Jan
03
11 rad things I wrote in 2021
In a really cruddy year, I still wrote some things I was proud of
12 min read
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Dec
27
The Bake Sale Bunch #17: Sophie Saves Christmas
Excerpts from the classic book series about a bunch of trans women who love to bake (sale)
12 min read
Dec
24
Mary Bailey is the hero of It's a Wonderful Life
George is the protagonist, but Mary's the one who keeps Bedford Falls going.
5 min read
Dec
15
The eerie prescience of Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue
The 1998 anime film predicted our world of online celebrity and all the terrors that come with it.
7 min read
Dec
13
Taylor Swift's evermore is a Christmas album
Finally, someone creates art that is very specifically about being sad between December 22 and January 3.
8 min read
Dec
10
1984: the greatest year in American pop music
From Michael Jackson to Prince and from Bruce Springsteen to Huey Lewis, the year rang with enormous, amazing hits.
8 min read
Dec
06
"Jeopardy! fans are like trans people: There’s not actually that many of us, but everybody knows a few."
Reigning Jeopardy! champion tells me all about her historic run, her trivia history, and Ken Jennings.
14 min read
Nov
29
That time Robert Downey, Jr., and Kermit the Frog made a Christmas special together
And then it was never spoken of again
9 min read
Nov
26
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a love letter to our misunderstood teenage selves
The Japanese animated film is about so much more than a girl who can, uh, leap through time.
5 min read
Nov
24
The food TV perfection of Big Zuu's Big Eats
The British series captures sides of the U.K. that most other foodie shows cannot.
6 min read