Here's a question for everyone in the universe: what is worse than a bad movie? And I would answer, "Six bad movies." But then, what is worse than six bad movies? And I would answer, "Six

Good news, everyone! A new show has come to Netflix...and it's already cancelled. That's right, NBC's Great News has come to Netflix after the show already bit the dust. Funny how they didn't realize that

You're thinking of a number. A number between 7 and 34,794. Concentrate on that number. Let it fill your entire conscious process, and hold it there. Are you holding? Keep holding. Hold it up high, above

It's that time again. Welcome back to Hints, a miniseries of Mr. Horne's Book of Secrets. The last thing you need, when setting out to write something, is to have some well-meaning meddler take control

Wow, this was a bad movie. Spectacularly bad, even. So bad, in fact, that it's mandatory viewing. Don't believe me? Well, let me convince you. The Little Engine that Couldn't Chinese cinema has come a

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com. Hi. It's a sad reality that, for any kind of work, there will be at least one part of it that is not fun. When your work is getting a thing published, the

Curious. That's the only real word I can assign to this particular property. Other words, such as "Huh?", "Wha?", and "Uh..." would certainly apply, yet again and again I

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com. Sorry. So very very sorry. Sleepy and Weak I was having dinner at my sister's house, and her three daughters were present. The eldest daughter was trying to

Netflix truly has given us some new and innovative entertainment options, including a host of anime offerings, foreign films, original shows, and, most importantly, video game adaptations that don't suck.

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com. I suppose it's a legitimate question. After all, if you're going to dedicate your life to a high-risk career, why not pick something more exciting? Why not

Did you know that the Netflix app on most mobile devices includes a "download" option? It's useful in a few choice situations, such as when you are 30,000 feet in the air, in coach, with no other

For better or for worse, stories tend to fall into a set of familiar templates. And this is especially true with movies, as they tend to stay faithful to the various Hollywood formulae. And when Hollywood

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com. You know you've had a good week when you can't keep your eyes open at the end of it. Though that does cut into your blogging time. So, once again, I find myself

I'm one of the few people who liked HF20 from the beginning. Granted, it was an inconvenience. For the first 20 hours or so after launch, I found myself unable to do anything on Steemit. I understand the

They took his life. They took his land. They took him where he cannot stand (though, since they already took his life, there weren't many places where he could stand). But they couldn't take the sky from

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com Last Thursday---October 4th---broke a record on this website. On that day, talanhorne.com got its highest volume of web traffic ever, with 265 unique views.

Hi there. It's been a while since I did a Saturday post. Such posts were usually about Steemit, but Steemit had been stagnating for so long that there was little to write about. But now things are finally

Do I hate myself? Really, I have to ask: do I hate myself? Because I like to think that the answer is "No, of course not." It seems like such an easy conclusion to reach. And yet...I have evidence

This post was co-published at talanhorne.com. Over the years, I've made many changes to this blog. The site has reinvented itself a number of times. Going from a hand-built site that had a beautiful front

It's possible that someone reading this is unaware of the Avatar: The Last Airbender revival that is coming to Netflix. So I might as well mention it here: a new Avatar series is coming to Netflix. Reportedly,