There are things that have, for some reason, resonated with us as we grow up. It may be the tone of a video game, the visual style of a movie, a single character in the middle of an epic novel. Whatever it is, there’s an aspect of something that has touched and formed us. This series takes a look back at some of those things.
Okay, I’m going to start by undercutting my title: Eerie Indiana didn’t actually make me who I am. But it was still super important. It’s a little weird, but then again, so is the show. Eerie, Indiana is a scifi/fantasy/horror kids show from 1991. It ran for one season (19…
When it came to music I wasn’t exactly a late bloomer, but I did follow a strange path. As a small child I listened almost exclusively to classical, film scores, soundtracks1, and musicals. My main exposure to pop music was what I absorbed through osmosis by way of my parents. This…
It’s a new year and people are out there foolishly looking to the future. Resolutions are rolling as if January has a reservoir of self-determination that’s depleted by mid February. But I like to play the contrarian and do something different when the new year comes in. I like to take a…
