It was the best of jobs, it was the worst of jobs… OK, mostly it was a blast. After all, only an ingrate could really complain about being a food critic. And yet, reviewing local restaurants for The Des Moines Register did come with some challenges. In my memoir, Love Is My Favorite Flavor: A Midwestern Dining Critic Tells All, I reveal both the pleasures and pitfalls of serving as the Datebook Diner (the Register’s restaurant reviewer) for 15 years.

Dear reader, how are you? Over the last 15 months, I’ve been thrust into the music commentary space, a timeline I far from expected for myself. Thrust being the operative word here, because you can really get f*cked by putting a word out of place and unintentionally upsetting a whole fanbase or community. I am, for all intents and purposes, an inoffensive music content creator that steers clear of on-the-nose criticism.

Be sure to join the Discord channel to talk hockey with our writers and subscribers. Get 30% off for 1 year The New Jersey Devils opened the season as one of the most likely teams to win the Stanley Cup. Sportsbooks unanimously had them in the top-10, and some had them as high as 3rd. Public analytics models generally had the Devils as a 100-point team, but went as high as making them President’s Trophy favorites.

South Park has taken on ChatGPT and added a little social commentary about the rise of generative AI and the growing influence of large tech companies. The show has some laughs and cringe-worthy content, as usual. However, I always take note when new technologies show up in cultural leaders such as South Park and Saturday Night Live in the U.S. This is significant for multiple reasons. First, the technology is clearly impactful enough that South Park co-creator Trey Parker created a full episode revolving around ChatGPT.

Attention Turkish TV Obsessed fans - the next show we’re recapping is As the Crow Flies (Kuş Uçuşu), now available on Netflix in the US. Each episode is an adrenaline-fueled hour, and with short seasons, you can binge to your heart's content, either in subtitles or dub! What's it about? A young fan named Asli Tuna infiltrates the life of seasoned news anchor Lale Kiran. But as Asli’s admiration turns into an obsession, we get an inside look at the dark, competitive side of the news industry, where every step forward can mean stabbing a back… or two.