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Suzette Chan interviewed me about my book Your Favorite Superhero Sucks, which you can buy here.

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At Eruditorum Press I wrote about the ethics of vampire genocide. This is an excerpt on my vampire book, which you can buy here.

At the Guardian I wrote about:

—Black Mirror and near future fictions.

—Billy Lyon and why no one likes anti-war films.

At Quartz I wrote about Stop and Frisk, Zero Tolerance, and why law and order solutions don’t work.

At Lithub I wrote about Martin Lund’s book on Superman’s Jewishness (or lack thereof.)

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Bend It Like Beckham, the female gaze, and the blurring of identity and desire.

—Bernie Sanders’ book, for worse and mostly for better.

—the dangers of incompetent fascism.

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I wrote about DePalma’s Carrie and sadism.

I wrote about the Black Mirror episode San Junipero and simulacrums of profundity.

 
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At the LA Times I wrote about the really fun new spy novel by Stephenie Meyer.

At Quartz I wrote about who’s to blame for Trump. (Trump voters.)

At the Establishment I interviewed Jordan Flaherty about his book No More Heroes, and ending savior social justice.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—best-selling American biographies as self-help for white guys.

—the film Belle, and how racism and capitalism go together.

—why John Oliver is good for kids

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On commission I wrote about Dude, Where’s My Car?, and white dude empowerment fantasies.

Also, my Hammer Dracula ebook is available for early download for for folks who contribute $3/month to the Patreon…so this is your chance to be bitten early (the book is released on Halloween.)
 
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At Lithub I wrote about Dylan’s Nobel and the high esteem we reserve for white guys who are influenced by black music.

At Quartz I wrote about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, establishment liberal.

At the Reader I wrote about three wonderful releases on the Hausu Mountain label.

At the Guardian I wrote about The Accountant, which is no good.

At Splice Today I wrote about

—how “free speech” now mostly means “I don’t like the left.”

—In the Loop, which is very cynical, but still not cynical enough.