Toy Story 5
How the Toy Story toys are a little like vampires
Both the venerable Pixar franchise and Interview with the Vampire use immortality to explore personhood.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 6, "The Morrow"
"A true knight always finishes a story."
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Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice?
It's a show about marriage, yes. But also a show about giving things up in hope of a better future.
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 22–28 2026
This week: Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and a different take on Disclosure Day.
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day is about what we refuse to know
Spielberg's latest is oddly naïve, except when it's about me, specifically.
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A heartfelt plea for your support during our Pride sale
It's a great time to subscribe to Episodes. Our sale runs through Tuesday.
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What's the matter with trans panic media?
Scholar Katherine Alejandra Cross on why it's so profitable to "sell panic to trans people."
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 5, "In the Name of the Mother"
"What if this is the best there is?"
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 15–21 2026
This week: The Death of Robin Hood, The Furious, and two different takes on Anne Rice's Immortal Universe.
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Olivia Rodrigo, theater kid
Or: Why Olivia Rodrigo was voted most likely pop star to write a musical in her 40s.