In Praise of Sidney Freedman
When I was a child, I was already in therapy. More regularly than I am…
The Solute Canon: Drunk Napoleon on Paterson
Biopics about creative people have a cliche scene in which we see the moment when…
Lunch Links: BLOCKS
Blocks (2020) dir. Bridget Moloney Mature language and situations. Parental discretion advised. Raising kids isn’t…
Science for Kids
My seven-year-old is interested in science. Mostly geology, but he has for years been inclined…
Performances Lost
I’d rather play a maid than be one. –Hattie McDaniel On the radio, Amos and…
Taco Break: Dream On
When thinking of dreamlike films and filmmakers, I’m guessing the name that comes to most…
Five Years Gone
The Dissolve Facebook group has now lasted longer than the Confederacy. Formed in the first…
The Culture of Suicide
“You know what they say about people who commit suicide—in the afterlife, they become civil…
Tragic Backstory
I’ve started my kids on Avatar: The Last Airbender this morning. My son, Simon, who…
A Defense of Episodic Television
I do not have access to HBO, so of course I have not seen the…