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Nov
21
There's no escaping human connection
In The Great Divorce C. S. Lewis describes hell as an endlessly expanding, empty city. The people who live there
7 min read
Nov
09
On hope
A few years ago, for History is Sexy, we had a question come in about musicals and revolutions. Naturally the
3 min read
Oct
31
Ok, so we all hate tropes, is it?
I don't know why people are talking about this really. I don't even really know how
9 min read
Oct
24
What weird shit have you watched recently: spooky season edition
Full disclosure this is going to be a combination of weird shit I have watched recently and weird shit I
4 min read
Oct
14
A farewell
The first episode of the tenth and final season of Within the Wires is out today.
I have been working
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Sep
26
Art vs. Entertainment or; how to be a film guy
Look, I wasn't going to write a newsletter today. I was going to be a few days late,
5 min read
Sep
19
We have become slaves to the idea of sounding convincing
I have a real grudge against the Enlightenment. Sure, the scholars of the Enlightenment pushed Western society towards democracy, moved
6 min read
Sep
15
Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 20 Update)
The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by
18 min read
Sep
06
Graham Linehan and online harassment: a timeline
Were you on twitter during Gamergate? God, what a time.
If you weren't extremely online circa 2015 (brag)
4 min read
Aug
30
Caroline Bingley: Matchmaker
I don't think Fitzwilliam Darcy would have fallen in love with Elizabeth Bennett if it wasn't
5 min read