jeopardy
"Jeopardy! fans are like trans people: There’s not actually that many of us, but everybody knows a few."
Reigning Jeopardy! champion tells me all about her historic run, her trivia history, and Ken Jennings.
christmas
That time Robert Downey, Jr., and Kermit the Frog made a Christmas special together
And then it was never spoken of again
freelance
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a love letter to our misunderstood teenage selves
The Japanese animated film is about so much more than a girl who can, uh, leap through time.
freelance
The food TV perfection of Big Zuu's Big Eats
The British series captures sides of the U.K. that most other foodie shows cannot.
kirsten and natalie
Kirsten and Natalie #1: Léon: The Professional (1994) and Interview with the Vampire (1994)
WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING IF A TINY GIRL CHILD WAS MORE MATURE IN SOME WAYS THAN HER MALE GUARDAN???
trans
Some other guy
On the discontinuity of my adult life
bo burnham
Bo Burnham greets his audience
The comedian and filmmaker has navigated an increasingly fraught relationship with viewers since he burst onto the scene.
kirsten dunst
Introducing Kirsten and Natalie
A new occasional series, coming soon
TV
The many joys of the Soviet Sherlock Holmes
It's one of the best TV shows there is.
comedy
The 1970s sitcom divide that still secretly rules American TV comedy
Though less and less of it with every year
horror
Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life
The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
emily rogers
How to make deviled eggs (also: a review of THE SINISTER CLIFFS)
Happy Halloween! (From the cis version of myself who's a recipe blogger in an alternate universe...)