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Frostpunk the Board Game Has Lessons for Real Life
Frostpunk: The Video Game sports a steampunk coat of paint, the stylish, often meaningless brass cogs and aviator goggles, but the real [...]
Eighth Article for Paste Magazine: TV Soundtracks
Even if you have no interest in TV, I suggest reading this one. Composer Ramin Djawadi’s score is responsible [...]
Venture Brothers: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors [...]
Seventh Article: A Retrospective on House
This was a labor of love. Maybe the payoff wasn't worth it, but the process was. Even if you [...]
Second Article for Dicebreaker: On “Ameritrash” Board Games
Excerpt: In a fit of pique, game designer Richard Hutnik seemingly minted the word ‘Ameritrash’. His forum posts on [...]
Sixth Paste Magazine Article: In the Belly of the Beast
Excerpt: As the legend goes, Jonah spent three days and three nights in the whale. What if it had [...]
Pre-Screening for Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day
Advance copy of the special provided by HBO: Harley Quinn’s V-Day extravaganza, A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special, winds [...]
My Report Card on 2022’s Prequels
Movie prequels have been around at least as long as Butch and Cassidy: The Early Years (1975) or The Adventures of Young [...]
Third Paste Article: Andor and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
I know that people are probably getting irritated with Andor posts on the wider Internet. That's what happens when [...]
Wrote Another Fantasy TV Article for Paste Magazine. This Time, It’s About Rings of Power.
Props to my editor Allison Keene, who's amazing in so many ways. Click here.
Check Out My Paste Magazine Article About Fantasy TV!
I recently wrote an article for Paste Magazine about fantasy television and Game of Thrones' impact on the genre. Check it out! [...]
What We Mean When We Talk About Film Noir
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson, Neuromancer [...]