The Spooky World of Chris Ringler
Welcome to my strange world of Blogs, Books, Movie Reviews, Podcasts, Stories, and Art!
Over the weekend my wife and I went on a very rare evening out. Having a kiddo, it's not much of an option, but that's sorta part of the deal, right? So, we went to see comedian Patton Oswalt do a show in Flint. I ADORE the theater he was at, and any chance I… Continue reading Just Shut Up
In this podcast, poet, artist, and musician Glen Birdsall discusses poetry, art, and creativity, with a special focus on the city of Flint. Listeners can explore Glen's artistic works, which are available for purchase on Amazon.com. The conversation highlights the interplay between art and urban life.
Three cheers for the trash. Let’s celebrate the trash, shall we? The things that we love that others deride and hate. The art, the music, the movies, the books, the television, the whatever it is that makes our hearts sing and brings ridicule from those around us. Let us raise a glass and toast these… Continue reading Trash
This is a fun time of year for cynics. For folks like me, we get to frown and gnash our teeth at all of the entertainment we love that is not recognized with awards. The movies, the music, the books, and everything else. We insist it isn't fair, we decry a system that's against the… Continue reading Broaden Your Horizon
In this piece, I engage in a conversation with Paul Counelis, a multifaceted artist known for his work as an author, filmmaker, and musician, who also passionately embraces the Halloween theme. The discussion highlights his creative endeavors and enthusiasm for the holiday, providing insight into his artistic vision.
I suppose if I were to declare a religion it’d be for physical media as that’s the subject I preach about most these days. It isn’t that social and political issues are less important, clearly, but that screaming into the void of the internet won’t do much to change those things. Obviously. WHEREAS I hope… Continue reading Keep Getting Physical
We all struggle over the idea of what success means. Do we define it, do we allow others to define it for us? Do we judge ourselves against social media influencers who show a curated view of their lives or against our friends and foes alike to see if we feel better or worse about… Continue reading What is Success?
As a kid, I remember waiting with bated breath for fall. I was no fan of school, that’s to be sure, but I was desperate for the start of the fall cartoons and for the fall television slate. You see, in the ‘80s the fall season was when the new cartoons would debut as well… Continue reading Anticipation
When I first started doing ‘zines with friends we were all about the DIY ethos. We were just kids, teenagers, and we didn’t have any money to put into anything, to be honest, so we cut pictures out of old magazines, printed things off of computer printers, and made copies at copy centers or on… Continue reading Broken Systems
Sometimes I wonder if we’re trying to heave ladders toward heaven with how anxious we are to pore over the art of the past to find its flaws. We are desperate to show how wise and cultured and enlightened we are and just as anxious to post about it so everyone can know about it… Continue reading Ladders to Heaven
It’s funny that for me, talking about music feels almost shameful. For ANYONE to talk about music should never be shameful, let’s just say that. Sure, I don’t know the internal organs of music, the ‘musicology’ of it all how music looks beneath the skin or the lineage that brought it from birth to now.… Continue reading The Rhythm and the Beat
Fandom is a strange thing. It is a love for a thing or a person that can border on obsessive so that the fan wants to smother the thing or creator with their devotion. The fandom, the love, becomes more important than why it was created, what it might mean, and who made it. It’s… Continue reading Toxicity
There’s something a bit macabre and unnerving in the need to whitewash, for lack of a better term, fiction and ‘art’ of any sort. While civilization and attitudes and beliefs should (should, I say) be more malleable, ‘fact’ and history should be set in stone. You don’t have to like it or agree with it… Continue reading Leave It
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 