelof, while talking about his HBO series Watchmen, said: “you have to make the show you would want to see.” Charles Schwab, talking about the history of the firm he founded said he always asks, “what would I want if I … Continue reading The Secret Ingredient Is Us
They’re The Heroes, We Just Write The Story
Superheroes aren’t interesting because of their superpowers, they’re interesting in how they relate to everyone else despite being so radically different. Relationships and perceived relatability are simultaneously as basic and complicated as it gets. These are useful templates we can use for managing our own professional relationships. From Amazon’s adaptation of The Boys, where the … Continue reading They’re The Heroes, We Just Write The Story
Sunday Music: Spidey-Sense
Nothing ever fit the vibe of Spider-Man to me quite like The Ramones cover of the theme song. Teenage angst-y, very New York, and energetic - it captured the ethos of the YA superhero character. The new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack has some worthy and original additions to that vibe. My favorite track so … Continue reading Sunday Music: Spidey-Sense
Podcast of the Week: Starving the Watchdog
If ever something was going to encourage you to donate to NPR, this "Starving the Watchdog" episode of Hidden Brain will. The high-level story is that as local news (think: print, radio, TV, etc.) have been consolidated, bought up, and shut down, our society has lost a class of investigative journalists that helped uphold the … Continue reading Podcast of the Week: Starving the Watchdog