You often hear that we are in a “Golden Age of Television.”  And while there are a lot of high-budget quality shows being made (such as Game of Thrones), television is not the Golden Age that I’m excited about.  Instead, my current obsession is taking a step back to the audio-only entertainment era.  I cannot … Read more

When it comes to music, it is impossible to be completely original.  All artists have influences that affect the music that they write.  And the songs that we hear sometimes lodge themselves in the back of our minds.  So whether conscious or not, new music can always be traced back to something that has been … Read more

A couple conversations I’ve had with friends in the last week or two inspired me to do a post here about films.  I’m certainly not a movie buff, but watching them is a hobby I really enjoy.  In the last few years, I believe that trademarks have had a major impact on the direction of Hollywood, and … Read more

A few months ago, I was feeling hobbled by my sports hobby.  To borrow from the show Community, “it was the darkest timeline” for sports in St. Louis.  The Rams, which weren’t exactly a ray of sunlight the last ten years in St. Louis, had somehow managed to make things worse by packing up and … Read more