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I have not been interested in going to the movies for some time now. The market for films in America continues to separate into increasingly more homogeneous sub-groups. On one side, traditional cinema, where story, acting prowess, themes and dialogue are the key metrics. These movies/shows/films/pictures/series/whatever are essentially only released to streaming platforms anymore. On…
It’s that time of year.
Over the past few years, I’ve been conducting market research for the male underwear industry and I would like to share my findings and interpretations. There is a lot of action happening in this market right now, with various online luxury underwear brands popping up. The first thing I’ve noticed is there has been consolidation…
This might be the most crunchy, granola-ass idea I’ve ever had, but I feel like it might have legs. The concept is: families in a neighborhood going door-to-door, much like trick or treating, in early September. But instead of passing out candy, each house passes out produce that they grew from their garden. This would…
Spoilers up until episode 5 to come, but at this point, I’m like a month behind with this take. Why the hell did they need to use different actresses on House of Dragons? Rhaenyra and Alicent, two of the most important main characters. Ten year time jump happens right at the beginning of episode 5…
Polarization has taken over our society in America. The “with us or against us” mentality has trickled down to every lifestyle choice imaginable. Personally, I think the most important way to stay grounded in this marketplace of ideas, where people are so desperate to turn you to their side, is to understand both arguments. There…
I’ve spent a lot of time in Home Depot/Lowe’s over the last year. I would guess I’ve made over 50 trips to these stores in that time frame. I have seen somebody with their dog in the store at least 75% of my trips. I’ve even been witness to 5+ visits with multiple, simultaneous dog-bringers.…
Nachos are great, if executed properly. But at restaurants, they rarely are. Typically, they are appetizer fool’s gold. Except what do you get when you order the nachos? You get a nacho facade, a shallow veneer. The ingredients that you want: the cheese, the meat, the jalapenos; they only exist on the outermost crust of…
I didn’t think it would hit me this hard. Literally 1984, the age of free speech is dead. I had my comment removed from r/NFL on Reddit and now I am banned from commenting in that subreddit. My comment was on one of the many posts regarding Deshaun Watson’s anticipated 6-game suspension and read as…
Continuing on with my Dad-themed posts (partly because I’m going to be one soon), I’m going to try to coin a term, the “Dad Dunk.” This could go the way of “fetch” or become the next internet craze. I give it a 0.2%. The Dad Dunk is when you humbly best another grown man in…