our flag means death

Our Flag Means Death: "The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well" and "The Art of Fuckery"

In which we consider a sitcom as a sitcom

romance novels

Happily ever after

Or: What do we consider happiness, outside of falling in love?

our flag means death

Our Flag Means Death: "A Gentleman Pirate" and "Discomfort in a Married State"

In which we contemplate queerbaiting

kirsten and natalie

Kirsten and Natalie #7: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Closer

In which our heroes try to understand the human heart

our flag means death

Our Flag Means Death: "Pilot" and "A Damned Man"

In which we queer history

horror

The full horror of nostalgia

A wave of recent horror movies examines our cultural obsession with nostalgia — but not that closely

cowboy bebop

Netflix's Cowboy Bebop and how our remake everything culture hurts TV

I kinda liked the first season of Netflix's remake. I would have liked it much more if it was something new.

freelance

Lingua Franca and the beauty of second chances

Isabel Sandoval's 2019 film about an undocumented immigrant shows new ways to tell trans stories.

cowboy bebop

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

In which we are knockin' on Heaven's door

church

Coffee hour

Or: How I found something to believe in

cowboy bebop

Cowboy Bebop: "The Real Folk Blues"

In which we will see you, space cowboy

batman

Retribution, restoration, and Batman

The 2022 film and the 1990s animated series about the character ask what justice truly looks like.