Jul 1: July 2023’s Best Streaming Titles: Gladiator, Foundation, Alien, Caddyshack, The Karate Kid
Ridley Scott’s historical epic, Isaac Asimov, xenomorphs, golf comedy, Daniel-San, and more.
Jul 3: My Cultural Diet for June 2023: Dark City, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Cure, Blade Runner, Spider-Verse
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Jul 5: Disney+ Deletes Crater Less Than Two Months After Its Release
If a streaming title catches your eye, you should watch it as soon as possible before some studio exec deletes it for a tax write-off.
Jul 7: “Wayfaring Stranger” by LN
Gary Murray’s own recent losses imbue his cover of the folk classic with some added emotional heft.
Jul 7: Dear Conservatives: You Should Stop Bringing up Hitler
The Right’s invocation of history’s worst tyrants isn’t as big a rhetorical win as they might think.
Jul 8: Why are we all so excited about Threads?
The latest Twitter competitor feels more like a Twitter beta than a mature product.
Jul 9: Rurouni Kenshin Returns With a New Anime Series
Himura Kenshin and his friends return in a new animated adaptation of the ultra-popular samurai franchise.
Jul 9: New Subscriber Playlist: “A Return to Bushnell, Volume 2”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode is a nostalgic trip back to the Cornerstone Festival.
Jul 11: Review Roundup: Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Critics respond to the latest installment in modern cinema’s best action franchise.
Jul 11: “Integrated Flux” by Martin Stürtzer
Martin Stürtzer’s latest album of odds and ends features one of his most beautiful songs to date.
Jul 12: This AI-Generated Heidi Trailer Is Your New Nightmare Fuel
Artificial intelligence transforms a beloved children’s tale into something else entirely.
Jul 13: The Big 7,000
Opus crossed a pretty significant milestone while I wasn’t paying attention.
Jul 14: Roxi’s Dream Pt. 1 by Pure Bathing Culture (Review)
The dream pop duo’s latest is the first in a series of semi-autobiographical EPs about star-crossed lovers making their way in a cruel, capitalist society.
Jul 15: Is the anti-sex trafficking film Sound of Freedom based on lies?
A conservative podcast looked into the film, which is being marketed to Christian audiences, and found its story wanting.
Jul 17: Review Roundup: Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live?
Critics respond to the final(?) film from the world’s greatest animated filmmaker.
Jul 18: Displaying Multiple Authors for Entries in ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine doesn’t let you display multiple authors for a single entry. Here’s a workaround that doesn’t require any add-ons.
Jul 19: Church of the Last Epoch by State Azure (Review)
For a single ambient piece that runs over 90 minutes, there’s always something going on… should you choose to listen close enough.
Jul 20: Review Roundup: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Critics respond to Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the “father of the atomic bomb,” starring Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.
Jul 20: Review Roundup: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
Critics respond to the live-action version of the world’s most famous fashion doll, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Jul 20: Ergo Proxy by Shūkō Murase (Review)
A deeply existential dystopic tale that seems intent on doing everything it can to leave viewers scratching their heads, for better or worse.
Jul 28: Dear Robert Smith: Please Release The Cure’s Complete Show on Blu-ray
The Cure’s Show live album from 1993 is being reissued as a double LP, but it won’t contain the full concert.
Jul 28: “Sadness” by Soft Science
Soft Science’s latest single taps into all that was good and great about Sarah Records.
Jul 31: The Final Evangelion Film Is Getting a Collector’s Edition, Theatrical Release
The collector’s edition comes with 4K and Blu-ray editions as well as bonus features, a book, and a poster.