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Oct
13
Episodes: Green Acres and the birth of the surreal sitcom

Episodes: Green Acres and the birth of the surreal sitcom

There are a lot of TV shows I love that people reflexively write off, but none gets written off as
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Oct
11
Episodes: I voted for George W. Bush

Episodes: I voted for George W. Bush

A couple of weeks ago, a friend was arguing with me, saying she didn't understand how someone could
6 min read
Oct
08
Episodes: The locker room

Episodes: The locker room

When I was in the fifth grade, I started having to use the locker room with guys several times my
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Oct
06
Episodes: The thing you know that nobody else does

Episodes: The thing you know that nobody else does

A couple of weeks ago, I joked to a friend that my career was going to be 90 percent explaining
3 min read
Oct
04
Episodes: Perfect enemies of the good

Episodes: Perfect enemies of the good

A couple of days ago, I was talking about Manchester by the Sea with someone, trying to convince them to
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Oct
01
Episodes: How to write a kicker

Episodes: How to write a kicker

One of the things a lot of younger writers find hard to do that I have always found easier than
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Sep
29
Episodes: "I miss when this site wasn't about politics"

Episodes: "I miss when this site wasn't about politics"

(I love stock photography!) Let's talk about something tough, something I've been trying to write about
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Sep
27
Episodes: Relationship chicken

Episodes: Relationship chicken

(As we head toward Election Day, I thought I'd share a few anecdotes from my political past. They
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Sep
24
Episodes: My top 10 Sierra adventure games (one per series)

Episodes: My top 10 Sierra adventure games (one per series)

If you have followed my career lo these many years, you will know that I have a major soft spot
6 min read
Sep
22
Episodes: The Viewers for Quality Television

Episodes: The Viewers for Quality Television

If you spend a lot of time reading and researching about '80s and '90s TV (and u know
4 min read