On Patreon

The original Mummy and sexy exotic Boris Karloff.

On iZombie as a metaphor for acting.

 
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At Playboy I wrote about how cannabis helps veterans and how the federal government doesn’t want them to have it.

In my first piece for the Verge, I wrote about the one serious omission from the Wonder Woman film: space kangaroos.

At the Forward I explained that yes, Gal Gadot is white.

At Quartz I wrote about Bresha Meadows and a criminal justice system that gouges the poor.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Robert Christgau and white critics in blackface.

—nostalgia and great new releases by Jason Eady, Coup Savage, and the Family Band.

—Haneke’s White Ribbon and somebody else’s collective guilt.

—trying to get my vehicle emissions tested and getting the government you pay for.

 
On Patreon

A prayer for Beni from the 1999 Mummy.
 
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At Quartz I wrote about Justin Bieber as feminist revolution.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—new metal releases from Master Book Record, Oranssi Pazuzu, and Amentia.

—300 and how anti-imperialism can be fascist.
 

Patreon

My new book on women directors, The Consequences of Feminism is coming! You can see the table of contents at the link and various ways to secure a copy.
 
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At Playboy I wrote about the new Guy Ritchie King Arthur which doesn’t care at all about King Arthur and is kind of great.

At the Chronicle of Higher Education I wrote about how academic presses need to assert fair use rights.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Jesse Singal’s use of bigoted arguments to defend Rebecca Tuvel’s piece on transracialism.

—Remains of the Day and rich fascists.

 
On Patreon

Ackerman’s Jean Dielman and exploitation.

I wrote about why Rebecca Tuvel’s argument for transracialism is bad. And added a little analogy to make it clearer.
 
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At Bandcamp I wrote about a wonderful new album by FIN.

At Playboy I wrote about how free speech doesn’t mean you can’t cancel your NYT subscription.

At Splice Today I wrote about

—Brad Stephens as a nepotism hire at the Times.

—Gwyneth Jones’ Proof of Concept as sublimely confusing sf.

—how J.D. Vance hates poor people.

—Total Recall and fascism.

On Patreon

Lost in Translation, Pretty Woman, and butt as genre.

Advantageous vs. Get Out.

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.

 
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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.

—why Offred in the Handmaid’s Tale should be black.