The Apothecary Diaries: manga or LN?

In which I recommend that readers read The Apothecary Diaries light novel.

2023-10-28 · 1 min · Frank Hecker

Remembrance of computers past

I reminisce about the computers of my youth.

2023-10-28 · 13 min · Frank Hecker

Music of low Kolmogorov complexity

I recommend some classics of musical minimalism.

2023-10-21 · 5 min · Frank Hecker

Our band could be your life: some thoughts on BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!

In which I compare a group of anime girls to a classic punk group.

2023-09-23 · 7 min · Frank Hecker

The Library-of-America-ification of science fiction

Science fiction becomes respectable, perhaps to its detriment.

2023-09-18 · 4 min · Frank Hecker

Notes toward a evolutionary theory of yuri

I attempt to briefly describe the key themes and trends in Japanese yuri manga over the past century.

2023-09-02 · 17 min · Frank Hecker

Bandcamp bop: our dear friend, the medic (and more)

I review my recent Bandcamp purchases.

2023-08-04 · 2 min · Frank Hecker

If you’d like to read about a pair of clueless crossdressers . . .

A brief note about the manga Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk.

2023-08-03 · 1 min · Frank Hecker

The epic anachronisms of Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright

I review an epic poem about giant robots piloted by lesbians.

2023-07-22 · 12 min · Frank Hecker

Et in suburbia ego

The spectre of death haunts a suburban neighborhood.

2023-07-03 · 2 min · Frank Hecker