On Patreon
Lost in Translation, Pretty Woman, and butt as genre.
I wrote a couple posts about True Blood:
—one on vampires as persecuted white people.
—one on camp characters in a not particularly camp show.
Utilitarians Everywhere
At Slate I wrote about the anti-war movement’s desperate need to push specific policy proposals.
At Splice Today I wrote about
—some great new Stoner Rock albums.
—The Promise and lying to ourselves about remembering the Armenian genocide.
On Patreon
Rosemary’s Baby and the disappointing ending of Get Out.
The lousy Mycroft arc in Elementary.
Born in the U.S.A. sucks.
For Patrons, I wrote about The Babadook and gender swapping in horror.
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At Splice Today I wrote about:
—why twitter is (sometimes) less toxic than Facebook.
—New metal releases from The Bug vs. Earth, Oozepus, and Celestial Bodies.
—D.M. Thomas’ White Hotel and the Holocaust as spectacle.
I was in a little list of freelancers discussing their favorite gigs.
On Patreon
the 30 Greatest albums ever! (take two.)
The cover of my new book on women film directors, revealed! It’s by romance novelist and graphic designer Jacqueline Sweet.
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At the LA Times I wrote about Sean Spicer’s Holocaust gaffe and the white bubble.
At Playboy I wrote about why Chris Hemsworth is adorable. Also hot.
At Quartz I explained that art is not a meritocracy, so you should love your fellow artists.
At Splice Today I wrote about:
—the film Voyage of the Damned, and complicity with fascism.
On Patreon
I did a list of the thirty greatest albums ever.
A couple other folks made best of album lists too
And here’s a list of the top 5 albums ever. (one more list next week and then we’re done, I promise.
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At Buzzfeed I wrote about The Zookeeper’s Wife and gentile savior films.
At the Forward I wrote about Ghost in the Shell and whitewashing Asians and Jews alike.
At the New Republic I argued that Bernie Sanders saying “liberal elites” is basically the left punching itself right in the face.
At Splice Today I wrote about
—Salon Kitty and the allure of sexy,corrupt fascists.
—the anti-war left, which needs a strategy better than, “warmongers are bad”.
At the Reader I wrote about the 9 piece country rock outfit Sweet Spirit.