Monty Mitra

Mom

Remembering mom

Remembering Karabi Mitra, Nov 20, 1949 - Jun 24, 2019

Learning

What Jon Stewart and The Daily Show can teach you about managing your time

What I learned from comedy writing to manage my time better.

Texas

From Craigslist to rental brokers

Renting a house in Houston was both easier and weirder than doing it in San Francisco.

Texas

Full circle, Texas

So after nearly 20 years of being away, I moved back to Texas.

Learning

My first attempt at learning tabla

When learning a new instrument, it’s important to get a firm understanding of the fundamentals. Here is a video of me not doing that.

Movies

Spider-Man: Homecoming alternative beginning

Tony Stark could have prevented all of this from happening.

Science

There IS a right answer

If people aren't critical and holistic in their thinking, then we’re screwed. People being wholly misinformed about the role of math is a serious problem.

Politics

American politics is a flat circle

Lin-Manuel Miranda predicted the 2016 election.

Movies

What does Iron Fist bring to the table?

The trailer for the Marvel-Netflix show, Iron Fist, look so damn generic.

Science

My excessive drug use: The ER trip

The ongoing adventures of my heart surgery.

Storytelling

Hamilton’s Journey

In trying to get more familiar with the hero’s journey, I thought I’d see if I could deconstruct Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Alexander Hamilton based on it.

Science

My Doctor’s Note

So apparently I was born with a screwed up heart valve. It was a bit inconvenient.

Technology

Today, Nintendo Reinvents the iOS Game

Why Mario on iOS could boost Apple's gaming ecosystem.

Science

Holy shit, they found us!

Today, scientists at the Centauri Space Administration announced what they had long feared. Sentient lifeforms on Terra 3 have indeed discovered our planet.

Movies

Don’t Think Twice is what every comedy movie should be.

Most comedies tack their jokes onto a terrible story. Don't Think Twice is a great story that's just funny.

Movies

Man of Steel: The Re-Suit’ening

Intrepid Daily Planet reporter, Clark Kent, took a break from never being at work to deliver some breaking news! View this post on Instagram #Superman A post shared by Henry Cavill (@henrycavill) on Aug 15, 2016 at 11:58am PDT Black Superman outfit, y’all! Looks familiar… Oh shit. Oh

Movies

Batman v Superman: Versusing Harder

Why Batman v Superman is an utterly terrible movie.

Chats

Leaving Las Vegas

I asked a friend about her time working at a casino/hotel in Las Vegas.

Chats

Software engineer, legal scholar, Star Wars prequels apologist

I asked my buddy how and why he got into law and then software engineering.

Chats

The OCD Accountant

I asked my buddy why and how he became an accountant.

Politics

Circular gun logic

What's the actual purpose of the second amendment:?

Movies

Ranking the Star Wars franchise

For no real reason, I thought I would rank the movies based on my mood at the moment and not much else.

Career

Advertising sales director fucking nails LinkedIn comment

Mark McGregor, an advertising executive with Pushpin Media, absolutely fucking nailed his comment on a LinkedIn post earlier this week.

Politics

Helping Canada’s government communicate data

Data-based decision in government is a great idea. But remember, it’s not just about the data. It’s also about how you present that data.

Storytelling

Hero’s Journey’ing The Force Awakens Trailer

I never considered that filmmakers might use storytelling structures to cut their trailers but I guess it does make sense.