Opus Digest for November 2022
Some of my favorite things that I posted on Opus in the previous month.
With a constant stream of articles, posts, and tweets, it’s hard to know what you’ve missed. Therefore, I’ve compiled a list of the previous month’s posts and reviews (i.e., the Reader’s Digest version of Opus).
Nov 1: November 2022’s Best Streaming Titles: Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Enola Holmes, Trevor Noah, Weird Al
Star-Lord, the Boy Who Lived, Millie Bobby Brown, stand-up comedy, the Weird One, and more.
Nov 2: My Cultural Diet for October 2022: The Rings of Power, Die Hard, Attack the Block, Star Trek: Lower Decks
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Nov 2: Max Maven, 1950-2022
Max Maven looked and acted every bit the warlock, which made his acts of magic and mentalism all the more entertaining.
Nov 3: Review Roundup: Eric Appel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Critics respond to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s take on the music biopic.
Nov 4: Genrefication
Now you can find all of my “shoegaze,” “synth-pop,” “martial arts,” et al. reviews with just a click.
Nov 6: Remembering Mimi Parker’s Beautiful, Blessed Voice
Parker’s voice could be world-weary, heart-breaking, and transcendent all at once.
Nov 7: Elon Musk owns Twitter. Now what?
Remember: We don’t need Twitter. Twitter needs us.
Nov 8: “Seen From Paths” by The Balloonist
Ben Holton’s latest project is another collection of dreamy, nostalgia-soaked tunes par excellence.
Nov 8: “Lost Christmas Night” by Ronnie Martin
Synthmeister Martin returns with a dreamy new single from his upcoming Christmas album.
Nov 10: Review Roundup: Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Critics respond to the latest MCU film, which was produced in the wake of lead Chadwick Boseman’s death.
Nov 10: “Stranger Times” by Life on Venus
This latest single is a prelude to the Russian shoegazers’ first album in three years.
Nov 15: Rejecting the Myth of the Tortured Artist
We should want artists to flourish and experience healthy lives, to create art that heals them as much as it benefits us.
Nov 17: Rosie Thomas Covers Björk’s “All Is Full of Love”
The cover features vocals by Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Denison Witmer, and other indie luminaries.
Nov 20: New Subscriber Playlist: “The Blackest of Gazes”
Subscribers can listen to a selection of songs from the “blackgaze” genre in all of their extreme beauty.
Nov 22: This Retro Intro for Andor is a Work of Art
Andor’s been pretty great as is. Turns out, all it’s really been missing is a ’70s-style intro.
Nov 30: Watch The Cure’s Remastered Play Out Concert Film
The film follows The Cure as they play a series of concerts in early 1991.
Here’s everything I’ve posted on Opus in November 2022.
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