A few weeks ago I had the distinct honor—and terror—to load five tightly-packed banker’s boxes onto the back of a FedEx truck, and wave goodbye to them as it drove away. It was a deeply emotional moment, as a culmination of arguably five, but also arguably twenty, fifty, or even two-hundred-and-five years of effort. That …
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The La Cage Aux Folles song “The Best of Times” contains a secret antifascist truth in its core: today belongs to us, to life, and to love.
Batman: The Animated Series gave us the most iconic image of Batman of all time. But if you wanted to play this Batman in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, how would you?
Want to know how to build the best version of the Caped Crusader in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition? Look No further!
“Being Alive” is one of the great songs of modern musical theatre. But even the best performers in Broadway history have not done it justice. Here’s a definitive guide for how to sing “Being Aive” like a pro.
I have been lolling the Dune trailer around in my mouth. I was a huge fan of the novel when I read it in high school. I even wrote a term paper on it (much to the intense confusion of my sophomore English teacher). But the trailer that has everyone so excited, has instead left …
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down in large and small ways. Thankfully, for the majority of us it has not been the end of the world—it has meant shelter in place, practice good social distancing, keep healthy, keep safe, keep sane. Unfortunately, for some of us it is the end of our world, maybe …
Ever since the death of my mother, I’ve been participating in a regular grief support group (and I recommend it highly– while it’s not *always* helpful, it is more often helpful than not, and it’s one of the few things that consistently does). Last week, we were set to discuss the impact that grief has …
I’d like to talk a bit about the dedication for my new book The Middle Ages in Popular Imagination: Memory, Film, and Medievalism. For most people who write books, the dedication page is often a personal, private thing. Right now, I feel as though that’s a luxury I can’t quite afford. I want people to know what it means.
The UK government has turned on its foreign students. It is spitting in the face of those who just want to better themselves. What do you do when your home slams the door?
