Tappan
@tappan.bsky.social
Semi-retired writer, editor, and marketer. Interested in language, technology, graphics, sf, fantasy, comics, popular culture, progressive politics, otters, horses, history, and militant absurdity.
When I heard that MSNBC has just been renamed "MS NOW" after its spinoff from NBC, I immediately thought of a perfect rebranding campaign: "What does MS NOW stand for?" After a few wry answers ("Many Sides?" "Media Savvy?" "Mostly Socialists?) the final reveal would be... "MAKING SENSE"!
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
When I heard that MSNBC has just been renamed "MS NOW" after its spinoff from NBC, I immediately thought of a perfect rebranding campaign: "What does MS NOW stand for?" After a few wry answers ("Many Sides?" "Media Savvy?" "Mostly Socialists?) the final reveal would be... "MAKING SENSE"!
Valuable advice hidden between the frames of the second season of "Andor," a darker, nuanced chapter in the endless "Star Wars" saga. A surprisingly realistic view of how revolutions begin, despite the usual failures of representation, class, and political analysis endemic to Western storytelling.
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Valuable advice hidden between the frames of the second season of "Andor," a darker, nuanced chapter in the endless "Star Wars" saga. A surprisingly realistic view of how revolutions begin, despite the usual failures of representation, class, and political analysis endemic to Western storytelling.
Would Bertie Wooster call someone "paranoid"? I am unreasonably annoyed by anachronistic language in television and film, especially technical terms like "adrenaline" and "closure". My go-to site to check if a word or phrase is out of time, is linked below. Essential for historical fiction writers.
paranoid | Etymology of paranoid by etymonline
"resembling or characterized by paranoia," 1901, irregularly formed from paranoia + -oid.… See origin and meaning of paranoid.
www.etymonline.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Would Bertie Wooster call someone "paranoid"? I am unreasonably annoyed by anachronistic language in television and film, especially technical terms like "adrenaline" and "closure". My go-to site to check if a word or phrase is out of time, is linked below. Essential for historical fiction writers.
This article about "angry animal memes" reminds me that there is supreme arrogance in humans' assumption that we are the "Crown of Creation."
https://theconversation.com/memes-about-animal-resistance-are-everywhere-heres-why-you-shouldnt-laugh-off-rebellious-orcas-and-sea-otters-too-quickly-210622
https://theconversation.com/memes-about-animal-resistance-are-everywhere-heres-why-you-shouldnt-laugh-off-rebellious-orcas-and-sea-otters-too-quickly-210622
Memes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious o...
A few marine mammals in apparent revolt pushed meme-makers into overdrive. But a scholar who thinks about justice and human-animal relations suggests something deeper is behind the schadenfreude.
theconversation.com
August 20, 2023 at 3:29 PM
This article about "angry animal memes" reminds me that there is supreme arrogance in humans' assumption that we are the "Crown of Creation."
https://theconversation.com/memes-about-animal-resistance-are-everywhere-heres-why-you-shouldnt-laugh-off-rebellious-orcas-and-sea-otters-too-quickly-210622
https://theconversation.com/memes-about-animal-resistance-are-everywhere-heres-why-you-shouldnt-laugh-off-rebellious-orcas-and-sea-otters-too-quickly-210622
