Attention Must Be Paid: Tallulah Bankhead
You kind of wonder how her family felt about having branched off such a scion…
Disney Byways: “Yellowstone Cubs”
I have it on the authority of one child, anyway, that the funny part of…
Year of the Month: Dylan “Balthazar Bee” Groves on Quantum of Solace
Modicum of Spoilers: As an aging Bond fan, one grows accustomed to disappointment. Most of…
Stuff My Kids Watch: The Oddities of ODD SQUAD
I really did plan to start the rants this month. My kids watch terrible stuff,…
Celebrating the Living: Lucy Lawless
I know at least one person who’s credited her own sexual awakening as a lesbian…
Dissolve On (05/14/2018 – 06/03/2018)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Attention Must Be Paid: Heath Ledger
I have never written one of these columns about someone born after I; indeed, one…
Disney Byways: “Let’s Stick Together”
It’s funny how, in pop culture, bees are usually male. Presumably it’s the weapon—bees sting,…
Year of the Month: Miller on One Froggy Evening
Saturday morning cartoons were always a crapshoot. Late in the day, you could count on…
Year of the Month: The Quiet American
The political noir genre and unreliable narrator go together like love and war. But in…