First Ivan Provorov and now James Reimer. The task was simple: wear a pride jersey during warmups as part of an organizational statement that supports the LGBTQIA+ community and makes them feel welcome within the hockey community, a community that has a track record of less-than-tolerant attitudes up to the present day. I'd argue ice… Continue reading It’s Not About a Shirt
Author: James Keenan
I am a young Irish-American writer, telling stories by day and waxing philosophical by night. This blog is meant to be a collection of public musings, anecdotes, and writing exercises open to criticism and discussion among fellow readers and writers.
An Irish American
Yes - I am one of those Americans who loves to talk about his Irish ancestry. Yes - if you are Irish I understand how annoying that can be. This is not going to be a perfect piece, but I do want to talk about that sense of identity today from both the good and… Continue reading An Irish American
Why I Love Disney
It's a fair question. Not one that requires an answer, as one does not have to defend interests, but it's a question that I understand in a Dunning-Kruger sense of things. If you are not a Disney fan yourself, the reasons for liking Disney are not apparent and it may seem odd that a man… Continue reading Why I Love Disney
Epistemology – A Discussion on Why We Know Things and the Impact on Debates
I was on a Zoom call with a friend talking about a new writing project, and we enable the auto-captioning to create a transcript in case we say anything while talking that we might want later while writing. The discussion went off the writing and into a general state of affairs piece that I enjoyed… Continue reading Epistemology – A Discussion on Why We Know Things and the Impact on Debates
The Dreaded Sequel
The last post was about the women of the Bond franchise, and that came about because my wife and I decided to sit down and marathon them all from Dr. No to No Time to Die, one movie each night. Part of the discussion we have when doing marathons together is about general quality over… Continue reading The Dreaded Sequel
The Definitive Ranking of Bond Women (25 Films, 75 Women)
***SPOILERS - Major plot points for all 25 Eon films may appear in this post*** Yes, this concept has been done to death over the years, and I think that says something. On the one hand, the list gets redone because Eon provides new films and we get new characters. On the other hand, time… Continue reading The Definitive Ranking of Bond Women (25 Films, 75 Women)
Protected: The Mythology
Fate and Determinism (Take Two – a Groundhog Day Version)
Bill Murray and the late, great Harold Ramis had a famous falling out while filming the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. The short version is that Murray wanted the movie to delve into the philosophical more and Ramis wanted to keep it light and funny. In the end, I'm happy with the balance the two struck… Continue reading Fate and Determinism (Take Two – a Groundhog Day Version)
Protected: Some Personal Thoughts on Gender and Identity
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Speak Now: A Fearless Look at Reputation Since Midnight in 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Or, Thoughts on the Nature of Fame and Having a Voice
She's not the best example, but the figures associated with Taylor Swift help to illuminate something. It could be the record sales, the number of weeks at number one, the number of songs to crack the top ten (even sweeping all ten spots), her number of social media followers, or her bank account - the… Continue reading Speak Now: A Fearless Look at Reputation Since Midnight in 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Or, Thoughts on the Nature of Fame and Having a Voice
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