It's been a while since I've shamelessly fawned over things I'm loving on YouTube. In fact, I haven't written a post about anything I'm watching (aside from drunk movie mondays, of course) since How to Train Your Dragon 2, and my last online video round-up was in 2013. Yikes. Well, let's talk about some things… Continue reading YouTube Round-Up
Category: Television
Douglas Adams Appreciation Post
Despite having named my blog after a quote from him, it has suddenly occurred to me that I never talk about Douglas Adams on here. This is a horrid shame, because Douglas Adams' writing is a foundational element of my personality. After reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, my mother once said to me that… Continue reading Douglas Adams Appreciation Post
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
It's been a while since I've written an obsessively enthusiastic recommendation of a TV show (I believe the last one was Hannibal, which is currently in its second season and continues to be amazing), and I think it's high time I revisited the genre. And it just so happens that I have the perfect show to… Continue reading Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Orange is the New Black and Deviating from the Norm
There is a lot of media criticism out in the world that focuses on the idea of representation. It's no secret that the vast majority of characters, especially protagonists, in Western media are straight, white males--a tendency that leaves anyone not fitting in that category with, at best, only stereotypical representations of themselves. Less frequently… Continue reading Orange is the New Black and Deviating from the Norm
Why Everyone Should Watch Sailor Moon
SURPRISE BONUS POST DUE TO PACT DEFAULT! Don't you love the blog pact?* Greetings! Today is nostalgia day. It is nostalgia day because I have seen no less than four Sailor Moon-related movies/TV episodes in the last week, and I just have a lot of feelings about Sailor Moon, okay. It's great. Let me tell… Continue reading Why Everyone Should Watch Sailor Moon