Disney Byways: WESTWARD HO, THE WAGONS!
I paid actual money for this. I had to rent it, because it isn’t available…
Stuff My Kids Watch: Crafting Videos and a Child’s Emotional Development
I don’t know why we started watching them. Maybe it was the fascination of Howl’s…
SCENIC ROUTE: Seinfeld, “I don’t think you do.” / Uncut Gems, “I disagree.”
SPOILERS FOR UNCUT GEMS LIE AHEAD In season three, episode eleven of Seinfeld, the title character makes a reservation…
Celebrating the Living: Joan Cusack
Two people with the last name of Cusack have been nominated for Academy Awards. One…
Attention Must Be Paid: Kenneth Mars
I thought I already had a hook for this article. We’re taking a man whose…
Disney Byways: THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE
The problem with this movie on a narrative level is that Walt, screenwriter Lawrence Edward…
The Solute Book Club: WHOSE BODY?
When people discuss twentieth century female British mystery novelists, they talk about Agatha Christie. And…
Year of the Month: GANGS OF NEW YORK
Content note: In addition to spoilers, this article contains references to 9/11, the wars in…
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
It’s October 12th, 1979. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is released. It’s Douglas Adams’s…
Celebrating the Living: John Cusack
In about 2002, I went through a Cusack Completist phase. I’m not sure how many…