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I write and joke about books, video games, superheroes, and politics. I’m also at facebook.com/defenderscore and mamthew42.substack.com
Stumbled on this romance novel where the dashing romantic interest is doing an I Think You Should Leave face
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Stumbled on this romance novel where the dashing romantic interest is doing an I Think You Should Leave face
I wrote about Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
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Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle - Thoughts
I’ve followed Chuck Tingle’s social media for probably getting on ten years, now: most likely since a group tangential to gamergate mass-nominated him for a Hugo Award to make a bad point, but it hone...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I wrote about Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
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Learned today that in 2019 Sheryl Crow dedicated "Soak Up the Sun" to Greta Thunberg, and that keeps getting funnier the more I think about it.
July 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Learned today that in 2019 Sheryl Crow dedicated "Soak Up the Sun" to Greta Thunberg, and that keeps getting funnier the more I think about it.
A friendly reminder this July, one year away from the bisesquicentennial
They don't hate our "freedoms," they hate our impunity.
They don't hate our "freedoms," they hate our impunity.
July 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A friendly reminder this July, one year away from the bisesquicentennial
They don't hate our "freedoms," they hate our impunity.
They don't hate our "freedoms," they hate our impunity.
been using storygraph and its categories aren't overly useful
July 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
been using storygraph and its categories aren't overly useful
I wrote about The Fraud by Zadie Smith
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The Fraud by Zadie Smith - thoughts
I’ve been holding off on reading The Fraud by Zadie Smith because everything I had heard about it made it sound like the perfect book for the book club I facilitate for the library.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I wrote about The Fraud by Zadie Smith
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"bluesky" pronounced to rhyme with "brewski"
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"bluesky" pronounced to rhyme with "brewski"
I wrote about Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
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Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner - thoughts
I’ve been eyeing Old Wounds for some time, now.
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June 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I wrote about Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
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It's pretty neat that Superman and Fantastic Four are releasing in the same month. Both takes on their companies' original flagship series, both trying to capture a certain level of a golden age vibe.
June 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's pretty neat that Superman and Fantastic Four are releasing in the same month. Both takes on their companies' original flagship series, both trying to capture a certain level of a golden age vibe.
I wrote about Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton
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Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton - thoughts
While looking for books to order to bolster the library’s collection of books by Jewish authors, I came upon Deke Moulton’s Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf. It wasn’t…actually useful for my purposes,...
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June 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wrote about Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton
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I wrote about Motheater by Linda H. Codega
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Motheater by Linda H Codega - thoughts
A coworker alerted me to the release of Linda H.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about Motheater by Linda H. Codega
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I wrote about Assassin's Creed: Shadows
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Assassin's Creed: Shadows: thoughts
I beat the main story of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. It took me about 70 hours.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I wrote about Assassin's Creed: Shadows
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I've been thinking about this moment a lot, and I think it's worth talking about, even though I'm not a big Support The Military guy.
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've been thinking about this moment a lot, and I think it's worth talking about, even though I'm not a big Support The Military guy.
Probably won't write a long thing about it since theory is a different beast, but I really enjoyed Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton. Always a fan of Eagleton's humor and empathy, though I disagree with some of his positions on other theoretical frameworks.
March 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Probably won't write a long thing about it since theory is a different beast, but I really enjoyed Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton. Always a fan of Eagleton's humor and empathy, though I disagree with some of his positions on other theoretical frameworks.
Pretty unrealistic that the Nazi base in Marvel Rivals has an air traffic controller
March 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Pretty unrealistic that the Nazi base in Marvel Rivals has an air traffic controller
Shocked at how not held together with string the new Pokémon Legends game looks
February 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Shocked at how not held together with string the new Pokémon Legends game looks
Why is Reed Richards there
February 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Why is Reed Richards there
February 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Oh, uh, thanks for thinking of me, Spotify, but I'm good
February 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Oh, uh, thanks for thinking of me, Spotify, but I'm good
Been playing and enjoying Marvel Rivals, but I wish they'd have an option for forcing the team comp the game was clearly balanced around.
February 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Been playing and enjoying Marvel Rivals, but I wish they'd have an option for forcing the team comp the game was clearly balanced around.
I wrote about Lincoln in the Bardo and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, both by George Saunders.
"in CivilWarLand, th[e] spark [of humanity] has been nearly stamped out, while in Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s vibrant and apparent even among the dead."
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"in CivilWarLand, th[e] spark [of humanity] has been nearly stamped out, while in Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s vibrant and apparent even among the dead."
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February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wrote about Lincoln in the Bardo and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, both by George Saunders.
"in CivilWarLand, th[e] spark [of humanity] has been nearly stamped out, while in Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s vibrant and apparent even among the dead."
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"in CivilWarLand, th[e] spark [of humanity] has been nearly stamped out, while in Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s vibrant and apparent even among the dead."
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It's a sign that my mental health is doing great when just listening to the Final Fantasy IX soundtrack brings me to tears
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's a sign that my mental health is doing great when just listening to the Final Fantasy IX soundtrack brings me to tears
Read 13 books in January
February 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Read 13 books in January