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‘Moral Orel’ Still Shreds Trump and the Christian Right

April 14, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Moral Orel’ Still Shreds Trump and the Christian Right

Religious hypocrisy, patriarchal abuse, fetishization of violence. Orel is the American Christian, and he’s more screwed than ever.

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Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

January 20, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

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It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

November 9, 2016January 7, 2021 John MaherComments Off on It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

The words I return to today in a world in which hate is winning.

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Doug Dimmadome Looks Awfully Familiar

August 30, 2016May 9, 2019 Evan FonsecaComments Off on Doug Dimmadome Looks Awfully Familiar

Make Dimmsdale great again?

EDITORS PICKS

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’BoJack Horseman’ and the Abuse We Remember

By Rachel Levinson

Season 5 tackles the question of how abusers could live with themselves.

Ask Scratchy: Why Is Juggling a Good Job and Relationships So Hard?

By Dr. Scratchansniff

Princess Carolyn of ‘BoJack Horseman’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

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My Hero Academia’s New Character Is Truly “Unrivaled”

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s Mirio time!

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Three Words That Keep Me Sane in the Age of Trump

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Thanks, Mickey. And Kubrick, I guess.

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How an Anime Tech Cult Can Help Us Grasp the Ethics Behind Game Development

By Patrick Bender

A video game designer and purveyor of “mixed reality” takes a long, hard look through his headset at a heady ‘Bebop’ episode.

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My Hero Academia’s Unleashes Its Baddest Villain in “All For One”

By Sarra Sedghi

Pro heroes and a terrifying twist make for a top-notch episode.

Why Animation Is So Easily Meme-able, According to an Animator

By Noah Jodice

Memes taken from animation are often in-between, smear, or gag drawings.

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The Hidden Parallels in ‘Cowboy Bebop’—and Its Links to Cormac McCarthy

By John Maher

Spike is Gren? Spike is Vicious? Spike is Odin, the wanderer god whose ravens represent thought and memory? Spike is Cormac McCarthy’s nameless Kid from ‘Blood Meridian’? Good questions.

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‘April and the Extraordinary World’ Is an Oddly Obscure Steampunk Gem

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A spoiler-free endorsement of this movie you can watch on Netflix.

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A top 15 of the ones who mattered most.

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