Jan
31
My neighbor Fox Mulder
The truth is out there, and it's a cat shaped like a bus
9 min read
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Jan
28
The unexpected brilliance of Livia Soprano's final onscreen appearance
A much-mocked visual effects sequence uses the odd and uncanny to incredible effect.
8 min read
Jan
25
Cowboy Bebop: "Asteroid Blues" and "Stray Dog Strut"
In which I wax philosophical about procedural worldbuilding
10 min read
Jan
17
Kirsten and Natalie #2: Little Women (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996)
The movies and precocious girl children, explained.
12 min read
Jan
10
What's up for Episodes in 2022
We're switching some things up
4 min read
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
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