Posts about Serious Stuff

Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.

Another Successful Sharp Jump!

September 15, 2015 By John "Halcyon" Styn

People say, “jump the shark” like it is a bad thing. Sure, it signified a time in the story arch ...Read More

August 30, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: I would rather be writing about theme camps. I would rather be writing about the Midway. But in ...Read More

August 25, 2015 By Guest Post

by Sovamind Recently I saw someone share a video entitled “The Heart of Burning Man”, and while the video was ...Read More

August 24, 2015 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet

“I don’t sing about myself. I sing about life. The songs don’t belong to me, they belong to those who ...Read More

August 18, 2015 By Caveat Magister

I have a Tigger condom. A condom with a picture of the character “Tigger” on it. It was a playa ...Read More

August 12, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This post is part of a series inspired by reading Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash: the killing of the creative class.” ...Read More

July 28, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This is the second post inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash: the killing of the creative ...Read More

July 21, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This post is the second in a new book club, and inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture ...Read More

July 1, 2015 By Caveat Magister

This is one of my favorite stories about a piece of art. After Michelangelo was commissioned to paint “The Last ...Read More