Marc Singer
@theothermarcsinger.bsky.social
Not that one. Not that one, either. Writer and English professor at Howard University in Washington DC. Author of Breaking the Frames (2018) and Grant Morrison (2012).
These guys aren't very bright, and they're in over their heads.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
These guys aren't very bright, and they're in over their heads.
"with the possible exception of when James Buchanan dined alone"
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"with the possible exception of when James Buchanan dined alone"
Also important to note this response by Sam Duncan, though I don't think it changes Powell's central point.
popula.com/2019/05/23/a...
popula.com/2019/05/23/a...
A veteran and historian responds to Nate Powell’s “About Face”
The 1,600 military amputees since 2001 whose vehicles were so easily targeted with IEDs are not play-acting.
popula.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Also important to note this response by Sam Duncan, though I don't think it changes Powell's central point.
popula.com/2019/05/23/a...
popula.com/2019/05/23/a...
About Face
Death and surrender to power in the clothing of men.
popula.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Such an interesting season. The big villain arc falls flat at the end IMO thanks to the last-minute replacement, but the monster of the week episodes are absolutely killer.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Such an interesting season. The big villain arc falls flat at the end IMO thanks to the last-minute replacement, but the monster of the week episodes are absolutely killer.
Especially this: "If you support the filibuster that means that your response to Trumpite autocracy is to do nothing and hope for the best. That’s unacceptable and you need to go."
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Especially this: "If you support the filibuster that means that your response to Trumpite autocracy is to do nothing and hope for the best. That’s unacceptable and you need to go."
The problem was he wasn't infamous for driving businesses into the ground. He was famous for playing a fake businessman on TV.
I had voters in NoVa--voters who hated him--telling me he was a good businessman. The Apprentice killed our democracy.
I had voters in NoVa--voters who hated him--telling me he was a good businessman. The Apprentice killed our democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The problem was he wasn't infamous for driving businesses into the ground. He was famous for playing a fake businessman on TV.
I had voters in NoVa--voters who hated him--telling me he was a good businessman. The Apprentice killed our democracy.
I had voters in NoVa--voters who hated him--telling me he was a good businessman. The Apprentice killed our democracy.
Francis Spufford's Red Plenty was the patient zero that started my move back into the lit world, for which I will forever be in his debt.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Francis Spufford's Red Plenty was the patient zero that started my move back into the lit world, for which I will forever be in his debt.
Our culture industry is suffering from a debilitating shortage of quality hacks. The current hacks aren't good enough.
I am begging writers of functionally immortal popular culture franchises to rediscover Umberto Eco's "The Myth of Superman."
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our culture industry is suffering from a debilitating shortage of quality hacks. The current hacks aren't good enough.
I mean, imagine the writers of "Diamonds are Forever" saying they're stuck because in the last film Bond was George Lazenby.
A sinister industrialist steals a nuke and blackmails the world. This ain't rocket science! (except when the industrialist steals a rocket)
A sinister industrialist steals a nuke and blackmails the world. This ain't rocket science! (except when the industrialist steals a rocket)
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I mean, imagine the writers of "Diamonds are Forever" saying they're stuck because in the last film Bond was George Lazenby.
A sinister industrialist steals a nuke and blackmails the world. This ain't rocket science! (except when the industrialist steals a rocket)
A sinister industrialist steals a nuke and blackmails the world. This ain't rocket science! (except when the industrialist steals a rocket)
The curse of the high-engagement low-info voter.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The curse of the high-engagement low-info voter.
But enough about Alan Moore.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
But enough about Alan Moore.
Obviously the correct response is for Senate Dems to filibuster it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Obviously the correct response is for Senate Dems to filibuster it.