Published inOtrivia Rodrigo·PinnedMember-onlyI Really Relate to Barbenheimer, Part IAs a Filipino-American — Barbie and Oppenheimer are slowing down in the theaters a touch after a month and a half, so I’m a little bit sad. Luckily though, my Google News and frankly all other social media feeds are now tuned with a great deal of precision to be ALL BARBIE ALL OPPY…Barbenheimer5 min readBarbenheimer5 min read
Published inAbout Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Marmi LeAre you also INFJ and a Jeopardy loser? Then we have stuff in common — First, thanks to fellow MBTI “The Advocate” Quy Ma for accepting me as a writer here! Let’s get right to it then. As you can tell from the above photo, one thing About Me is that I am a political news junkie. In fact, I’ve namechecked various CNN personalities…About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
Sep 12is tangent…ll bearing a grudge that I beat him in our legendary Who is the Greatest Avenger smackdown of 2021. He claims I won by calculatedly including a topless picture of Chris Evans. I think I won by the strength of my argument alone, but enough of this tangential trifle.Call For Submissions: October1.1K28Simon DillonHold on, how did I miss this smackdown article.Hold on, how did I miss this smackdown article. He's my second favorite of the Chris's! (After Hemsy obviously). Please repost that link Emperor, cheers!1 min read1 min read
Aug 31…on Dillon, Sarah Paris, and Sheila Moeschen for joining the panel. The bribe was far more unseemly. Simon requested the Complete, Unabridged Works of Michael Bay. Sarah wanted a 1980s George Clooney costume — it’s a long story — and Sheila demanded Susie Myerson…My Medium Day Schedule81013Eric PierceThat tracks, everyone knows Bay is his fave director and Simon is ever the completist.That tracks, everyone knows Bay is his fave director and Simon is ever the completist. He already had the abridged versions in VHS (or whatever special format British people have), just needed the special anniversary Blu-ray editions. Bet you had to pay through the nose Eric to find this on Michael eBay!1 min read1 min read
Published inPopscene·Aug 30Member-onlyAnother Peek Into My Home LibraryPart III in a series — Hello, fellow bibliophiles! If you are here and have stumbled onto my lil photo essay without having seen either Part I or II, bienvenue! And if you did read those and are back for more, I love you and hope you’ll enjoy this final chapter (or is it?!) of my…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Aug 22… film; a dystopian science fiction masterpiece that cast an influential shadow over everything from Pleasantville (1998) to EDtv (1999), The Matrix (1999), Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Inception (2010), television serie…The Truman Show: 25 Years On2.5K58Simon DillonI remember Pleasantville was amazing and I did watch that in the theater when it was first released!I remember Pleasantville was amazing and I did watch that in the theater when it was first released!! Early Reese Witherspoon/Tobey Maguire cannot be beat. And Joan Allen?! AND Wm H Macy and Paul Walker...insane cast and I haven't even listed everyone. I'm so pleased that all this time my list of fave films overlaps pretty closely with Emperor Simon's ;) Maybe I am a level 1 cineaste after all LOLZ1 min read1 min read
Aug 21Rising From the Rubble of Institutions1.3K27Justin CoxMy favorite piece of yours yet Justin.My favorite piece of yours yet Justin. So gut-punching and moving. If you ever want to write more memoir type of articles, I'm here for it. I know you'll emerge from this chapter in your life like the ship that Luke Skywalker raised from the bottom of the lake when Yoda told him "Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try!"1 min read1 min read
Published inThe Riff·Aug 4Member-onlyI Really Relate to Oppenheimer, Part IIIGoing to museums all by myself and being a superfan of Manic Street Preachers — I know what you guys are thinking. (1) This nutcase again with her unhealthy Oppenheimer obsession. (2) Who/what are Manic Street Preachers? …Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Published inFanfare·Aug 3Member-onlySneaker PimpsMy “review” of Air — Apologies for fans of the British electronic music group, but while I have been known to chillax myself into a comatose state by listening to Sneaker Pimps and other trip-hop, this is not going to be any kind of concert or album review. …Film5 min readFilm5 min read
Aug 2Every time I think of Julia Child, huge, outspoken, and weirdly elegant, working for the OSS I…501Evelyn Jean PineSo chuffed Evelyn you read and enjoyed both my silly Oppy articles!So chuffed Evelyn you read and enjoyed both my silly Oppy articles! I just gave you a follow and am blown away (get it - Oppenheimer, being "blown away" oh nvm) that you write operas! Really looking forward to seeing you pop up more in my Medium "Following" feed and will deffo check out your opera and your baseball story at the very least! <31 min read1 min read