Nonfiction
What’s wrong with new TV shows?
Everything. But let me elaborate on it. The other day we started watching the Foundation series by Apple. When the opening credits started, I sighed and asked, “Oh, is it new?” Something in my intonation made Ian laugh. He said that not everything that’s new is bad. Well, so far it’s not good either. This … Read more
Why “Solo” (and Every other Disney SW film) Is Terrible
Disney got into the habit of buying popular pre-existing franchises and to churn out “content.” And an easy cheap way to come up with “content” is to invent explanations for every little thing that didn’t need explaining, and is actually becomes worse when it is explained. All recent Disney entries commit this crime to some … Read more
5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Yuri Gagarin’s Childhood
Yesterday I came across an interesting article about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, the son of a milk maid and a carpenter (like a certain other famous person), third of four children, and Earth’s first man to fly to space. Here’s a summary in English along with some expanded information I found for you. His … Read more
