Who Let The Owls Out, Who, Who, Who

My last semester included two environmental classes. First was the parks course from which the Wrigley presentation was posted. The other was pols340, politics and the environment. The professor was the same as the essay-heavy Comparative/Race professor, so I was perhaps asking for trouble, but the lockdown turned all...

It’s True; The Internet Said So

I didn’t make this up, I just want to be clear. But I don’t disagree. One question ’bout which I rant and raveis what it takes to be a DaveDaves are witty, pleasant, kind,and of an odder state of mindbesides. But peering closer showsfacts often startling when disclosed.Tastes in...

Pols335 Essay 5: And That’s a Wrap.

I skipped over a question set from this module, the responses for Wag the Dog. The movie was only ok, and the writing didn’t really add anything to the experience so I gave it a pass. I’m liking the writing here though. “At least he’s not doing drugs” lol....

More Pols335: Network (1976)

Weird- here’s another one where I remember doing the writing more than I remember the actual film. How are ratings portrayed as significant, and do you think your viewing practices affect a network’s decisions? Ratings are both a cash equivalent and a measure of professional stature in the broadcast...

Polesrm 341: I Hate Illinois Nazis.

There’s been bunches of writing lately, I kinda wanted a little break from that. Decided to pull this from its place later in line to break up the pace here. This was the last semester, and I was really just looking for classes that would fit around the remaining...

Marvel Movies Ranked, group 3: the Fugly.

Wherein Dave pisses you off a little bit by crapping on your favorite. But seriously, though- these were just bad. Like Star Wars’ Episodes 1, 7, 8, & 9, they’re all carried more by the momentum of what’s going on around them. That’s right, I went there too. Doctor...

The Lokiverse dun Broke the MCU: A Love Story

This isn’t actually a love story, that was just a better title. But I do have a theory – and I think it’s a good one – that makes most of this shit make sense. To state the obvious up front, Endgame really did some weird shit with time....

Marvel Movies Ranked, group 2: The Eh.

Totally gonna go there, calling foul on some popular favorites. Sorry kids, but Captain America is a proud anti-law ass, and Iron Man is a short-attention-span killer. Whoops. Iron Man 2 I was at an ArcLight for this, the one in Sherman Oaks. One of their gimmicks was to...

Marvel Movies Ranked, group 1: The Good

I haven’t seen Black Widow yet, so no idea where that fits in. That leaves 23 films, but putting them in a precise order sounded too much like work. So I divvied them up into three groups, but they’re in no particular order beyond that. Thor 3: Ragnarok This...