Rob Mentzer’s certified finest, 2022Here are some things I enjoyed watching, reading and listening to this year, and some gripes about things I didn’tDec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Favorite culture things of 2021This year did not go exactly as planned, but there were some good things in it.Dec 26, 2021Dec 26, 2021
My favorite culture things, 2020I do one of these every year and every year I apologize about it, because what do I know, and it’s a silly thing to do anyway. But I still…Dec 20, 2020Dec 20, 2020
New Year’s resolutions, 2020I looked at my 2019 New Year’s resolutions. I succeeded in reading poetry and consistently bringing reusable bags to the grocery store…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Rob Mentzer’s certified finest in culture, 2019This is something I do at this time of year because it is fun. I also like hearing what other people liked, so please share your favs with…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
The Sopranos is still good but it does look different todayI have done what I guess a lot of people have been doing and have rewatched The Sopranos on Amazon Prime. Guess what: It’s good. It gets to…Apr 6, 2019Apr 6, 2019
New Year’s resolutions, 2019I didn’t write one of these posts last year and I missed it.Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
Robert Mentzer’s certified finest of 2018I keep a cultural journal throughout the year where I list some favorite things, and then in December I make a blog post and share it and…Dec 18, 2018Dec 18, 2018
Extracts from an explorer’s diary“There are ginseng farms in this remote corner of Wisconsin where phones are answered in Mandarin.” — Caitlin Dewey, Washington PostApr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018