This year was a lot. So was last year. And the year before that. Living through history, we have all learned, is a lot. There is no doubt that Americans, along with most of the world,… Read More »Combatting news fatigue and the importance of building community
When it comes to democracy, Americans should pay close attention to Joe Biden’s words and heed his warnings. From Charlottesville, to January 6th, to the 2022 midterm elections, Biden has clearly articulated the threats facing… Read More »A collection of warnings from Joe Biden on threats to American democracy
There has emerged among the media establishment a fear of calling out connections between the conservative rhetoric in America and Russian propaganda. This may be a result of the extraordinarily effective “Russia, Russia, Russia!” slogan… Read More »The Russification of the American conservative movement
On Thursday, President Joe Biden will deliver a historic speech on the state of democracy in the 21st century. While Europe faces the greatest threat to its stability since World War II, Republicans in the… Read More »Joe Biden’s historic speech on democracy
I’m sorry, Neill Blomkamp. I was a big fan of viral marketing in high school, so much so that I co-created MovieViral.com, a website that followed viral marketing campaigns for films. MovieViral provided coverage of the marketing campaigns… Read More »My 13-years-too-late apology to Neill Blomkamp, the director of District 9
It’s been a few weeks—technically—since the last entry into Sometimes Weekly. These are the risks of building procrastination into the name of your website. But, here we are—new content! And, given that this is the… Read More »The Four Year Card Trick, My Piece of Jeopardy! History, and Happy Christmas
I’ve previously written about the existence of another “Nick Butler” in the United Kingdom who happens to have a similar email address as me, and more specifically, how that led to a member of Parliament… Read More »Setting the Dress Code for a British Secret Society
Back in 2007, I was into ghosts. Like, really into ghosts. I spent time watching videos of supposed ghost activities, looked into the equipment needed to find evidence of ghosts, and even went so far… Read More »A&E almost filmed an episode of “Paranormal State” at my house
Back in September 2010, when I was just starting my senior year of high school, I wrote an email to myself through FutureMe.org titled “Questions for the Future.” In it, I asked several questions for myself to… Read More »To Nick: Questions from 2010
A few months ago I set up a parody Donald Trump-themed dating website aptly named Trump.Singles. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, didn’t I almost get sued by Donald Trump for owning a website with… Read More »Fox News accidentally advertised my fake Trump dating website
