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Jul
24
A view of a person with long blonde hair sitting on a blanket and reading. We see them from above.

Does anybody KNOW themselves? REALLY?

Or: Why do I struggle with the concept of interiority so much?
6 min read
Jul
19
The dust jacket for the 25th anniversary edition of Little, Big, complete with art by Peter MIlton.

July mailbag

8 min read
Jul
15

Submit your July mailbag questions!

Jul
14
Three people -- one woman and two men -- sit on a bed in Challengers. Kissing may happen soon.

My 11 favorite movie performances of 2024 (so far)

11 min read
Jul
10
Furiosa and Praetorian Jack, joined by painted-white war boys, ride off in the enormous war rig.

Apocalypse world

How Furiosa is a classic epic for right now.
11 min read
Jul
06
A short-haired woman in a white T-shirt sits with a red-haired girl in glasses. They are watching something.

The loneliness of (a 1990s) childhood

6 min read
Jun
28
A wall of televisions, all tuned to the same thing, showing a huddle of people.

When should you write that "This show isn't that good" take?

6 min read
Jun
26
Bing Bong, an elephant cotton candy man, guides angelic Joy and gloomy Sadness down a long hall.

It is good that Bing Bong is dead

Or: Who do you think Pixar's Inside Out is about anyway?
8 min read
Jun
21
Don, smugly, informs the pilot of an airplane that bin Laden has died. That's literally the picture.

Is Aaron Sorkin's legacy going to be out of context Newsroom clips?

7 min read
Jun
14
A pale girl with brown eyes stares directly into the camera. She is in a dark bedroom lit with small lamps and glow-in-thed

June mailbag!

7 min read