Derek Edwards

Derek Edwards

Aug
14
Running Commentary 8/14/2023

Running Commentary 8/14/2023

Star Wars: Visions ("The Pit"), Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester, Chestnut-headed Oropendola
7 min read
Aug
07
Running Commentary 8/7/2023

Running Commentary 8/7/2023

Penguin Week, Adélie Penguin
8 min read
Aug
02
Book Review | Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Book Review | Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Yoda: Dark Rendezvous is not the best Star Wars book I've read but it deserves better than to be lost in the pile of mid-2000s Prequel tie-ins. While the story isn't the most thrilling or meaningful, the character work really is excellent.
14 min read
Jul
31
Running Commentary 7/31/2023

Running Commentary 7/31/2023

Secret Invasion (Episode 6), Star Wars: Visions ("The Bandits of Golak"), Spotted Sandpiper
9 min read
Jul
24
Running Commentary 7/24/2023

Running Commentary 7/24/2023

Secret Invasion (Episode 5), Star Wars: Visions (The Spy Dancer), Snyder's Cheddar Cheese Pretzel Pieces change, Variegated Fairywren
7 min read
Jul
17
Running Commentary 7/17/2023

Running Commentary 7/17/2023

Secret Invasion (Episode 4), Star Wars: Visions (Journey to the Dark Head), Northern Flicker
6 min read
Jul
10
Running Commentary 7/10/2023

Running Commentary 7/10/2023

Secret Invasion (Episode 3), Star Wars Visions ("I Am Your Mother"), Warframe (Kullervo), King Vulture
8 min read
Jul
03
Running Commentary 7/3/2023

Running Commentary 7/3/2023

Secret Invasion (Episodes 1 & 2), Star Wars: Visions ("In the Stars"), The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, Violet-green Swallow
9 min read
Jun
12
Running Commentary 6/12/2023

Running Commentary 6/12/2023

Star Wars: Visions ("Screecher's Reach"), Spinifex Pigeon
5 min read
Jun
09
Film Review | The Big Year

Film Review | The Big Year

The Big Year is a very sincere look at the world of competitive birding that lets its humor come from the actual funny things that happen to birders. It's a nice little movie that deserves more love than it's gotten. 8/10
10 min read
Jun
05
Running Commentary 6/5/2023

Running Commentary 6/5/2023

Star Wars: Visions (Sith), Stir-Fry, Green Cochoa
6 min read
May
29
Running Commentary 5/29/2023

Running Commentary 5/29/2023

BattleBots (World Championship VII Finals), Egyptian Plover
6 min read
May
23
Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 3)

Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 3)

Season 3 is a marked technical and writing improvement over previous seasons. It isn't flawless, but the flaws aren't so persistent or egregious as to spoil the viewing experience. It feels like it could have been longer, and that the first episodes were transplanted into a different show.
11 min read
May
22
Running Commentary 5/22/2023

Running Commentary 5/22/2023

BattleBots (S7E18), One Good Turn by Witold Rybczynski, Warframe (The Duviri Paradox), Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
11 min read
May
15
Running Commentary 5/15/2023

Running Commentary 5/15/2023

BattleBots (S7E17), Northern Mockingbird
6 min read