Apr
18
Cowboy Bebop: "Jupiter Jazz"
In which it was a different time
10 min read
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Apr
11
Kirsten and Natalie interlude: The music videos of Kirsten Dunst
So many musicians have made music videos about staring at Kirsten Dunst
4 min read
Apr
04
Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"
In which the show pays homage to Alien, 2001, and Chessmaster 3000
7 min read
Apr
01
The Drew Carey Show explored crossdressing — in very 1990s fashion
The Cleveland-set sitcom tried to understand gender non-conformity. And then it stopped trying.
8 min read
Mar
28
It's a perfectly adequate life
OR: On longing
9 min read
Mar
25
The welcome vulnerability of John Cena
He's a musclebound action star who really doesn't mind being the butt of the joke.
6 min read
Mar
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Jamming With Edward" and "Ganymede Elegy"
In which I get why everybody told me that this show had "some gender stuff"
8 min read
Mar
18
The surprisingly enduring appeal of Stephen Sondheim's Company
Two major productions have revealed new facets in a musical long thought to be hopelessly dated.
9 min read
Mar
14
The Worst Person in the World is about dissociation
This Norwegian dramedy kinda sorta captures what it's like to be totally adrift from your own self
12 min read
Mar
07
Cowboy Bebop: "Heavy Metal Queen" and "Waltz for Venus"
In which the show is trying things, and I appreciate it (even if it doesn't always work)
9 min read