Feb 2nd, 2015
Why Is “Happy Valley” So Good? Because of Sally Wainwright’s Choices
BBC's (and now Netflix's) HAPPY VALLEY looks and feels like a pretty standard crime drama. But what's inside is definitely worth thinking about.
Jan 21st, 2015
The Reader Is Always In The Room: a reminder for student writers
I used to tell students not to worry about who was reading their early drafts. Now I don't say that anymore. Here's why.
Jan 16th, 2015
“Someone Made This For You”: Giving Art the Chance to Do Something to You (Whether You Like It or Not)
I yell at my son to pay attention during movies and television shows. Is this the right thing to do? And am I heeding my own advice?
Jan 13th, 2015
Inherent Vice: Why is this thing I didn’t like still nagging at me?
Is Inherent Vice to me a good movie? Bad? Some third thing? Let's investigate!
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