Category Archives: Social Issues

Quick and Painless Peanut Sauce

All right, here’s another one for all the broke artists out there! It’s the beginning of a new year, and following the holidays, there’s a strong chance the wad of cash under your bed is looking thinner than it normally … Continue reading

Posted in Arts and Culture, Social Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Quick Layman’s Explainer of Specifically How Elon Musk Is Actively Tanking Twitter’s Business Model Right Now

It’s been a pretty wild couple weeks in the ad-supported digital media business, and unlike most of what happens in this business, they’re things I can actually talk about outside of work without risking putting anyone to sleep. There are … Continue reading

Posted in Social Issues, The Internet, Thinking About Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

You Don’t Have Any Money; You’re Gonna Make This Meatless Chili

You’re around here reading about “music” and “the arts” and “the creative process” and stuff like that, huh? Well, LET ME GUESS — you’ve got like a dollar, you’re looking for some food to cook on the cheap, and you’d … Continue reading

Posted in Arts and Culture, Social Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ringo Theory: On the Challenges of Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due

So, I have a few pet “theories” that I keep running in the background of my mind and pull out during those times when I need to let out a gigantic sigh and mutter, “All right, let’s be reasonable here,” … Continue reading

Posted in Arts and Culture, Social Issues | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

On the Three-Part Creative Cycle: A Suggestion

During the first few months of the Covid pandemic in 2020, there was a lot of chatter about how we all can “use this time.” The presumption was that “sheltering in place,” staying at or close to home, our social … Continue reading

Posted in Arts and Culture, Social Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

I FIGURED OUT THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

I GOT it. FINALLY. It’s so SIMPLE. All of my problems are solved.

Posted in Arts and Culture, Social Issues, The Internet, Thinking About Media | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Little About Why I Never Made Eagle Scout

Today, following a nationwide vote of 1,400 Scout leaders, the Boy Scouts of America decided to open up Scouting to boys who happened to be gay. In a way, this is a bit of news I’d been waiting to hear … Continue reading

Posted in Social Issues | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment