Come 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…Jun 11, 2023Jun 11, 2023
“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…Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
The 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…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
The Anti-Politics of Joe BidenJoe Biden is mostly defined by what he’s not. Can you become President that way?Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Just 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…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
Does 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…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Does 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…Jan 7, 2020Jan 7, 2020
Gifted 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…Dec 27, 20192Dec 27, 20192
Published inThe 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…Dec 16, 20191Dec 16, 20191
