Travis Johnson
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Aspiring actor and writer, Pop Culture lover and alien. With a penchant for beef jerky, gotta have that jerky.
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A Gamer’s Heart: 12 Games That Never Left Me. AI-Generated.
12. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon The game that hooked me with music as much as gameplay. This one felt different from the jump. It had charm, color, and a weird energy I was drawn to—but what really made it stick was the soundtrack. I loved the music in this game, and I still do. There’s one track in particular—the Surrender Robot theme, “Dharmanyo”—that I still listen to even now. Sometimes I’d play the game just to hear certain songs again. It was fun, offbeat, and full of personality. One of those games that quietly became a favorite, and still holds a space in my memory that nothing else touches.
By Travis Johnson5 months ago in Geeks
10 Songs That Shaped Who I Am. AI-Generated.
Music has always had a direct line to my memory, my emotions, and my identity. These 10 songs didn’t just sound good—they stayed with me. Some made me feel seen. Some made me feel joy. Some broke my heart in ways I couldn’t explain at the time. But all of them shaped me.
By Travis Johnson5 months ago in Beat
10 TV Shows That Shaped Me. AI-Generated.
10. Star Trek: The Next Generation The show that introduced me to sci-fi comfort. This was my intro to science fiction TV. It's a true comfort show—especially with LeVar Burton in the cast, who was already an inspiration to me. There's something calm, curious, and endlessly imaginative about this world. It made space feel like a place I wanted to go.
By Travis Johnson6 months ago in Geeks
10 Albums That Shaped Who I Am
Music has always been more than background noise for me. It’s been a teacher, a comfort, a time machine. These ten albums didn’t just soundtrack moments in my life—they helped shape who I was becoming. Each one holds a memory, a shift, a feeling I still carry.
By Travis Johnson6 months ago in Beat
8 Movies That Shaped Who I Am
Some people grow up with sports heroes or family traditions to guide them. I had movies. They weren’t just entertainment—they were emotional landmarks, tiny time capsules that helped shape who I am. These are the films that didn’t just leave an impression. They changed something in me.
By Travis Johnson6 months ago in Geeks
Why James Stewart Will Always Be My Favorite Actor of His Time
I’ve decided to take on a new movie challenge: watch every single film James Stewart ever made. It’s not just about checking boxes on a filmography—it’s about spending time with the work of the man I consider the greatest actor of his era. I’ve loved Stewart for years, but I’ve realized I’ve never seen all of his films. That changes now. And this essay is my way of explaining why this journey matters so much to me.
By Travis Johnson6 months ago in Geeks
Star F#@!e . Content Warning. AI-Generated.
With two hundred dollars in her wallet, three crop tops in her duffel bag, and a mouth full of ambition, Ava Clark stepped off the Greyhound bus like she was arriving at a movie premiere. She paused on the sidewalk, adjusted her oversized sunglasses—ones she bought from a gas station outside Gilroy—and took in Los Angeles as if the city owed her an apology for not discovering her sooner.
By Travis Johnson6 months ago in Chapters
🍉 BREAKING: Watermelons Declared Endangered — America Spirals Into Melon Meltdown. AI-Generated.
It started with a fungus. It ended with an entire country in full fruit-based hysteria. This is the story of what happens when you take away summer’s juiciest icon—and people lose their rind.
By Travis Johnson7 months ago in Humor
Pop and Real: The Art of Staying Authentic in a Manufactured Industry. AI-Generated.
Pop music is a world of smoke and mirrors—or so we're told. It's the realm of auto-tuned vocals, label-controlled personas, and songs built in boardrooms instead of bedrooms. But beneath the glossy sheen and high-budget videos, pop has always had the power to reveal something real.
By Travis Johnson7 months ago in Beat
The Man They Never Understood: Michael Jackson and the Cost of Being Too Much for This World. AI-Generated.
Michael Jackson wasn’t just misunderstood—he was misinterpreted, mistranslated, and mythologized to the point where the real person disappeared behind the spectacle.
By Travis Johnson8 months ago in Beat
