Category: Discussion of media

by M. Bijman October 14, 2022

Avatars, pen names, pseudonyms and the 4th Horseman of the Apocalypse

Isn’t it funny how things go round and round? It’s probably human nature to keep repeating history, but it sometimesContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 7, 2022

Discussion of lyrics Discussion of media lyrics music Music Criticism musicians

What happens when you mix up languages in lyrics? Check out PSY, SUGA, and Adriano Celentano

PSY released his album PSY 9th on April 29, 2022, and I got the album immediately, because I like PSY.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman March 12, 2022

Current events Discussion of media getting published Media and Technology Readers and reading

Vampire Like Farms – What are the alternatives?

Regarding my rant against the sellers of fake reviews: If I look at the online presences of artists, I noticeContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 11, 2022

Discussion of media getting published Media and Technology

The Scourge of Vampire Like Farms

The heading does not have a grammar mistake: I am referring to the businesses – also called farms – thatContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 13, 2021

Discussion of media Publishing technologies Web series and vlogs

Ah well, “to be” it is…

This post concludes with my findings on what to do about my WordPress blogs, considering all the changes in technology.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman January 6, 2020

Discussion of media getting published Media and Technology Publishing technologies

Options for Authors – Back from the Future with Blog to Book

We’re going backwards. Back to print. First there was print. Then came the Internet, and there was JavaScript. And pdfs.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman November 13, 2018

Best of 2018 Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of media Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Genius of Genndy Tartakovsky – “Samurai Jack” returns one last time

I’m not an anime fan. I don’t do cosplay, and I generally like Hard Science Fiction more than novels aboutContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 20, 2017

Backstories Current events Discussion of media

Pulping Your PC or Publishing Posthumously – Future Options for Authors

Icelandic writer Sjón has spent the first half of this year in Lillehammer, Norway, where, on June 2, 2017, heContinue Reading

by M. Bijman August 4, 2017

Backstories Current events Discussion of media Publishing technologies Video

Splashes in a suikinkutsu – Experiential content on the Internet

See me, hear me and walk with me – that’s what many websites try to achieve; in other words, connectContinue Reading

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