Fiction Affliction #4: E.T. was actually a botantist all along. Meanwhile, Elliott and Michael are casually assumed to be molesting their younger sister Gertie by their mother, who desperately wants to get laid. — E.T. and Me, a Brief History E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and I have some history. It was actually the very first movie I ever saw in the theaters. It was summer of 1982. I, along with pretty much everyone on planet earth, got swept into the theaters to see the story about the creepy raisin-wrinkled, potato-shaped alien…

An underrated gory gem now enjoying a resurrection on Netflix. — How in hell did I miss this one? Dragged Across Concrete was largely forgotten, or lumped in with the rest of Mel Gibson’s many “geezer teasers” when it premiered in 2018. The infamous, multiple Oscar-winning, somewhat professionally redeemed, devout Roman Catholic, and notorious anti-Semite Mel Gibson strikes pay dirt with…

Niche Knowledge #4: YellowFlash 2 — Imagine if you could make a substantial living talking about Spider-Man, the Avengers, the latest adult cartoons, anime, or pretty much anything big in pop culture news. We are truly living in the “Age of the Geek.” When it’s possible to make a six-figure income sharing news, gossip, not to…

Experimenting with AI Art. — Lately, I’ve gotten into Midjourney AI art, as well as Dream by WOMBO. What is Midjourney? It’s an AI program that basically creates anything you ask it to create. Dream is another similar program. There are a bunch of these AI art programs out there. …

Niche Knowledge #3: White Bat Audio — Synthwave music has become a popular subgenre of original music on YouTube. Synthwave is electronic, sort of like modern techno music, generally free of or with limited lyrics, that reflects a certain theme or mood, and often meant to evoke the sci-fi, horror, or action movie genres. …

Breaking the golden credit shackles is like having a super power. — Nowadays, debt has become so commonplace it’s practically considered a rite of passage. You’re an oddball if you aren’t loaded to the gills with monthly payments. This wasn’t always the case. Many decades ago, the typical person rarely had high debt. They didn’t even have access to credit. …

Niche Knowledge #2: Altcoin Daily — By most accounts, crypto is still in a bear market. But not if you’re in the business of doing daily updates on the crypto space. Niche Knowledge, the series devoted to exploring lucrative business niches that real people have found real success in, next takes a look at the rapidly…

Fiction Affliction #3 — A review of spec screenplay Hen’s Teeth, by Krishan Patel — Genre: Body Horror Logline — A woman must escape the medical facility awakening reptilian traits recorded in her DNA from our distant evolutionary ancestors as a full scale transformation takes effect. About — This is a screenplay a writer sent to me to review. …

A systematic and actionable list that can help take you from stage fright to stage bright. — A lot of “fear of public speaking” articles I’ve read are frankly worthless. And I’ve read a ton of them. The advice essentially boils down to telling you to just “psyche” yourself out of the fear of talking to a room full of strangers. …