Doubt Your Idols
Flannery O'Connor was always my most LITERATY famous. I felt she was more literary than others, because I never truly 100% undertstood everything I read, and...
Reckoning with Reality TV
The reckoning of Vanderpump Rules has charged on and I am sure some are tempted to think, “with all that is going on, why should I care about a reality...
What your advisor's non-response means
You’ve written your advisor a question. They don’t answer. As time passes by, this is what it means: Five minutes: They hate you. You’re an imposter. How can...
Tuesday Golden Girls Recap
Season 1, Episode 8, “The Break In,” as reviewed by Blanche's Chinese Vase I am, or was, Blanche's gorgeous but short-lived Chinese Vase. I used to live by...
Chromatica
There’s nothing I can say about the atrocities going on that (1) haven’t already been said and (2) haven’t been said better. However, I do want to think...
Thursday Lifestyle recs
Just living my best life, and want you to as well. Open a Diet Coke absent-mindedly and leave it by the couch and forget it. The next morning, rediscover it...
Wednesday reads
A lot of the internet is garbage. Here is the good stuff to read. We Were Rooting for You: On the Changing Legacy of Tyra Banks Twilight of the Mentors: Or...
New Alt! Ack! Podcast
I’ve gotten my act together and edited our latest Alt! Ack! podcast, in which Patrick lauds praise on my recent publication. Listen here. Works mentioned:...
Tuesday Golden Girls recap
Season 1, Episode 5: "The Triangle", Reviewed by Your Coworker Who Is Trying to Recruit You Into a Cult, Which Also Happens to be a Pyramid Scheme Oh hey,...
Tuesday Golden Girls Recap
Yes, it’s Thursday. I know. Season 1, Episode 4, "The Transplant", reviewed by a New Mother Who is The Best Ever at Parenting and Won't Stop Reminding You...
If you hate students, maybe stop teaching
It’s that time of year where my Facebook feeds are full of graduate instructors (and now, even full faculty) start complaining about students’ habits,...
Tuesday Golden Girls recap
Season 1, Episode 4, "The Transplant", reviewed by a New Mother Who is The Best Ever at Parenting and Won't Stop Reminding You Oh hey, while we are both at...
Some great weekend read that are not about COVID-19
In these times, we all are struggling, and being together, while apart are more important than before…is the commercial that plays three time sin a row while...
Desdemona Does Dallas
Like everyone delivering CONTENT during these “unprecedented times” I too have a podcast, but I/ve been lagging in editing the episodes. Here is one we just...
Tuesday Golden Girls recap
Season 1, Episode 3: "Rose the Prude", as Reviewed By An Extra on the Set of the "Entourage" Movie [This a reminder that this was originally written in 2013...
"These are unprecedented times..."
This is supposed to be about grad school, so let’s discuss. Higher Education is not just circling the drain, it is just about to go in. It was already under...
You need to calm down.
The first two listings on the call for papers site.
A quantitative analysis of Melrose Place
I made this during a zoom meeting. Sorry it is not peer reviewed. I’ve been plowing my way through Melrose Place and mark my words: I will write a book about...
Your Tuesday Golden Girls Recap
Season 1, Episode 2: "Guess Who's Coming To The Wedding," Reviewed by an Editor of a Women's Magazine Well, ladies, it’s wedding season so you know what that...
The GG in GG Allin stands for Golden Girls
Once upon a time, when recaps were a thing, I had the idea that I would not only recap all Golden Girls episodes, but that I would also so this conceptual...