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
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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
Feb
28
Kirsten and Natalie #3: Jumanji (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996)
In which Kirsten Dunst gets lost amid some special effects and Natalie Portman learns to love being weird
11 min read
Feb
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Ballad of Fallen Angels" and "Sympathy for the Devil"
In which I have no idea what's going on, but I love that for me
7 min read
Feb
18
Cowboy Bebop: "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Gateway Shuffle"
In which I think about what it means for TV to be "cinematic"
7 min read
Feb
16
How to make roast chicken
The cis version of myself from an alternate universe tells us how she met Hubby David
16 min read
Feb
11
The Matrix Resurrections resonates with trans stories told across generations
The fourth film in the venerable sci-fi franchise locks in to the ways trans people see themselves in each other.
7 min read