On the weird new sexism towards fans. — The New Commentariat hates us. Instead of marching with us in the gutter and raising their fists at Those In Power, they’ve sold their souls to become the nonbinary henchpeople of the Establishment. Understandable, I suppose. Trading in your common touch is worth a lot these days; a big salary…

Let your ignorance guide your work. — Albert Einstein is noted for saying the following: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” It’s a wonderfully humble statement from one of the greatest minds that’s ever existed, but I think it also touches on one of the main motivating factors of artists, which is that…

Let’s go through the reasons — The Hollywood Reporter recently covered this year’s UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, which tracks how inclusive the film industry is and how much its efforts to increase representation are paying off. According to the report, there’ve been some notable gains, but overall racial and gender diversity has actually gone back to…

Your idiosyncrasy was inside you all along, Billy. — “The true painter must be able, with the most usual things, to have the most unusual ideas.” — Salvador Dalí Every sunset has been painted. Every story, told. Every song, performed. While pursuing a new topic to portray is admirable, existing archetypes and stereotypes abound; concocting a completely fresh subject…

Stop waiting, and start creating. — “Human life has always been lived on the edge of precipice. Human culture has always had to exist under the shadow of something infinitely more important than itself. If men had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would have never begun. We are…

There’s just no stopping these literature-hating swine. — The Woke Folk have unleashed their Sensitivity Reader attack dogs to rip the flesh off the corpus of yet another important writer of the past: Agatha Christie. First Roald Dahl, then Ian Fleming. But at least the woke menace is diversifying its body count by going after a woman for…

This and more in the latest edition of The Reckless Museletter — In this installment of The Reckless Museletter: the threat — and benefit — of ChatGPT; Ben D’Alessio’s latest round of film reviews; a meaty short story; and a poem on the struggles of the artist. ChatGPT Poses a Real Threat to Writers. Here’s Why That’s Good. Conviction and taste are qualities that transcend binary code, and even elude many lifelong writers…

It’s a weird power move from the anti-fascist crowd. — A video went viral on Twitter recently of a woman filming herself burning a copy of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as she says the following: “I thought it’d be a good time to remind everyone that, if we’re going to be in the business of…

Listen up, aspiring artists & creators — Like so many young people, I moved to Los Angeles with stars in my eyes, dreams of fame in my head, and a bit of creative talent. I’m a musician, a writer, and a budding filmmaker, so L.A. is the obvious place for me to move to. I’ve been here…