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Jul
28
The Baker and his wife hold hands onstage and sing in front of shadowy trees in Into the Woods.

My pop culture week, your pop culture weekend - July 28 edition

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Jul
21
Murph, leans against a pickup near her father, Coop, in Interstellar. They are by a cornfield.

My pop culture week, your pop culture weekend - July 21 edition

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Jul
19
Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy overlook the New York skyline. Upside down. Almost holding hands. Not quite.

Across the Spider-verse is not half a movie. C'mon, now.

(Since I published my last newsletter, SAG-AFTRA joined the WGA in a strike against the AMPTP. SAG-AFTRA has asked its
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Jul
14

What's your pop culture weekend? July 14 edition

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Jul
12
The Guardians of the Galaxy -- Star Lord, Drax, Rocket, Gamora, Groot, Nebula, and Mantis -- stride toward camera.

The Trauma Plot and the Abuse Plot

More than a few reviews of director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 damned it with
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Jul
03
The cast of Bob's Burgers crowds outside of the titular restaurant during its grand "re-re-re-opening."

Welcome back

The last time I wrote anything for this newsletter, I was writing on a different platform. (Best of luck to
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Oct
31
The Bake Sale Bunch #40: Liz and the Scariest Halloween Ever

The Bake Sale Bunch #40: Liz and the Scariest Halloween Ever

Excerpts from the classic book series about a bunch of trans women who love to bake (sale)
16 min read
Oct
24
Our Flag Means Death: "Act of Grace" and "Wherever You Go, There You Are"

Our Flag Means Death: "Act of Grace" and "Wherever You Go, There You Are"

In which we consider queer history. Avast, ye mateys!
9 min read
Oct
10
Kirsten and Natalie #8: Garden State and Elizabethtown

Kirsten and Natalie #8: Garden State and Elizabethtown

In which we are, all of us, manic pixie dream girls
12 min read
Oct
03
Our Flag Means Death: "This Is Happening" and "We Gull Way Back"

Our Flag Means Death: "This Is Happening" and "We Gull Way Back"

In which we write some real-person fiction
7 min read