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Blog PostsA Brief Observation

It’s amazing, and a bit ironic, how publishing a first novel and achieving a lifelong dream will cause a severe case of writer’s block in almost any other form of writing you used to engage in frequently. And by “you,” … Continue reading

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Blog Posts4 Reasons Why “Frozen” is the Most Feminist Disney Movie Ever (Yes, More than Brave or Mulan)

So, apparently I’m the last feminist in America to see Disney’s Frozen, but I saw a week ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. I think it’s the most feminist Disney movie to date, and even if the entire … Continue reading

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Blog PostsBlackface Halloween Costumes: Don’t You Have More Important Things to Worry About?

It’s not officially Halloween yet, but people all over the world are already celebrating. Some white people are choosing to celebrate by dressing as people from different cultures – specifically, as black people. Julianne Hough dressed as Suzanne (aka “Crazy … Continue reading

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Blog PostsBrooklyn Nine-Nine and the Brilliant Slacker Cop

Has anyone else been watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine? I have, and I’m enjoying it a lot so far. First of all, I love the diversity in the main cast. The show has seven people in the main cast, including three women … Continue reading

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Blog PostsIn Defense of Buffy’s Later Years

I am currently reading and enjoying Alan Sepinwall’s book, The Revolution was Televised, about twelve TV shows that changed television drama forever. He cites Buffy the Vampire Slayer as one of these shows. I’m happy that one of my favorite … Continue reading

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Today, I turned twenty-nine. I can say without question that twenty-eight was the best year of my life. Other ages don’t even come close. Not by a long shot. The optimist in me thinks that it can only get better … Continue reading

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Blog PostsOn Being Offensive

I’ve been writing a lot of comedy sketches lately. It’s probably the most enjoyable, least stressful form of writing that I do on a regular basis, because the comedy sketches I write are heavily based in dialogue, and dialogue is … Continue reading

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Blog PostsTwerk it Out

What happens when you run out of teaser ideas? You twerk. What happens when it’s a super busy week at work and you don’t have time to write a real post? You post videos of your friends twerking. Though I’m … Continue reading

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Blog PostsWhy TV Needs More Female Characters Like the Women of “Breaking Bad”

So I just devoured Breaking Bad in the last few weeks, and while I wait for my brain to piece itself back together after the events of the latest episode “Ozymandias” (OMG, LMNOP, WTF, !!!!!), I’m going to talk about the … Continue reading

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Blog PostsThis is Not a Post About Miley Cyrus

Remember that time I didn’t write a post about Fifty Shades of Grey, and that other time I didn’t write a post about Kristen Stewart? Well, now I’m not writing a post about Miley Cyrus. Last weekend at the MTV … Continue reading

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