Rob HuttonCome and See, and the Impossibility of Anti-War ArtI recently watched the Russian classic Come and See, which had been on my to-do list forever. The film is rightfully described as one of…5 min read·Jun 11, 2023----
Rob Hutton“The Plot Against America” and Racial ApocalypsesWhen Philip Roth published his novel The Plot Against America it was 2004, shortly before George W. Bush’s re-election. The novel tells…6 min read·Feb 25, 2021----
Rob HuttonThe Sleazy Glory of Who Wants $2.69?Martin Urbano is the most miraculously uncancelled man in comedy. Every week, he goes live on Twitch and talks about his fondness for the…3 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Rob HuttonThe Anti-Politics of Joe BidenJoe Biden is mostly defined by what he’s not. Can you become President that way?5 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
Rob HuttonJust Remember That Death Is Not The End (of The Good Place)In Mur Lafferty’s Heaven, protagonist Kate dies and finds herself in heaven along with her best friend Daniel. Daniel, who she always had…5 min read·Feb 21, 2020----
Rob HuttonDoes Parasite want us to eat the rich?Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite has proven to be that rarest of objects: a foreign language film that crosses over to mainstream success in the…6 min read·Feb 6, 2020----
Rob HuttonDoes America Have Talent: An Independent InvestigationIn what may have been a moment of madness, I decided to watch the most recent (fourteenth) season of America’s Got Talent, the US’s…6 min read·Jan 7, 2020----
Rob HuttonGifted Class ConsciousnessWhen I was eight, I was selected for my school board’s gifted program. I would spend the next nine years of my life taking early-morning…4 min read·Dec 27, 2019--2--2
Rob HuttoninThe StartupTrue Crime’s InnocentsAn article by Andrea Denhold critiquing the recent popularity of the true crime genre, using the example of the popular podcast My…6 min read·Dec 16, 2019--1--1
Rob HuttonThe Stardew ParadoxWhy do our favourite video games feel so much like work?5 min read·Nov 29, 2019----