Author Archives: Rik Schell
Twitter Is Dead, Long Live the Blog
I was on Twitter for a couple of years, but I never took it seriously. The best thing about it was reading posts from people like Bree Newsome, the Nap Bishop, and Katie Mack. But it also kind of sucked because the platform encourages everyone to interact like celebrities and/or shitposters. It never held the …
World’s Smartest Dog
The Pecking Order
This tweet got me thinking about “male socialization.” School for me was learning to experience the pecking order, which I was usually at the bottom of. I felt bullied and excluded constantly. As a boy who was more interested in listening to classical music than playing football, I was picked on, which often made me …
Way of the Househusband
Why do I love this anime? Because it pokes fun at the role of househusband while also taking it seriously. They get so much mileage out of one joke (that being a yakuza and being a househusband have a lot in common), but it’s a funny joke and a creative setup. But mostly I love …
Scott Pilgrim
I love your term “punk lite” in your pitch of this. I grew up in the Alternative era (for a while it was called Modern Rock before the term “indie” came around). It was very much a punk-lite, goth adjacent vibe. I was in a bad garage rock band that only played one show (my …
LIBERATE
Live in brokenness. Err repeatedly; tell everyone. I’ve always lived in old houses. The house I live in now was built in 1927, and that’s later than the construction date of any other house I’ve ever lived in. (Of course, I keep aging, too, so the house I grew up in, though it was built …
Fish in a tube
My Radio, Your Head
Do you ever wonder what it would sound like if Radiohead had written Pink Floyd’s seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon? Of course you do. You’re not an idiot! Fortunately, I have curated a playlist to answer all your questions. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLckZjg5K9mlo5PUVA02jpijIc7DgUcHRw&feature=share For head-to-head listening, start this playlist and when you hear “No paranoia,” …