This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous Go for Broke! “To risk everything in the hope of having great success.” Origin: American, from the gambling game craps (y’know, like Guys & Dolls? No? Just me?). […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous It has been a hot minute—DOUBLE DECKER has come, gone, and been soul-crushingly disappointing, and there’s still neither hide nor hair of the supposed second season we were […]
Part two of the faves list! You can read part one here. I’m gonna level with y’all, you’re gonna recognize some of the titles on this one.
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending “Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success.” Origin: Middle English, from the South English […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro All’s Well That Ends Well. “if the outcome of a situation is happy, this compensates for any previous difficulty or unpleasantness.” Origin: possibly in the middle ages, with […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. In the city of Sternbild, heroes are a part of everyday life. In fact, the superpowered beings called NEXT are reality TV superstars, wearing sponsor logos and competing for […]
This essay was commissioned by Chris Spiderdreamer. You can find out more about commissions here. Just in time for Oscar season: yet more people who have never been acknowledged by the archaic, garbage voting body that defines the public perception of Doing Entertainment Good. “Underrated” can mean just […]
Numbers 20-16 Numbers 15-11 Numbers 10-6 Here we are – the end of the countdown. The anime that are nearest and dearest to me. The ones that I’m quite happy to proselytize with all the spare air in my lungs and talk about until the sun comes up. […]
A few weeks ago I wrote an essay about the new Disney movie Frozen. A few people read it, and then a few more, and then it exploded and became the most read post on this blog by a factor of ten (a fact found using English Major […]
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