Alex Bemish
Happy Halloween 2024 - Been Busy Lately...
This blog's not dead but I've been busy for the last several months and will be until mid-December/early January. Here's what I'm...
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![From Swinging Singles to Slinging Potato Skins: The History of the Fern Bar [Something Interesting #31]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_9b59975dd6ea43e9b72d1a7ad2374e17~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1137,h_854,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25f89c_9b59975dd6ea43e9b72d1a7ad2374e17~mv2.png)
Alex Bemish
Jul 263 min read
From Swinging Singles to Slinging Potato Skins: The History of the Fern Bar [Something Interesting #31]
One of the strongest memories that feels alien to me was how many restaurants during my childhood had the same kind of décor:...
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![Add Some Crunch to That Pop: Important Power Pop Albums [Something Interesting #30]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_595374626f4b6946505677~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_595374626f4b6946505677~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
Jul 2114 min read
Add Some Crunch to That Pop: Important Power Pop Albums [Something Interesting #30]
One of my favorite genres of music is both pretty ubiquitous and mostly unremarked about other than every once in a while by other music...
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![All Hail Bob Dobbs: The Church of The SubGenius [Something Interesting #29]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_eab43d0d093949658bfec2b4a214cc38~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_302,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/25f89c_eab43d0d093949658bfec2b4a214cc38~mv2.png)
Alex Bemish
Jul 202 min read
All Hail Bob Dobbs: The Church of The SubGenius [Something Interesting #29]
This subject is one that I’ve wanted to cover for quite a while, since it reminds me of watching all kinds of late-night weirdness during...
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![A Hadouken of Nostalgia: The Art of 1990s Capcom Fighting Games [Something Interesting #28]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_19c2c16cb94c47aba621ca38c8e5fb47~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_750,h_563,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25f89c_19c2c16cb94c47aba621ca38c8e5fb47~mv2.png)
Alex Bemish
Jul 204 min read
A Hadouken of Nostalgia: The Art of 1990s Capcom Fighting Games [Something Interesting #28]
A by-product of stress is often nostalgia, which I won’t lie and say I’m somehow above falling into that trap. The last several years...
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![The Smell of an Oncoming Storm [Something Interesting #27]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7143413645554c4d736b6b~mv2_d_4896_3060_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_7143413645554c4d736b6b~mv2_d_4896_3060_s_4_2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
Jul 203 min read
The Smell of an Oncoming Storm [Something Interesting #27]
Petrichor is one of my favorite scents. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s the smell that occurs after rain has hit soil and mixes with...
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Alex Bemish
Jul 202 min read
Housekeeping Post for Summer 2024
I haven’t posted in a while, so I’m making a housekeeping post until autumn. Summer always becomes a time for other – primarily good -...
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![An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: "Spectacles" [Something Interesting #26]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5370373059495774754d38~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_5370373059495774754d38~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
May 102 min read
An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: "Spectacles" [Something Interesting #26]
A month ago, my YouTube algorithm brought up a video called “Japan in 1960 was insane” and I knew I had to check it out. While it covers...
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![An Unexpected Podcast I Like: "Science Fiction with Damien Walter" [Something Interesting #25]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b3c81de251d64484a0eec8439cef8451~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_b3c81de251d64484a0eec8439cef8451~mv2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
May 92 min read
An Unexpected Podcast I Like: "Science Fiction with Damien Walter" [Something Interesting #25]
Recently, I got sucked into listening to another podcast that’s been around for a while but also one I’ve overlooked since I didn’t care...
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Alex Bemish
May 93 min read
Dance-Punk: Soundtrack of My Young Adulthood [Something Interesting #24]
Earlier today, I checked out the video I posted above from Middle 8 and it brought back a flood of memories. The last round of...
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Alex Bemish
May 62 min read
"My Chiffon is Wet, Dahling! My Wig is Wet!": A Very Quick Post about Sir Monte Rock III [Something Interesting #23]
It’s been a while since I last wrote here but I’m not completely gone – just focusing on finding new topics, carving time to actually...
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![The Useful Concept of OKRs (& Why I Generally Dislike Modern Nonfiction Books...) [Something Interesting #22]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ebd1266b2bd142e4bab389530229237b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_ebd1266b2bd142e4bab389530229237b~mv2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
Feb 274 min read
The Useful Concept of OKRs (& Why I Generally Dislike Modern Nonfiction Books...) [Something Interesting #22]
"At any given time, some significant percentage of people are working on the wrong things. The challenge is knowing which ones." - Aaron...
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Alex Bemish
Feb 39 min read
Crescent City Memories: My Notes on NOLA
This past January saw me returning to a city that seems to be a big part of life during the last three years: New Orleans. The first time...
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![A Quote Collection, Pt. 1 [Something Interesting #21]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_b3dafdfcaca84dae8d1ea66ad6c00987~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25f89c_b3dafdfcaca84dae8d1ea66ad6c00987~mv2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
Feb 23 min read
A Quote Collection, Pt. 1 [Something Interesting #21]
As part of my commonplace book, I collect a number of quotes I find all over the place. Once I've gotten a good deal of them, I'd like to...
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Alex Bemish
Jan 52 min read
"The Grudge Match" - Ahead of Its Time, Yet Gloriously Early '90s [Something Interesting #20]
As a treat for myself, I sometimes get sucked into watching those stupid "You remember these things from your childhood?!" kind of...
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![Problems to Guide Your Life [Something Interesting #19]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_b7375201e1fd443ea33a0a97249b7b23~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25f89c_b7375201e1fd443ea33a0a97249b7b23~mv2.jpg)
Alex Bemish
Jan 53 min read
Problems to Guide Your Life [Something Interesting #19]
One of my favorite authors online (Ted Gioia) posted a year-in-review of his most-viewed articles on December 30th, which I didn't see...
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Alex Bemish
Jan 42 min read
Loaded Dice, a Stetson, and a Body Full of Lead: "Stagger Lee"/"Stackolee" [Something Interesting #18]
I like to play music to stay focused while working and one of the genres I've been listening to lately is New Orleans R&B, with one of my...
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Alex Bemish
Jan 23 min read
Peter Gabriel's 2nd Album (aka. "Scratch") [Something Interesting #17]
I've been fond of Peter Gabriel's music since college when I sought it out during one of my "Must listen to everything I can!" phases....
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![Hooray for the Public Domain [Something Interesting #16]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_2fd9e301146c45afa73bd7ed2caee994~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_730,h_548,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25f89c_2fd9e301146c45afa73bd7ed2caee994~mv2.png)
Alex Bemish
Jan 14 min read
Hooray for the Public Domain [Something Interesting #16]
So now we've enter 2024 and aside from the possible hangover you might have, New Year's Day brings another fun thing with it again: new...
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Alex Bemish
Dec 29, 20238 min read
"Quiet-Quitting" Substack
I wrote a post about scaling back the use of my Substack page on 12/27/23 but, honestly, I pulled some my punches since I didn't want to...
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