romance novels
Romance and the infidelity trap
Should more romance novels involve cheating? I say yes!
mailbag
Submit those April mailbag questions!
movies
Immaculate and horror's increasingly brazen death cults
Why are horror movies so obsessed with cults trying to end the world? Well........
hannibal
Repost: On Hannibal Lecter, transness, and creation through annihilation
What does it mean to change your body?
TV
Fargo Season 5 and the morality of fictional universes
How the FX series deals with the long tendrils of the antihero drama
video games
Stardew Valley bachelors and bachelorettes, ranked
Plus: An impassioned defense of Haley.
dune 2
Dune: Part 2 and (trans)gender prophecies
Why is Dune 2 so speaking to the dolls? Let's find out!
mailbag
March mailbag!
This month: Nail colors inspired by animated films and writing believable dialogue.
andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 12, "Rix Road"
In which it's time for a funeral
movies
My top 21 movies of 2023
It was a great year for movies. Here are a bunch that made it so.
25 minutes on
25 minutes on... Lisa Frankenstein
andor
Andor Fridays (on Saturday): Episode 11, "Daughter of Ferrix"
In which we consider one of the show's more daring storytelling gambits.