Recent Readings

Here are some of the articles, essays, and blog posts I’ve read recently!

Articles & Essays

13 TV Shows to Watch If You Miss ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ : Something to fill the Slayer-sized hole in your heart.

Amber Ruffin’s Comedy Glow-Up : Ruffin’s rising star is right on time, because whew, we sure do need a good laugh.

An Asexual’s Defense of Jughead Kissing Betty on Riverdale : The newly asexual icon of the Archie comics is allowed to explore his sexuality, just like everyone else.

Can Evangelism Survive Donald Trump and Roy Moore? : “Evangelical” used to denote people who claimed the high moral ground; now, in popular usage, the word is nearly synonymous with “hypocrite.”

Dark Family : VC Andrews and the secret life of girls.

“It Seems Like Iowa in 2007”: Is Beto O’Rourke the Left’s Obama-like Answer to Trump in 2020? : O’Rourke offers not just a path to victory in Texas but an antidote to the entire stupid artifice of American politics in the Trump era. He’s authentic, full of energy, and stripped of consultant-driven sterility. On what planet is Beto O’Rourke not a presidential contender, even if he loses?

New on Netflix: September 2018

Riverdale’s Madelaine Petsch on Cheryl Blossom, Defying Mean Girl Clichés, and Calling Luke Perry a DILF : Vulture hopped on the phone with actress Madelaine Petsch to discuss Cheryl’s place in Riverdale, her favorite one-liners, and why the character isn’t a typical TV villain.

What the Rise of Black Pink and BTS Says About the Future of K-pop : Spoiler alert: it’s only getting bigger.