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I cannot say I was overly surprised to hear that Sinéad O’Connor died. It’s hard to think of a public figure who has endured more struggles, nightmares and tragedies. And no one was more devoted to being ruthlessly honest about those struggles than O’Connor. She constantly interrogated
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Hello! I have a couple of book-related items to share, but then I'll list a few other thoughts/recommendations on this random Wednesday, which I hope finds you well. First, baby's first major review! Kirkus Reviews wrote up my book, Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and
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As I write this, some of us are having a wake for Twitter, which is weird, because it’s not dead yet, but it might be soon. The signs aren’t promising. As often happens when someone dies in real life, I am thinking about the good times. This thread.
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Well! Here is a post about things that happened two months ago — some of which you can still enjoy! I had meant to put this post up much earlier this summer, but I’ve been finishing the writing and reporting for my first book — Burn It Down, due out next
Star Trek
Star trek Deep Space Nine and For All Mankind: Are they the same show?
TV Lists
Hello! It’s too late to post my favorite TV shows and films of 2021, because it’s now 2022 and no one cares! Or maybe someone cares. In any event, it pleases me to post this information and at least give my WordPress skills a workout. Normally I write
TV Lists
I love reading critics’s end-of-year lists and, because I’m a nerd, I also enjoy making lists of things I should check out (at this point, my Things to Watch Google Doc is one of history’s greatest epics). It’s weird how other critics’ lists are correct and
TV Lists
This is a love story. Television, there’s too much of you. Stop. But also, don’t. I didn’t do individual writeups of each show on this list, as I did with my 2018 list, in part because this was a looong year and I still have a lot
TV Lists
This is my personal list of the top 101 programs of the decade. I only considered programs that premiered after January 1, 2010. If you get mad about an omission, there’s a 98% chance that the show you’re cranky about premiered before that date. I’m almost annoyed
Slings & Arrows
“Slings & Arrows” arrives on Acorn’s streaming service on Monday, Nov. 4, which should be a national holiday in North America, probably. (UPDATE: It doesn't appear to be on Acorn anymore – but in the US, you can buy all three seasons of Slings & Arrows on Amazon
Battlestar Galactica
This piece was originally published March 14, 2009. The publication I worked for at that time let the post lapse into the void. But there were many copies. Can you believe it’s really over? I can’t either. Before accepting that fact, let’s talk and think and write
Friday Night Lights
This piece was originally published March 20, 2007. AUSTIN, Texas — A dusty field in Texas. A ramshackle house in a cash-strapped part of town. The cramped, battered office of a high school guidance counselor. They’re all unlikely places for a creative revolution, but there’s no other way to