Culture & Media

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

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-

eReads

18 Jan 2018 2 min read Taradiddles

I read anything and everything on any medium that's available, analog or digital. I'm fluid like that. What I've found, however, is that I rely heavily on