Distrusting the Stubble: Society’s Judgement of Facial Hair
We got caught up on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier last night. Just the…
No Sense of Proportion
When I was a child, I was in a program called Reading Is Fundamental. In…
Sports Movies: A National Obsession
The Wikipedia list of sports movies is very badly curated. Okay, they specifically reject the…
The Culture of Suicide
“You know what they say about people who commit suicide—in the afterlife, they become civil…
A Proliferation of Cops
Practically no one on TV just happens to be a police officer. The only Wacky…
Confederates in Hollywood
It would not surprise me to learn that John Wayne played more Confederate veterans in…
Disney Byways: Americana
1958 was an interesting year for Disney. In addition to last week’s Native American Double…
No Worst List
I’ve written before on why I don’t do a Best of the Year list. That…
Hollywood Reunions of 1997
In 1995, the graduating class of Blair High School in Pasadena, California, voted me Most…
The Monster Inside Us
When I took the AP English exam in 1995, one of the essay questions was…