emily burton
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.
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what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 8 edition)
A weekly comment thread
movies
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.
the sopranos
The HBO America trilogy
Another half-baked schema for thinking about television from Emily VanDerWerff
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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
The (not so) hidden dangers of Instagram face
And what we can do to push back against them
what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (July 1 edition)
A weekly comment thread
recipes
How to make rainbow cake
Happy Pride from the cis version of myself from an alternate universe
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Four: Sokka's Master," "Chapter Five: The Beach," and "Chapter Six: The Avatar and the Fire Lord"
In which we find out what Azula's like on her downtime
what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (June 24 edition)
A weekly comment thread
florence and the machine
How Florence and the Machine convinced me to call myself disabled
On concert parking lots, important doctor's appointments, and the casual ableism of the everyday
monday mailbag
Monday mailbag! (June 2021 edition)
What workplaces should be on TV? And what 'ships does Emily like?