Taco Break: The Verbal Wild Card
One of my favourite sitcom cliches is the character who clearly exists as an outlet…
Tristan "Drunk Napoleon" Nankervis
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Taco Break: Internal References
One of my favourite moments in Inglourious Basterds is in Chapter Four: Operation Kino. Sgt Stiglitz has…
SCENIC ROUTE: No Direction Home, “Play it fucking loud!”
There was a roar of disgust against me. So I shouted, “Happy New Years, losers!”…
SCENIC ROUTE: Seinfeld, “I don’t think you do.” / Uncut Gems, “I disagree.”
SPOILERS FOR UNCUT GEMS LIE AHEAD In season three, episode eleven of Seinfeld, the title character makes a reservation…
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
It’s October 12th, 1979. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is released. It’s Douglas Adams’s…
Memento, The Scully Effect, and Stories Making Us Better
One great thing about art is that you can use it to see the difference…
Book On The Shelf: The Way Of The Samurai by Inazō Nitobe
Obviously I read this because of Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai. I was…
Taco Break: Good Narration
And God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help…
The Solute Book Club: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – An Introduction
I have no idea how to introduce a reader to The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, to…
Taco Break: He’s Going To Do Something And You Know It’s Gonna Be Good
The Hateful 8 contains one of my favourite cheap tricks in storytelling – spoilers incoming.…