Ars Nihil

Most people are going to remember her from her movie roles in the 1980s and 1990s or as Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek but I hope more people will dig deeper and watch some her best work on SCTV . R.I.P. to a great comedian.

A very good run-through of the genre best described as "the New Yorker story."

An article about the forgotten actors from early 20th-century American theater.

1-900 hotlines were weird, man.

A beginner's understanding of dub reggae and its beautiful soundscapes.

A quick bit about a little-discussed critic from the Victorian period.

A collection of 45 pictures I've found and enjoyed from Instagram from between Oct. 2025 to Jan. 2026.

Six unexpected live albums Alexis Petridis considers as some of the Greatest of All Time.

Some Tumblr posts from 2013 about writing that have aged decently for 2026.

A selection of 7 albums for you all to hear during January-February 2026.

A relevant find from Reddit, "Men at Forty" by Donald Justice.

This post is just reposting 9 animated shorts found on Tumblr during 2013.

Introducing a new subcategory of the Micro-posts, due to feeling nostalgic about (and wanting to save just in case) some of the posts I had over there.

A short personal reflection as I become 40.

An explanation about how patische works, using a popular 80s franchise as a good example.

New Year's Day also means Public Domain Day 2026 and there's a treasure trove available this year.

Saying good bye (and mostly good riddance) to 2025 with some Instagram photos I took!

Today's National Bacon Day, which is pretty self-explanatory. Here's some videos from Epicurious and Babish about bacon to get you in the right sizzling mood.

Nothing major: just several videos of Fugazi playing live 37 years ago today.

A bullet-point quasi-review about a so-so documentary on a kind of music I actually like.