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Jun
04
How Chinese series The Untamed captures the lives of queer Asian Americans

How Chinese series The Untamed captures the lives of queer Asian Americans

OR: The Yiling Laozu Experience
9 min read
May
31
Just watch the early "bad" episodes (repost)

Just watch the early "bad" episodes (repost)

A TV show teaches you how to watch it. Sometimes, it has to teach you via episodes that don't quite seem to work.
9 min read
May
28
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Nineteen: The Guru" and "Chapter Twenty: The Crossroads of Destiny"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Nineteen: The Guru" and "Chapter Twenty: The Crossroads of Destiny"

In which the Fire Nation strikes back
8 min read
May
27
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
23
My best tip for overcoming writers block

My best tip for overcoming writers block

Especially if you're on a deadline
7 min read
May
21
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Sixteen: Appa's Lost Days," "Chapter Seventeen: Lake Laogai," and "Chapter Eighteen: The Earth King"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Sixteen: Appa's Lost Days," "Chapter Seventeen: Lake Laogai," and "Chapter Eighteen: The Earth King"

In which I (almost) cry a bunch
8 min read
May
20
Why Gritty has so many non-binary and genderfluid fans

Why Gritty has so many non-binary and genderfluid fans

Many fans believe the Philadelphia Flyers mascot takes a sledgehammer to the gender binary.
5 min read
May
20
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
17
Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)

Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)

Will Netflix ever release a scripted show weekly? And what movies should be plays?
11 min read
May
14
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

In which Aang thwarts authoritarianism by buying a zoo
8 min read