Author Archives: williamjcobb

Bobcats Not in Bad Decline: CivilWarLand Is Here, and Bobcats Are Invading

Posted on January 9, 2026 by williamjcobb

So my title today is a nod to my writer-friend’s excellent book of stories, George Saunders’s CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (of which I have a rare first edition). With all the ICE chaos and MAGA mayhem it’s a relief to … Continue reading →

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Friendly Aliens Who Will Pull Our Plug: On “Pluribus” and “Bugonia”:

Posted on January 8, 2026 by williamjcobb

So I’m still a skeptic as far as alien visitors are concerned but it seems I’m bumping into extraterrestrial stories whenever I turn on the TV. Following the epic success of Better Call Saul (one of my favorite series of all time) … Continue reading →

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They’re Heeeerrrreee! “The Age of Disclosure” Is a Game-Changer for UFO Aficionados (& All of Us)

Posted on November 22, 2025 by williamjcobb

So has it really been over two years since I posted anything to my sadly neglected blog? Ah well: Be assured that I’ve been alive and kicking the whole time, and rather too busy to bother to post anything. I … Continue reading →

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Aliens Among Us: Probing Hillbillies and Freaking Shut-ins, How Netflix’s “Encounters” and Hulu’s “No One Will Save You” Prep Us for the Coming Alien Apocalypse, Kind of

Posted on October 4, 2023 by williamjcobb

So with the Congressional hearings on the little-green-somethings formerly known as UFOs (now called UAPs) and crazyass whatnot we should all be aware the Alien Apocalypse is soon upon us—imagine old geezer croaking “The end is nigh”—and there are two … Continue reading →

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My Life as a Bob Odenkirk Character: On How Watching Netflix’s Black Mirror episode “Joan Is Awful” Mimicked My Experience of Watching the AMC series Lucky Hank

Posted on September 28, 2023 by williamjcobb

So after a long hiatus the much-acclaimed Netflix series Black Mirror arrived (Season Six) and I loved the first (terrific) episode, “Joan Is Awful.” It’s a funny twist on media, deep-fake technology, and other wrinkles of our tech-hungry culture, featuring Annie Murphy … Continue reading →

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“Bobcats, Bobcats, Bobcats”: Animal Life and a Tribute to “Modern Family”

Posted on September 23, 2023 by williamjcobb

So it’s the Autumn Equinox, woohoo! I’ve been away—until January 2023, in the Hell otherwise known as Academia (I joke)—and it’s about time I get off my duff and start posting again. Yesterday I woke in my Colorado Springs neighborhood … Continue reading →

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“The North Water”: This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Moby Dick

Posted on September 1, 2021 by williamjcobb

So Ian McGuire’s novel of 2015, The North Water, is one of the best of that decade. It’s demented and visual, a twisted contrast to such polar adventure tales such as Shackleton’s Endurance. Now it’s a miniseries of five episodes, … Continue reading →

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Day 25: On David Quammen's "Spillover": Terrific Book That Foretold Our Pandemic, Kind of

Posted on April 8, 2020 by williamjcobb

So I’ve seen various books mentioned as predicting pandemics, now that the coronavirus time is nigh, but not much mention of one of the best virus books I’ve read: David Quammen’s nonfiction book about the biology behind zoonotic diseases, Spillover: … Continue reading →

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Masks for Everybody! Stick 'em Up!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by williamjcobb

So my wife made me a coronavirus mask. I have the curious itch to rob a bank.

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"The Hunt" Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Bomb

Posted on April 4, 2020 by williamjcobb

So we all heard the hoopla about the notorious “anti-liberal” film The Hunt back in the Fall, causing its debut to be delayed, but it’s out now and it’s a hoot. First let me admit to being roughly in the … Continue reading →

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