@opus.ing
Christian. Husband. Father. Nerd. Blogger. Web developer. Located in #LNK. I feel a nostalgia for an age yet to come...
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@opus.ingI’d love to have been a fly on the wall when the Christian bookstore execs saw it for the first time.
@dieworkwear.bsky.socialReposted by @opus.ingrepublicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
@opus.ingI mean, c’mon…
@opus.ingApparently, this week marks the 30th anniversary of what is arguably my favorite Joy Electric album: “We Are the Music Makers.” What can I say? I’m a sucker for immaculate synth-pop tunes about knights, dragons, and Jesus.
@opus.ingReminiscent of Penelope Spheeris’s “Decline of Western Civilization” documentaries, Arte’s 30-minute documentary about Tokyo street kids is both sobering and deeply human.
@opus.ingThe people in charge of this country want to lead us into barbarism.
@adamkeiper.comReposted by @opus.ingTrump's pushing the term "super intelligence" is stupid for many reasons (not least because "superintelligence" was already a term with a specific meaning in semi-technical and policy/philosophical discussions about AI). But now his bullying about it is reaching an Orwellian pitch.
@ndrew.bsky.socialReposted by @opus.ingthey did the thing
@opus.ingPlenty of enjoyable moments, but the Lady Greyhounds deserved better stories.
My ★★★ review of “Ted Lasso,” Season Four (2026): opus.ing/diet/540574
@axidentaliberal.bsky.socialReposted by @opus.ingMore than ten years after he promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with better, cheaper health insurance After he promised countless times that he would release a plan "in two weeks" After he took over $1 trillion from Medicaid And $500 billion from Medicare HE STILL HAS NO PLAN
@opus.ingThe best thing I’ve read to date re. Trump’s statement about Iran destroying American cities. Presidents — and their words — should always be held to a higher standard. Trump failed to meet that standard in Grand Island, and it wasn’t the first time.
@opus.ingNext month, @dominorecordco.bsky.social is releasing an expanded 25th anniversary edition of “Cold House,” the fifth album from Hood, one of my all-time favorite bands.
@opus.ingAmerican Football recently ventured into the SiriusXM studios to perform a stripped down version of @thecure.com’s classic “Boys Don’t Cry,” and threw in a little something extra.
@opus.ingOne of the things that gives me the greatest joy right now is listening to my 16yo play guitar and teach themselves new songs. Today, I think my heart grew at least two sizes when I heard the opening notes of “Purple Rain” drift out of their room.
@opus.ingN*Soul and Myx put out some solid albums back in the day. I still listen to Faith Massive’s “Drum & Bass For The Masses” on occasion and Jyradelix is something of a guilty pleasure. If you're interested, one of my friends interviewed N*Soul president Phillip Kim at Cornerstone 2000:
@opus.ingBack in the ’90s, the Flaming Fish community served as one of my chief gateways into the world of Christian industrial and goth music. Revisiting all of these old reviews was a trip down memory lane; I hadn’t thought about bands like Angst, Christian Plumber, or Thymikon in years, if not longer.
@opus.ingOn their sophomore album, New York’s Whisper Doll taps into the same winsomeness that made The Cranberries and The Sundays so beloved. My review:
@opus.ingNew on Opus: Quick reviews of all of movies, TV series, anime series, etc., that I experienced last month.
@opus.ingSome films can get by on their style alone, and heaven knows this one certainly tries.
My ★★½ review of Luc Besson’s ”Subway” (1985): opus.ing/diet/541240
@opus.ingIn this weekend’s Opus newsletter: Lunch lady videos, the country’s biggest song, the year’s best board games, Google’s too-personal AI helper, and much more.
