Category: All Sorts

Blaugust Mentor: How blogging can help your next job interview

As someone who started their first blog in 2000 – back then we used to argue a LOT over whether the format was pronounced “web-log” or “we-blog” – I cannot endorse creating and maintaining a blog purely for financial gain. This is, primarily, because it’s a crazy idea that will never happen. I mean, okay, ...

#7favefilms

The hashtag #7favfilms started making the rounds on Twitter yesterday, and while I did eventually come up with a list, it made me reflect upon what "favorite" really means for movies. I mean, I can write a list of movies that I really love, but it's all for different reasons. Some are great films, but ...

4.5 Movie Adaptations That Ruined Awesome Books

Once upon a time, I used to be excited when I heard that a book I loved was being turned into a movie. Finally, some of my favorite characters would come to life! On the big screen! Then I saw the movies. Obviously there were some successes, but I'm not here to talk about those! ...

Reviews: Fear the Walking Dead, iZombie

Despite being pretty burned out on zombies, like most of the English-speaking world, in the last couple of weeks I somehow ended up watching two television shows that feature the living dead: Fear the Walking Dead and iZombie. Fear is the much more traditional zombie show and a spin off of The Walking Dead, while ...