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The Butterfly Effect (opens the original)
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Lately I have found myself immersed in a choose-your-own-adventure dreamscape. And by that I mean, consuming two different pieces of media that have to do with the butterfly effect and how choices you make directly affect your future, a concept that is endlessly fascinating to me.Subscribe nowThe first is Until Dawn, a very popular video game I am only now getting around to playing. However, I have played other horror games like it. These games have seemingly infinite ways the story could go, be
The Art of Longform Television (opens the original)
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I miss longform television.I know it still exists, here and there, mostly in the form of procedurals. But I miss TV that had 22-episode seasons and went on for at least five years, if not more. I miss following a character through different stages of their lives, with room for fun “filler” episodes and outside genre episodes.Subscribe nowI just finished watching NCIS: Los Angeles, which I know is a wild place for me to start this conversation but HEAR ME OUT. I
Oh, the Horror! (opens the original)
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I know it’s not technically fall yet but the days are (finally) starting to get (a little) cooler here in New York, so I have already started to lean into spooky season. (My friends will be quick to point out that I am a hypocrite because I extend spooky season as far as I can on either end, but will be the first to pitch a fit if I see anything Christmas-related before Thanksgiving, but I AM WHO I AM.) Spooky is not seasonal, of course, and I consume horror content all year long, but I have sta
La Vie Bohème (opens the original)
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I have been listening to the musical RENT since I was about 10 or 11 and it was the cool new musical on the scene. My older cousin (my musical dealer) introduced me to it and I was immediately obsessed. I listened to it so many times that I learned all the words...even the ones I didn’t understand. La Vie Bohème was especially tough because a lot of the words I didn’t know were just listed without context. It didn’t stop me from singing along, mind you. But it did provide the fun experience of p
Star Power (opens the original)
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Today I was talking to my friend Nic about how I was wrestling with how to review a book I just finished. I’ve talked a little bit before about my process for deciding how many stars to give something, but it’s always complicated! On one hand, I want to be honest and fair for anyone else using my review to make a decision and also for my own future self to remember how I felt about a book. I also know that reviews are highly subjective and I don’t want to be the reason an indie author or filmmak
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