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Jan
19
The player and the mayor stand in front of the broken down community center in Stardew Valley.

January mailbag!

6 min read
Jan
17
Sheldon (an egg with two chicken legs sticking out) and his chick brother Booker in the cartoon Garfield and Friends.

Toward a definition of "Egg Cinema"

How movies made by seeming cis people sometimes end up super trans.
10 min read
Jan
12
Cassian puts his hands behind his head as he takes in the work floor of the prison he's in.

Andor Fridays: Episode 8, "Narkina 5"

7 min read
Jan
10
The people of Springfield gather to sing joyfully of their new monorail.

The Simpsons and our long 1990s hangover

"Marge Vs. the Monorail" is maybe the best TV episode ever made... and a paean to neoliberalism.
6 min read
Jan
05
The test pattern broadcast stations used for most of the black-and-white era.

Episodes in 2024

Here's what's coming in the new year!
3 min read
Dec
25
George Bailey stands on a bridge, dusted with snow, contemplating jumping off it. His eyes are wide.

It's a Wonderful Life and PTSD

When you are in the throes of a traumatic flashback, trauma therapists recommend a practice called "grounding." In
13 min read
Dec
15
Maarva looks up to the ceiling tearfully as Cassian looks away in the background.

Andor Fridays: Episode 7, "Announcement"

8 min read
Dec
08
A man in a tie and parka looks befuddled while standing in front of a sign reading "Welcome to Cicely, Alaska. Pop. 215"

December mailbag!

7 min read
Dec
01
A TIE Fighter tries to fly through a narrow passageway in space in pursuit of another ship.

Andor Fridays: Episode 6, "The Eye"

8 min read
Nov
29
Key art for The Holly and the Ivy shows Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliott, and Margaret Leighton.

The best Christmas movie you've (probably) never heard of

The Holly and the Ivy is both deeply old-fashioned and unexpectedly modern.
7 min read