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Sep
30
Episodes: What's Up? (not the one by 4 Non Blondes)

Episodes: What's Up? (not the one by 4 Non Blondes)

(When I have a lot going on, I tend to stress eat, just like this stock photo model.) You may
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Sep
16
Episodes: Friday mailbag, September 15

Episodes: Friday mailbag, September 15

"Hello, we are the friends from college." Hey, newsletter fans. You smell that crisp burning scent in the
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Sep
12
Episodes: Characters are actions, not dialogue

Episodes: Characters are actions, not dialogue

If you have a couple of minutes today and you're interested in the decline of the antihero drama,
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Aug
19
Episodes: Friday mailbag (August 18) (all Twitter edition)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (August 18) (all Twitter edition)

Hey, everybody! I just realized I haven't done one of these in way too long, thanks to Comic-Con,
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Jul
15
Episodes: Friday mailbag (July 14)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (July 14)

Hey there, newsletter subscribers. I'm about to hit a big, busy time of year, with a few business
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Jul
11
Episodes: A pretty exciting Emmy Comedy race, part the second

Episodes: A pretty exciting Emmy Comedy race, part the second

I was originally going to make this follow-up to my post from February an exact companion to my analysis of
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Jul
04
Episodes: 9 great songs titled "Independence Day" or "4th/Fourth of July"

Episodes: 9 great songs titled "Independence Day" or "4th/Fourth of July"

I opened the newsletter tonight thinking I'd do a snarky ranking of songs titled "Independence Day,"
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Jul
01
Episodes: Friday mailbag (June 30)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (June 30)

It's been a bit of a quiet week in the ol' mailbag. Remember to send in your
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Jun
30
Episodes: How to write a 6,000 word feature over five years

Episodes: How to write a 6,000 word feature over five years

I posted an article today that I've been working on, off and on, for five years. I thought
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Jun
27
Episodes: What and why

Episodes: What and why

Sunday night, I tweeted that I was going to get to my Twin Peaks review late, because I was on
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