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Dec
07
Trans joy

Trans joy

Or: Being trans in America is hard. Transition is still the easiest thing I've ever done.
9 min read
Nov
30
The stories a sitcom can only tell in its final season

The stories a sitcom can only tell in its final season

On Kramer's job, Sam Malone's toupee, and Mary Richards's date with Lou Grant
7 min read
Nov
23
How to write about trauma

How to write about trauma

On Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, Tamsyn Muir's Harrow the Ninth, and realizing your memories aren't your memories
17 min read
Nov
20
A paid subscriber edition of Episodes is coming

A paid subscriber edition of Episodes is coming

In which I start recapping TV again for money (and also try to revive the pop culture blogging world of the early 2010s).
3 min read
Nov
16
The phantom

The phantom

On the Harper's letter and what happened to me in July
12 min read
Nov
02
The Little Guy, or: On the pleasures of watching Jason Schwartzman in Fargo

The Little Guy, or: On the pleasures of watching Jason Schwartzman in Fargo

by Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
13 min read
Oct
26
Why I love Nancy from Stranger Things

Why I love Nancy from Stranger Things

Would you believe it has something to do with gender dysphoria?
17 min read
Oct
19
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and the limits of Aaron Sorkin's imagination

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and the limits of Aaron Sorkin's imagination

Twilight of the elites
12 min read
Oct
12
The only time the Oscars ended early

The only time the Oscars ended early

At least on TV
6 min read
Oct
07
Six of Swords

Six of Swords

I turned around. There was nothing there.
9 min read