shaundukeThe Saigon Craft Beer Guide (As of May 2023)The craft beer craze, you might be surprised to learn (or not), has spread well beyond the confines of the U.S. or Europe. While most craft…·22 min read·Aug 14, 2023--1--1
shaundukeWhen You Lose Your Social Media Manager (Or, Notes on SMMSs to Drown Your Tears In) — Updated…(See Update notes before the list!)·22 min read·May 11, 2023----
shaundukeA Definitive Absolutely Accurate Ranking of James Bond Theme SongsThe title says it all. Mostly. It doesn’t tell you why I have decided to put together a ranking of every James Bond theme song. I could…·27 min read·Mar 6, 2023----
shaundukeFan Fiction vs. Tie-In Fiction: A FrameworkEvery once in a while, fandom is beset upon by a series of somewhat aggressive arguments about the function of accuracy in film/tv…·8 min read·Feb 28, 2023----
shaunduke4 Things Twitter Could Do to Make Blue Worth Paying For (But Probably Won’t)Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about why Twitter Blue has not been the success its new owner had hoped for. While…·13 min read·Feb 20, 2023--1--1
shaundukeThe Unbearable Weight of Fantasy, Tolkien, and Race (or, Eh, Black Elves Are Fine)The Internet is abuzz about the one fantasy author to rule them all, J.R.R. Tolkien. Over Superbowl weekend, Amazon released the first…·11 min read·Feb 16, 2022--2--2
shaundukeNot-So-Cancelled (or, Hey, We’re Still Talking About the Wrong Things)In a semi-recent piece for The Nation, David Klion discussed what is by now no longer the “latest” bit of Internet “free speech” theater in…·6 min read·Feb 13, 2022----
shaundukeHow to Make Twitter Suck LessTwitter is one of those places that people hate and use at the same time. Millions upon millions of users log in every day to share photos…·10 min read·Jul 4, 2021----
shaundukeinTheJoyFactory10 Caribbean Books You Should Read At Least OnceAs a fan of Caribbean literature who has spent quite a lot of his life reading and thinking about it, it seemed appropriate to finally do…·10 min read·Jun 11, 2021----
shaundukeinTheJoyFactoryBrokeback Mountain (2005) and the Unbearable Violence of Gay LoveIn 2005, the United States found itself in a renewed culture war over the place of homosexuality in society. Just two years prior, the…·6 min read·Feb 13, 2021----