Attention Must Be Paid: Wah Ming Chang
Improved sanitation meant that poliomyelitis, known for many years as “infantile paralysis,” started infecting people…
Disney Byways: CHIP ‘N’ DALE’S RESCUE RANGERS
The original plan, it seems, had been to make a Rescuers TV show. That makes…
Friday Roundup: The Return of Clytie 2: Electric Boogaloo
Good morning, my little dumplings! I am filling in again this week, so on with…
Taco Break: “I Didn’t Even Recognize Them”
Last year, people were shocked to discover that Catherine O’Hara had roles before her Emmy-winning…
Stuff My Kids Watch: Parenting Goals With BLUEY
This show was actually suggested to me some time ago, and it felt like time.…
Year of the Month: Roland Saint-Laurent on ROGER AND ME
It’s fitting that the very first words spoken in Michael Moore’s debut, Roger and Me,…
Taco Break: Ways Jokes
In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die”, there’s a gag…
Celebrating the Living: Matt Frewer
Man, where do you even start with Matt Frewer? As it happens, he is the…
Attention Must Be Paid: Helen Hayes
The evidence suggests that Vera Charles of Auntie Mame is not based on Helen Hayes—for…
Disney Byways: THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN
There’s a lot of cultural weight behind certain sequels even if they’re lightweight. In this…