Nathan Timmel
The Blog
The Sweet Surprise of Squid Game
I remember sitting in the theater with my friend Jessica. Less than five minutes into M. Night Shamalamadingdong's The Village, I turned to her and said, "If the 'twist' is that they're living in modern times, this will be the stupidest movie ever made. And it was....
Skinny Fat
What does it mean to challenge yourself as an artist? What does it mean to be “Skinny Fat?” Read, and then listen…
The Broken Heart of Expectations
Fishbone was one of the best bands I’ve ever seen play live. They were simply extraordinary, and that’s using the word lightly.
The Price of Fake Popularity
Should popularity be earned, or is buying your way to fame OK? If you buy your fame, is it real? My attempt to figure these things out…
Vastly Different Trajectories: The Simpsons vs. South Park
In a head-to-head contest between The Simpsons vs. South Park, it’s not even close. One show vastly outshines the other.
We Are 100… Audio Prologue
After having my ego fed by kind folks who enjoyed the snippet I read of We Are 100, I sat down and recorded the prologue.
The Neighbor You Don’t Know
How would you react if you discovered your neighbor was a pedophile? What if that was after the fact; after his arrest?
The Kindle Conundrum
The Midnight Library is listed as one of the best selling books so far in 2021. I have to be honest, I don't know anything about it; my information comes from Google. I needed an example of something confusing to me, and Midnight Library made for a nice one. Right...
Putting My Failing Foot Forward
After three works of nonfiction, I’ve finally cobbled together something dreamed up inside my noggin: a crime-based thriller.
A Two Hit Wonder That Lost to the System
Everyone is familiar with the one hit wonder, but how many bands have been a member of the two hit wonder club?
That Time I Was On Blind Date
Remember the show Blind Date? It was a precursor to all the reality TV nonsense we have today. I was one of many who appeared on the show.
The Positivity Paradox
My wife calls The Critical Drinker my “YouTube boyfriend.” I’m not sure I’m that obsessed with him, but this is a blog about him…