The Paperboy reunion!

Over on my Substack, I ranked all 31 songs on The Tortured Poets Department, and wrote a bit about Taylor’s unexpected muse. #TTPD girlculture.substack.com/p/taylor-swift…

Incredible father.

For the Swiftie-curious, I unpacked the music, the gossip, and the fan reception to Taylor Swift's new album. (Plus I ranked all 31 songs!) girlculture.substack.com/p/taylor-swift…

If you ever had a “move back in with your parents” stage, you have no business judging homeless people. The only difference between you and them is you were privileged enough to have a fallback.

('So Long, London' sounds like 'Drivers License')

I finally got around to watching Anyone But You, and boy did I have some thoughts! girlculture.substack.com/p/random-thoug…

I’ve never seen a show swing back and forth between compelling and ridiculous quite like 3 Body Problem.

Sorry but some actors are just too hot to play scientists.

My biggest takeaway from binging six of the first eight seasons of Survivor is that the show is very good, but the final tribal council/jury questioning format is bad and boring.

“Drew Goddard will direct a new Matrix film”

Episodic Medium’s spring schedule is now live, with Caroline Siede on #DoctorWho , Zack Handlen on #StarTrekDiscovery , and some meta-reflections on last week’s (premature) eulogy for the A.V. Club comment section.

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Just did an airplane double feature of BlackBerry + Dumb Money perfectly timed to my plane landing and I don’t know if I’ve ever felt like a more accomplished traveler. Two perfect plane movies.

I’ve watched a couple of Much Ado productions that fuck up Benedick, but never one that fucks up Beatrice as badly as Anyone But You. How do you even *do* that with such a great character?

If you're looking for something lighter than a prestige drama but more substantial than a sitcom, Max's 'The Girls on the Bus' mostly hits that Bold Type/Good Trouble sweet spot. My review for The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-g…