Sitemap - 2021 - Opus
My Favorite Songs of 2021: Daygraves, Deafheaven, Japanese Breakfast, Low, Lycia, Angel Olsen & more
Weekend Reads (12/25): Charlie Brown’s Christmas, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Spider-Man, Mariah Carey
Weekend Reads (12/18): “Dune,” National Film Registry, Anne Rice, Kickstarter
Playlist Breakdown: "Not Thrilled" by Fine China
Weekend Reads (12/11): “The Secret of Kells,” Year-End Lists, George Pérez, Suing Facebook
Weekend Reads (12/4): Chuck E. Cheese, Christopher Nolan, Disney+ Censorship, “Halo”
Subscriber Playlist, December 2021: The Post-Post-Punk Sound
Weekend Reads: Hayao Miyazaki, “Ghostbusters,” U2, NFTs, Pumpkin Pie
Weekend Reads: Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop,” “Every Breath You Take,” Marilyn Manson, “Halo”
Playlist Breakdown: “Indiana” by Starflyer 59
Weekend Reads: Radiohead, ABBA, “Dune,” Disney+, Aaron Rodgers, Space Tacos
Weekend Reads: “Halo,” Underrated Movies, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” the Metaverse
Subscriber Playlist, November 2021: "Of the Tooth and the Nail"
Weekend Reads: Starflyer 59, Country Music, Amazon’s “The Wheel of Time,” Section 230
November 2021's Best Streaming Titles: “Cowboy Bebop,” “Inception,” “The Wheel of Time,” “Hawkeye”
Weekend Reads: “Squid Game,” Netflix, “Eleanor Rigby,” New Zealand’s Wizard
Weekend Reads: James Bond, Godzilla, LuLaRoe, Pandora Papers, Facebook
Playlist Breakdown: "A Letter to Elise" by The Cure
Subscriber Playlist, October 2021: "My High School Soundtrack"
Weekend Reads: Babylon 5, R. Kelly, Instagram for Kids, YouTube vs. Anti-Vaxxers
Opus Digest for September 2021
October 2021's Best Streaming Titles: Gladiator, Mad Max, Fight Club, Dune
Weekend Reads: Dune, The Green Knight, The Far Side, Libertarians
Weekend Reads: The Matrix, Norm Macdonald, Chinese Reality TV, Republicans and Liberty
Weekend Reads: Lord of the Rings, Hollywood and 9/11, Keyboard History, Robert E. Lee
Playlist Breakdown: "Inner Universe" by Yoko Kanno feat. Origa and Ben Del Maestro
Weekend Reads: Low, Slowdive, Made-up Movies, Amazon, Deplatforming
Subscriber Playlist, September 2021: The Sounds of Anime
Weekend Reads: Shang-Chi, "The Suicide Squad," Pluto, Biblical Poop Jokes, Afghanistan
September 2021's Best Streaming Titles: "Blade Runner," "Office Space," "Die Hard," "Evil Dead 2"
Weekend Reads: Sonny Chiba, Sudoku, Pi, "Evangelion"
Weekend Reads: Shoegaze, "Field of Dreams," Amazon, COVID's End, Olympics and Anime
Weekend Reads: DC Talk, Time Crystals, "Miami Vice," Pedestrianism, Cowboys, Lionel Messi
Playlist Breakdown: "Plastic Love" by Mariya Takeuchi
Subscriber Playlist, August 2021: A Farewell to Summer
Weekend Reads: Simone Biles, Satoshi Kon, Pop Punk, Deepfakes
Weekend Reads: "Donnie Darko," "Space Jam," Aliens and Pop Stars, The Future of Superhero Movies
August 2021's Best Streaming Titles: "Magnolia," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Evangelion," "Jurassic Park"
Weekend Reads: Jetpacks, "Silverhawks," "Tenet," Facial Recognition, COVID
Playlist Breakdown: "Reflections in Suspension" by Steve Roach
Weekend Reads: Studio Ghibli's Storytelling, Gundam, Richard Donner (RIP), Trump vs. Big Tech
Weekend Reads: Satoshi Kon, Post-Brexit Post-Punk, Disco, Movie Theaters, Patriotism
Subscriber Playlist, July 2021: Music for Migraines
Weekend Reads: "Robotech," UFOs, "Braveheart," Gift of Gab (RIP), History's Greatest Hacks
Weekend Reads: Indiana Jones, U2, Netflix Animation, "Lord of the Rings," Juneteenth
Weekend Reads: "Streets of Fire," Anime in Mexico, Twitter Blue, New Atheists
Playlist Breakdown: "Sunset" by DeepChord Presents Echospace
Weekend Reads: Online Privacy, Simone Biles, Paris Hilton, the Tulsa race massacre
Subscriber Playlist, June 2021: Songs for Coding
Weekend Reads 5/29: Marvin Gaye, "Ted Lasso," Cancel Culture, QAnon
June 2021’s Best Streaming Titles: "Lupin," "Batman Begins," "Fight Club," "Loki," "Harry Potter"
Weekend Reads: Mars, Enya, Lil Nas X, Reflections on Blogging
Weekend Reads: Computer Pain, Holodecks, Technology Woes, Confederate Lies, UFOs
Playlist Breakdown: "Puzzlewood" by Plone
Weekend Reads: Comfort TV, Greatest Sitcoms, Spotify, COVID-19 Research, Facebook
Subscriber Playlist, May 2021: A Misremembered Musical History
Weekend Reads: "Mortal Kombat," Captain America, Morrissey vs. "The Simpsons," Zima
Weekend Reads: The Cure, Substack, MonsterVerse Movies, Purity Culture, Scientific Ethics
Playlist Breakdown: "Serpents For Eggs" by S.S. Bountyhunter
Weekend Reads: NFTs, "MST3K," "Robotech," Judging Musical Tastes, Wobbling Muons
Weekend Reads: My Bloody Valentine, City Pop, Netflix, Fan Tantrums, Generation X
Subscriber Playlist, April 2021: The Bluest of Velvets
April 2021's Best Streaming Titles: Die Hard, Inception, DuckTales, Caddyshack, Mortal Kombat
Weekend Reads: Ambient Music's Origins, Country Music's Reckoning, NFTs, Christian Films
Weekend Reads: "The X-Files," U2, COVID Vaccines, "WandaVision"
Playlist Breakdown: "Felicity, Darling" by Ester Drang
Weekend Reads: "Star Trek: Lower Decks," Truly Unique Movies, Purity Culture, Web Nostalgia
Subscriber Playlist, March 2021: A Return to Bushnell
Weekend Reads: Daft Punk, "Your Name," "Ted Lasso," Joss Whedon, Recipe Blogs
Weekend Reads: "Top Gun," Death Metal, Ravi Zacharias, Wombat Poop
Weekend Reads: Prince, "WandaVision," Joss Whedon, MySpace Reborn, Enneagram, Cornerstone Festival
Playlist Breakdown: "Mytho-X" by Mortal
Weekend Reads: "The Emperor's New Groove," Radiohead, Conspiracy Theories, Cosplayers
Subscriber Playlist, February 2021: Even Rivetheads Need Jesus
Weekend Reads: "Donnie Darko," "Harry Potter," Disco, GameStop, A New Blue
Weekend Reads: Marvin Gaye, Scott Adkins, Aging Goths, Dungeons & Dragons, the Commodore 64
Playlist Breakdown: "Subtext" by John Foxx and Harold Budd
Weekend Reads: Four Seasons Total Landscaping, The Simpsons, Christ and Pop Culture, Kendrick Lamar
Subscriber Playlist, January 2021: Harold Budd
Weekend Reads: The Greatest Macs, New Public Domain Works, Flash (RIP), James Doohan, Ted Lasso