Mind Palaces Athletic Feats of Narrative By Maddi Chilton • January 31st, 2023 Experiencing a story as it happens, one where an ending hasn’t been decided – that is what gives sports their fun and their nerve.
Exploits Feature The Peripheral By Sara Clemens • October 31st, 2022 Two eras, some twisty time shenanigans and virtual reality collide in a TV adaptation of William Gibson’s novel.
Rookie of the Year Living the American Stream By Matt Marrone • October 6th, 2022 America is beautiful – at least at night, without checking social media, as it streams on Netflix.
Here's the Thing I Was Wrong About the Muppets By Rob Rich • September 15th, 2022 A while back Rob posited that the ABC’s The Muppets was criminally underrated, but a recent rewatch has changed his tune somewhat.
Past Presence Rehearsal By Emily Price • September 2nd, 2022 The Rehearsal has been called manipulative, sociopathic and dangerous by people on the internet. All of these are obviously exaggerations and misnomers.
Exploits Feature The Rehearsal By Yussef Cole • September 1st, 2022 “In trying to control your life, you wind up creating fiction.”
Eyeing Elsewhere Just Above the Noise By Phillip Russell • August 31st, 2022 The Bear is a show about the traumas that our previous workplaces, managers and family members imprint on us and the struggles we face not only in trying to overcome them, but to break the chain.
Nonhuman Meditations Do Robots Feast on Electric Sheep? By Alyssa Wejebe • July 8th, 2022 Alyssa looks back on robotic energy vampire NOS-4-A2 from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
Gingy's Corner Body Image and Self-Loathing in Centaurworld By Gingy Gibson • May 23rd, 2022 Or, How Horse Learned to Stop Fearing and Love Her Bod
No Accounting for Taste Everything Old is New Again. And Then Some By Adam Boffa • April 12th, 2022 Thanks to one weird trick, the reboot has gotten a new lease on life.
Rookie of the Year Why They Say My Last Name on the Sopranos By Matt Marrone • March 3rd, 2022 The reason they say “Marone” instead of “Madone” on The Sopranos is actually an untold story – one that dates back to when Matt was an intern on the show.
Past Presence Telling It Slant By Emily Price • February 25th, 2022 A rumination on the second season of How To with John Wilson and how sometimes the best way to talk about one thing is to focus on another.
Here's the Thing I Miss The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. By Rob Rich • February 11th, 2022 Rob reminisces about one of his favorite TV shows that was gone all too soon (like they always are).
Eyeing Elsewhere A Different Reality By Phillip Russell • January 26th, 2022 Unlike more standard reality television fare, School of Chocolate shows there is drama to be found in the struggles of learning new things.
Feature Excerpt Children of the Night By Alma Roda-Gil • January 20th, 2022 Vampires, blood libel and Midnight Mass.
The Heavy Pour I Know You Are but What Am I? By Sara Clemens • January 10th, 2022 Little Sara sends a message to an old pal.
Best of 2021 The Best TV Shows of 2021 By Team Unwinnable • December 30th, 2021 So 2021 ended with our having to once again (maybe?) stay anchored to our homes by our couches. We could be doing a lot worse than this year’s TV offerings.
Rookie of the Year Deep Space Infinity By Matt Marrone • December 6th, 2021 In the time of television binge-watching, what we really need is a show that goes on forever.
Exploits Feature Star Trek: Lower Decks By Van Dennis • November 1st, 2021 Just like we did in the 90s between Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, we’re once again arguing over which of the three currently airing Star Trek shows is the best.
The Beat Box Noteworthy Hip Hop – September 2021 By Noah Springer • September 22nd, 2021 And now for something a little different.
Here's the Thing How She-Ra Helped Me (Seriously) By Rob Rich • August 13th, 2021 Rob talks about how, of all things, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power helped him figure out how to address his pandemic-related anxiety.
Collision Detection The Role-Playing Television Future of Tomorrow, Yesterday By Ben Sailer • August 12th, 2021 VR, the hard way. The really hard way.
Traces Simulando By Diego Nicolás Argüello • August 6th, 2021 Realizing you’ve been in somebody else’s shoes
1600 words on Street Dance of China By Amanda Hudgins • August 3rd, 2021 Street Dance of China Season 3 starts with a two minute cinematic about isolation and community, at once apocalyptic and familiar
The Seduction of Solitude By Harry Mackin • July 14th, 2021 Harry Mackin discusses the long lost last year
Rookie of the Year To Serve Mom By Matt Marrone • June 1st, 2021 Finally, a decent use for those stickers that isn’t enticing minors!
Self-Insert Sheriff Stilinski’s Name is John By Amanda Hudgins • March 25th, 2021 Stiles Stilinski’s name is definitely, unambiguously John. OK?
World Tour Australia By Oluwatayo Adewole • March 9th, 2021 Throw something on the barbie, Tayo’s going down under!
Here's the Thing FLCL, 17 Years Later By Rob Rich • March 5th, 2021 Rob takes another look at FLCL, a brief anime series he used to love, and reflects on how different the whole thing feels almost two decades later.
TV Shows that are also Slot Games By Alan Smithee • February 17th, 2021 Slot titles are among the typical casino games that one will come across as they play in any virtual gambling establishment.
Dallas: The Television Role-Playing Game By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 15th, 2021 Yup, there was an RPG based on the hit television show Dallas. And it was a disaster.
Rookie of the Year More Songs About Bob and Judy By Matt Marrone • February 3rd, 2021 Did David Byrne invent Twin Peaks? Matt thinks so.
Best of 2020 The Best TV Shows of 2020 By Team Unwinnable • December 30th, 2020 Has there ever been a better year to binge?
Here's the Thing It’s Okay To Let Stuff End By Rob Rich • December 8th, 2020 Rob posits that, in a lot of instances, it’s better to let the stories and characters we love end rather than drag things out so long they become boring or just plain bad.
Self-Insert Tagging By Amanda Hudgins • December 3rd, 2020 Tagging fics is both a conversation and a function in fanfiction.
Exploits 2010 – 2019 By Stu Horvath • December 1st, 2020 Do not party like it’s 2019. Wear masks. Be socially distant. Stay home.
Here's the Thing On The Legend of Korra and Imperfection By Rob Rich • November 4th, 2020 Korra’s way of bringing some particularly significant character flaws to light through the eyes of their children makes them feel even more like human beings.
