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Modern Concerts Are Big On Spectacle, Short On Feel

March 24, 2017 by roberrera Leave a Comment

Once upon a time, I loved going to rock concerts. It didn’t matter what the act was. Tickets were cheap in the 1980s: $15-$20; maybe $27.50 for fancy seats. One week in the mid-80s I saw REO Speedwagon on a Monday night, and KISS that Thursday. I was at an Ozzy Osbourne/Metallica show where the […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Non-fiction, Parenting, Pop Culture & Social Trends, Social trends, Technology Tagged With: changes in live entertainment, classic rock concerts, lifeless music, live music, modern rock concerts

The Mystery of Superstar Forgiveness in the Age of Apology

March 13, 2017 by roberrera Leave a Comment

We live in the Age of Apology, where knee jerk reactions are the norm, and thin-skinned political correctness reigns. Politicians, pop stars, athletes, actors, comedians, talk show hosts, and church leaders are pressured into insincere public apologies if they “offend” some special interest group or another. But the Age of Apology has little to do […]

Filed Under: Media & Journalism, Non-fiction, Pop Culture & Social Trends, Social trends, Technology Tagged With: age of apology, bad people great art, despicable Hollywood, Polanski creep, we forgive you, Woody Allen creep

Modern Junk: Buy the Best, Keep Getting Less

March 5, 2017 by roberrera Leave a Comment

You’ve heard the old adage – “It pays to buy the best.” Well, it’s a lie. Maybe it used to be true but it’s not anymore. Here’s another ancient un-truth: “You get what you pay for.” That’s true sometimes, but not always. I’m a cut-rate guy. I know this about myself and I accept it. […]

Filed Under: Pop Culture & Social Trends, Social trends, Technology Tagged With: accepting cheap crap, business lies, buy cheap stuff, cheese factor, cost versus function, low rent lifestyle, this thing suck, why so expensive

Curtain closing on cursive writing

August 12, 2016 by roberrera Leave a Comment

The written word is dying. Like dodo birds and dinosaurs, handwriting is facing extinction. Approximately 46 states have adopted the new Common Core Standards, a set of educational guidelines that do not require cursive writing as part of the school curriculum. Many school districts around the country are already starting to phase out handwriting courses. […]

Filed Under: Education, Family matters, On Writing, Social trends, Technology Tagged With: chicken scratch, cursive writing, education, handwriting, new skills, old school, QWERTY, sign a check

Digitize Salinger and Other Literary Pursuits

May 6, 2014 by roberrera 1 Comment

Author J.D. Salinger

I was going through a “Why Didn’t I Read This in High School?” phase, and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was up next on my reading list. I was eager to download a copy of Salinger’s classic novel onto my Kindle. I’m a firm backer of the digital publishing revolution, since ebooks let […]

Filed Under: Media & Journalism, On Writing, Pop Culture & Social Trends, Technology Tagged With: digital ban, digital literature, digitize classics, digitize Salinger, no Salinger ebooks, Salinger Estate

WTF happened to my site! or Why am I a douchebag?

June 23, 2013 by roberrera Leave a Comment

website crash

Thanks to the always helpful Genesis update and WordPress update, my site has now disappeared from the Internet! Hey, thanks guys. Truth be told — and it always is here on RobErrera.com — I screwed up and lost the encryption key to my online backup service. I have a backup of my entire web site […]

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Follow Me! Like Me! Friend Me!

January 2, 2012 by roberrera 1 Comment

social-media-beakers

Happy new year! I have joined the world of social networking! Check out my Facebook page and my Twitter feed! (@haikubob). There will be exciting updates! Stimulating information! Thoughtful messaging! Thanks to everyone who has supported Autism Dad and my other work in 2011. Lots of exciting things planned for 2012. Joining the ranks of […]

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

The magic of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling lies in its combination of simplicity and familiarity. Like a three-chord pop song, Harry Potter sticks in your head, causing pleasant sensations as it bounces around your brain. We know this story; an unlikely hero with a regal destiny is sent on an […]

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Waiting For The Great American Cell Phone Novel

Excuse me, I feel a little queasy – I’ve been experiencing keitai shosetsu. What’s keitai shosetsu? A new Asian flu? Not exactly. Keitai shosetsu are “cell phone novels” and they’ve been all the rage in Japan and China for the last decade.  Yeah, novels written on cell phones in tiny, 100-word chunks and delivered in […]

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Stephen King brings these things upon himself. It isn’t fair to compare his latest novel, Doctor Sleep, with his landmark work, The Shining. But comparisons are inevitable — Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining. Critics will rightfully say, “Doctor Sleep is okay, but it isn’t as good as The Shining.” But how could […]

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