Culture
Hollywood doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to whitewashing. But a small bit of good news on this front was reported...
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Podcasts
Taylor talks to long-time cartoonist Signe Wilkinson about depicting a controversial topic like abortion and about being a female cartoonist in general. A Pulitzer-Prize-winner,...
Culture
They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Some of y’all might have noticed a couple of months back the Warrior Nun fandom had a one-year anniversary event and dropped...
Podcasts
Kori and Taylor discuss how a perfect storm of real-world situations has lead to an increase of poor internet hygiene, ending in the stage...
Music
Content warning: discussion of sexual assault Introduction: Last week, I discussed why Gillian Welch’s song ‘Caleb Meyer’ resonates as a murder ballad about survival,...
Culture
I didn’t grow up in the ‘60s. I was born in the late ‘80s, but I was raised in the curiosity of a dual...
Analysis
We are now collectively starting to realize that Hollywood might be in a sort of inspirational crisis. We’re seeing a lot of sequels to...
Culture
Being married to a movie critic, you tend to go with them to watch a lot of movies. It’s fine, I love cinema in...
Analysis
The L Word was a show that came on TV at a time when women-loving women (wlws) sorely lacked representation in media. It was...
Culture
John Darnielle, the front man and song writer of the cult indie band the Mountain Goats, seems like the last sort of person and...
Culture
If you want to learn about America culturally, politically, or just the brass tacks of it all, you go to movies. Failing that, you...
Analysis
In this final article, I’ll discuss how video games like Call of Duty and Company of Heroes II especially dehumanised the Soviet soldiers fighting...
Culture
I’ve been playing ultimate frisbee for five years. People often confuse that with disc golf – which I also like to play – but...
Culture
Calling all Guardians of the Galaxy fans! How would you like to be able to recreate an everyday version of Gamora’s amazing look? It’s...