Culture – Cribb Notes

The other half of the masthead. Movies and the business behind them, music, martial arts, philosophy, and what thirty years of coaching and a stubborn drum fill taught me about how people (and machines) actually learn.

Currently

What I’m in the middle of right now. The full log (books, movies, TV, and games, rated) lives on the Shelf.

Mark Twain

creator	Ron Chernow
type	Book
rating	8/10

Mere Christianity

creator	C. S. Lewis
type	Book
rating

A Philosophy of Walking

creator	Frédéric Gros
type	Book
rating

El arquero

creator	Paulo Coelho
type	Book
rating

The Secret Network of Nature

creator	Peter Wohlleben
type	Book
rating

Beyond Good and Evil

creator	Friedrich Nietzsche
type	Book
rating

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

creator	Retro Studios
type	Game
rating	8/10

Leadership and Self Deception

creator	The Arbinger Institute
type	Book
rating	7/10

Notes

Judge a Film by Its Size, Do You?

Movies

Star Wars

Wonder

Critics graded a plot; angry fans graded the lore. Both missed the only dimension that matters (wonder), and on that one, The Mandalorian and Grogu soars.

Jun 1, 2026

10 min

The Case for Re-Enchantment

Books

Myth

Faith

I read The Fellowship of the Ring and The Oxford Inklings back to back, and kept circling an old argument: fantasy isn’t an escape from the world: it’s how you get the world back.