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Sep
20
Episodes: Are you mad at the headline?

Episodes: Are you mad at the headline?

Hello, internet: On behalf of myself, Todd VanDerWerff, but speaking for every single person I know who writes things on
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Sep
03
Episodes: Why the five-star rating system is the best rating system

Episodes: Why the five-star rating system is the best rating system

When I got to Vox, one of the first questions I had for my new bosses was: Did they want
4 min read
Sep
01
Episodes: Weird Canadian chips I ate, ranked

Episodes: Weird Canadian chips I ate, ranked

I spent my vacation in Canada, specifically the Banff National Park region (10/10, very good park, would park again)
3 min read
Aug
30
Episodes: Why I stopped loving comments sections

Episodes: Why I stopped loving comments sections

Let me show you something dumb I wrote. Okay, first, let me set the scene. It's February 2013.
6 min read
Aug
24
Episodes: 13

Episodes: 13

The smartest thing I've ever read about marriage is in Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow, a
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Aug
16
Episodes: The "can you top that?!" season

Episodes: The "can you top that?!" season

You remember 24, season six, right? (Bear with me; I've been thinking about 24 a lot today.) It&
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Jul
29
Episodes: The women

Episodes: The women

It's 1987. I'm in Sunday School. The instructor is talking about fruits of the Holy Spirit,
9 min read
Jul
26
Episodes: The cat

Episodes: The cat

(As always, all names have been changed and various details obscured to hide real identities, etc.) The first time Bill
5 min read
Jul
20
Episodes: Liking things

Episodes: Liking things

I saw a movie tonight that I'm convinced is a near-masterpiece, held back by a couple of dumb
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Jul
16
Episodes: The Emmys are just fine

Episodes: The Emmys are just fine

Every July brings one of my least favorite TV rituals: complaining about the Emmy awards. Now, to be sure, there
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