pop music
The glorious theater kid energy of the modern pop star
So many pop stars are theater kids now. What can we make of this?
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bluey
How Bluey teaches kids there are no answers
The recent special episode conveys the terrifying randomness of life with characteristic empathy and grace.
Mailbag
April mailbag!
This month: What's my baby into? Which hated TV characters do I like? And have my feelings on spoilers changed at all since becoming TV writer?
romance novels
Romance and the infidelity trap
Should more romance novels involve cheating? I say yes!
Episodes 6.0
Submit those April mailbag questions!
movies
Immaculate and horror's increasingly brazen death cults
Why are horror movies so obsessed with cults trying to end the world? Well........
hannibal
Repost: On Hannibal Lecter, transness, and creation through annihilation
What does it mean to change your body?
TV
Fargo Season 5 and the morality of fictional universes
How the FX series deals with the long tendrils of the antihero drama
video games
Stardew Valley bachelors and bachelorettes, ranked
Plus: An impassioned defense of Haley.
dune 2
Dune: Part 2 and (trans)gender prophecies
Why is Dune 2 so speaking to the dolls? Let's find out!
Mailbag
March mailbag!
This month: Nail colors inspired by animated films and writing believable dialogue.
andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 12, "Rix Road"
In which it's time for a funeral