I wrote a thing! Shame about that #BlackWidow movie. #Marvel #MarvelStudios #mcu

Pre-show for the #CanadasDragRace show at National Arts Centre!! Gonna be a great show!

My daughter while playing with her dolls: *to the tune of Old Town Road* “I’m gonna ride my horse to the hotel room! I’m gonna ride my horse to the hotel room!”

26 months and a pandemic later, and we’re seeing Hamilton at the National Arts Centre!! #WaitForIt #Hamilton

.Marvel Studios' #WhatIf on Disney+ is an intriguing animated and narrative exercise in the MCU, but why isn’t it as exciting as we anticipated? ✍️ Michael Curley popm.at/3OP4s11

I wrote about season one of Marvel Studios’ What If…? For PopMatters I appreciated something different in the MCU, but it ultimately fell short of its promise. Fingers crossed for an improvement in season two, but read this in the meantime! #DisneyPlus tinyurl.com/29x7jm8s

Asian Representation in Shang-Chi Marvel Studios' SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF TEN RINGS tries to recontextualize its stereotypical origins into a highly-entertaining film. Does it succeed? ✍️ Michael Curley popm.at/3A2Yynu

My latest #Marvel article for PopMatters This time, I reckon with the racist comic book origins of #ShangChi, the ways the film wanted credit for representation while simply repackaging old Asian cliches, and how much I love the film despite all that. popmatters.com/shang-chi-asia…

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The family took a day trip to a parade. #ottawapride #PrideOttawa #Pride2022

The passage of time.

My students requested a week off for mourning. I didn’t realize how deeply they felt about Queen Elizabeth. I guess I should prioritize their mental health. #QueenElizabeth #RestInPeace

My multi-year school photo project is nearly complete. Red next year!

It’s very telling that the Ford Government cared SO much about kids when it was their excuse for revoking CUPE’s labour rights, but is dead silent and inactive when kids are suffering from overflowing children’s hospitals. Any solutions Doug Ford? #Ontario #ontpoli

We All Must Reckon with the ‘MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS’ ➡️ tinyurl.com/9czjsckp Corporate villainy! Creative tyranny! Dangerous foes and tough allies! #PMPick 'MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS' blasts the superhero movie universe with the studio’s massive, messy

Wrote a review of the excellent ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios’ by Joanna Robinson, Da7e Gonzales and Gavin Edwards. This book could not be more “for me” if it tried. Check out the review and the book of you’re interested in Marvel, Hollywood, or general film history. A real treat!