Culture & Media

Reflections on books, film, TV, music, and society. Includes reviews, critiques, and commentary on cultural trends, institutions, and current events.

Techbros, Fuck Off

29 Jun 2026 1 min read Taradiddles

[...] these useless fucks pitch to equally useless fucks, grand ideas about alleviating the world from the grip of mundanity while missing the entire point because they are sheltered, entitled shits who’ve never been told, no.

Book Rec: The Botanist's Assistant

07 May 2026 3 min read Taradiddles

Have you ever opened a book and within the first 10 pages recognized yourself and/or the many wonderful nerdy-focused people in your life as an amalgam of the protagonist? Peggy Townsend's The Botanist's Assistant did just that for me.

Bye Bye, Bird Site

26 Nov 2022 3 min read Taradiddles

Not even a full month has passed since I deactivated my Twitter account. I have a reminder scheduled for 29 days post-deactivation to confirm my decision, a day before the account will

Facebook is Not a Necessity

30 Jul 2020 3 min read Taradiddles

But I'm missing out on career resources because of it's user-base chokehold For once I feel a smidgen of hope after listening to the congressional antitrust hearings yesterday,

Book Fanatics are the Best Fanatics

12 Jul 2018 3 min read Nonfiction

Litsy readers are an amazing resource for finding your next read... Or for bulking up your TBR In March of this year I stumbled across the book blogging platform Litsy, a mobile app-