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Jul
15
What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 15 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 15 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
Jul
14
What's the matter with teen TV shows today?

What's the matter with teen TV shows today?

Too many shows try to make sweeping generalizations about Gen-Z. But Netflix's Never Have I Ever gets it right.
9 min read
Jul
12
I broke my phone before my vacation. You won't believe what happened next.

I broke my phone before my vacation. You won't believe what happened next.

The answer: I didn't have a phone on my vacation.
7 min read
Jul
08
What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 8 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 8 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
Jul
07
Little Shop of Horrors: a movie musical where every frame is worth studying

Little Shop of Horrors: a movie musical where every frame is worth studying

As its 35th anniversary approaches, it's time to examine the many successes of Little Shop of Horrors.
7 min read
Jul
05
The HBO America trilogy

The HBO America trilogy

Another half-baked schema for thinking about television from Emily VanDerWerff
8 min read
Jul
02
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: The Runaway," "Chapter Eight: The Puppetmaster," and "Chapter Nine: Nightmares and Daydreams"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: The Runaway," "Chapter Eight: The Puppetmaster," and "Chapter Nine: Nightmares and Daydreams"

In which we gird ourselves for the end
7 min read
Jul
01
The (not so) hidden dangers of Instagram face

The (not so) hidden dangers of Instagram face

And what we can do to push back against them
7 min read
Jul
01
What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 1 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 1 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
Jun
28
How to make rainbow cake

How to make rainbow cake

Happy Pride from the cis version of myself from an alternate universe
15 min read