Black Books author portrait in black and white.

Black Books

Travis DeSimone. Corsair. Some days waking up is very hard, I don’t want to interact with people even on a good day. Sometimes I want to indulge in the finer things in life, like $1.99 wine and about 32 smokes. A splash of water on the face is a shower, and brushing my teeth is…

Scene from "Withnail and I" featuring a man in a car holding a cigarette.

Withnail and I

Travis DeSimone. Corsair. This morning I woke up at a crude hour. Nearly seven AM and I had an impassable gap between then and ten thirty. With nothing to do and no way I could return to my sleeping, I did something I had planned on doing for a while. I got down to brass…

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Peep Show

Travis DeSimone. Corsair. Over my winter break I found myself with a lot of spare time on my hands and with classes out I was feeling a bit purposeless. This on top of being so far from my family and friends had driven me to a bit of a low point. So I decided to…

Mural artwork for The Hood Internet free album, created by students at Pensacola State College.

The Hood Internet! Free album!

Raymond Knott. Corsair. The Hood Internet’s first official album is up via Mishka NYC, and I must say I am so eager to crack into this. These guys are two of my favorite mashup artists circling the blogosphere, and they’re always buzzworthy. Outside of that, these two have been here twice in the last year,…

Minecraft review.

Travis DeSimone. Corsair. In this age of gaming, most titles that come out are high definition blockbusters with bloodlust. So, I was pleasantly surprised last week when I sat down and started a game of Minecraft. This game really shines amongst the competition. Minecraft was released on PC in 2009 and has since gone on…