This probably contains SPOILERS, but I’ve really written it for people who’ve already watched the season. If you’ve never watched … Continue reading Dumping on Popular Entertainment: Stranger Things Has Too Many Characters
This will be the last time I write about this hack until he delivers another book. And even then, I … Continue reading George R.R. Martin Doesn’t Get Why Everyone’s Mad, and Other Statements Written by Marketing Reps
I’m gonna be crystal-clear on this: being a fan is a market-induced mentality. The word is derived from “fanatic“, which … Continue reading Destroy all Fandoms
Adam Manstroianni has written an article on his Experimental History Substack about a thing long lamented, how everything in pop … Continue reading The Hidden Masters of Pop Culture
I come to the chilly end of April and realize how little of pop culture has any impact on me … Continue reading Cultural Dissociation is the new Rite of Spring
That’s the kind of spicy headline that brings in clicks, I hear. I have a complicated relationship with Star Trek. … Continue reading Anyone Who Willingly Watches Star Trek: Picard is the Reason the Terrorists Hate Us
Last night I sat through a YouTube video nearly as long as a feature-length film, discussing a cartoon cat I … Continue reading Garfield and the Consumer Event Horizon
I skip blogging about the Oscars for one year, and this happens? This has been the news all day. Not … Continue reading Will Smith is Not Okay
Recorded the new Shallow & Pedantic podcast last night, and put it up today. What a masterpiece of efficiency! It’s … Continue reading Let’s Have Another Cup of Podcast, Let’s Have Another Slice of ‘Zine
Playing as much CK2 as I do, I took notice of this Netflix show when it first popped up. I … Continue reading Quick Review: The Last Kingdom
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