Ben Blotner
Feb 245 min read
Two of My Favorite Movies of All Time Are Oddly Similar: Unpacking Pulp Fiction and Kinds of Kindness
SPOILER ALERTS for Pulp Fiction (it’s 30 years old, come on) and Kinds of Kindness (okay that one came out last summer, I get it). On...
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Ben Blotner
Feb 1124 min read
Miss Fire
The 2007 Toyota Corolla, pulled over to the side of Mulholland Drive on a balmy Saturday night, reeked of stale Hot Pockets, old rotted...
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Ben Blotner
Jan 2811 min read
Rookie of the Year is an Underrated Iconic Baseball Movie (originally written in 2023)
(SPOILER ALERT) When I first watched the 1993 Daniel Stern film Rookie of the Year , I was probably about seven or eight years old. I...
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Ben Blotner
Jan 285 min read
Unpacking the Brilliance of Ryan Ross-Era Panic! at the Disco (originally written in 2022)
When most people think of Panic! at the Disco nowadays, they probably think of the group’s more recent work, which essentially amounts to...
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Ben Blotner
Jan 283 min read
The Only Emo Baseball Fan in the World? (originally written in 2022)
When you think of your average baseball player or fan, what kind of music do you picture them listening to? For me, the first genres that...
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Ben Blotner
Jan 288 min read
A Love Letter To So Much (For) Stardust (originally written in 2023)
On March 24, 2023, my favorite band of all time, Fall Out Boy, released its first album in five years. It was the second time in the...
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Ben Blotner
Jan 2023 min read
Gangs of Ohio
“Alright, my Gs, here’s the motherfuckin’ deal,” said Benjamin “Benny D” Hill as he strutted arrogantly down Summit Street on a Saturday...
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