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Mar
19
Name a TV character. How are they handling quarantine?

Name a TV character. How are they handling quarantine?

Name literally any TV character and tell me how quarantine is going for them. (You could also do characters from
1 min read
Mar
17
How are we all doing?

How are we all doing?

Hey, Episodes subscribers: Just checking in to make sure we’re all hanging in there. I am not handling isolation
Mar
16
Life during wartime

Life during wartime

On Tolstoy, Talking Heads, and slow-motion tragedy
16 min read
Mar
12
What would you like this newsletter to cover?

What would you like this newsletter to cover?

I am aware that one’s personal newsletter is not the place to go for massive traffic hits, but my
1 min read
Mar
09
And now Marianne and Heloise from Portrait of a Lady on Fire go to see Hadestown

And now Marianne and Heloise from Portrait of a Lady on Fire go to see Hadestown

Or: Sophie the maid has some thoughts on capitalism
6 min read
Mar
02
Green light

Green light

Or: Some things I realized about men once I finally admitted I wasn't one
16 min read
Feb
24
Why I'm leaving New York

Why I'm leaving New York

And what it means to come home
13 min read
Feb
16
Listen to some audio fiction podcasts already

Listen to some audio fiction podcasts already

Tired of Netflix? Allow me to suggest an entertainment medium that I, personally, benefit from.
8 min read
Feb
10
Just watch the early "bad" episodes

Just watch the early "bad" episodes

A TV show teaches you how to watch it. Sometimes, it has to teach you via episodes that don't quite seem to work.
12 min read
Feb
03
In which Roger Ebert almost gets me fired

In which Roger Ebert almost gets me fired

On unlikely friendships, meeting your heroes, and avoiding yourself on the internet
9 min read