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Swoony Sunday Book Review: "Thirty Love"
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (846+ words) Substack Swoony Sunday Book Review: "Thirty Love" Tom Vellner's debut MM tennis romance is the perfect blend of sweaty, sweet, and spicy. Warning: Full spoilers for the book follow. Tom Vellner’s Thirty Love is one of those lovely little gay…...
TV Review: "The Shards" (Season 1, Episodes 1-4)
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (801+ words) Substack TV Review: "The Shards" (Season 1, Episodes 1-4) The new series from Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis is watchable and filled with beautiful young people, but it remains to be seen whether it has much of a point. Warning: Spoilers…...
TV Review: "House of the Dragon: The Treasons at Tumbleton" (Season 3, Episode 8)
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1138+ words) Substack TV Review: "House of the Dragon: The Treasons at Tumbleton" (Season 3, Episode 8) While not the strongest episode of the season, the finale of the third season of "House of the Dragon" brought things to a strong conclusion and set…...
TV Review: "Ted Lasso" (Season 4, Episode 2)
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (853+ words) Substack TV Review: "Ted Lasso" (Season 4, Episode 2) The newest episode of "Ted Lasso" demonstrates, again, why we need this show now more than ever. Warning: Spoilers for the series follow. In case it wasn’t obvious from my review of the…...
The Moral Imperative to Write Honestly About Appalachia
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (830+ words) Substack The Moral Imperative to Write Honestly About Appalachia Writing queer love stories set in West Virginia means being honest about the complex and sometimes fraught nature of the place I still think of as home. If you’ve been following…...
TV Review: "King of the Hill" (Season 15)
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (841+ words) Substack TV Review: "King of the Hill" (Season 15) The beloved animated sitcom is back for a very funny, and sometimes even touching, fifteenth outing. Warning: Spoilers for the series follow. When I think of truly great animated sitcoms, King of…...
Film Review: "A Woman's Face"
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (783+ words) omnivorous.substack.com Film Review: "A Woman's Face" Joan Crawford gives one of her most incandescent performances in George Cukor's melodrama noir film. Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. While I typically use Matinee Monday to talk about new…...
TV Review: "Ted Lasso" (Season 4, Episode 1)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (845+ words) Substack TV Review: "Ted Lasso" (Season 4, Episode 1) The first episode of the new season of the beloved Apple TV+ series shows that there's still a lot of room in our hearts for decent people doing decent things. Warning: Spoilers for…...
TV Review: "House of the Dragon: The Dragon in Winter" (Season 3, Episode 7)
1+ week, 2+ day ago (989+ words) Substack TV Review: "House of the Dragon: The Dragon in Winter" (Season 3, Episode 7) Everyone's favorite dragon incest show delivers a great episode that nicely sets the stage for another stage in the unfolding tragedy of the Dance of the Dragons....
TV Review: "Ride or Die" (Episodes 7-8)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1055+ words) Substack TV Review: "Ride or Die" (Episodes 7-8) The last two episodes of the Amazon series give us a satisfying conclusion while also leaving the door open for more adventures with Judith and Deb. Warning: Spoilers for the series follow. I…...