I recently decided to go back and listen to all of the episodes of the Writing Excuses podcast. First, the background, then my analysis. ...

After the VP Debate, I was incensed at a conservative tweet that characterized Biden's answer on abortion as evidence that he was a ...

Alternately titled: "Andrew Sullivan is not America." Andrew Sullivan is a useful blogger to follow for a few things; quiet intr...

Man, it's hard to cut Season 2 down. Now, here's a time for a confession: I love anything having to do with Giles, maybe because chi...

An excellent Norwegian thriller, available on Netflix now. Occasionally slips into Grand Guignol territory with the bloodplay--dog attack, s...

Season Two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is more solid than Season One; and starts to lay down the serious relationship material that will be ...

It's long been a dream of mine to come up with the perfect episode playlist for Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the kind of limited list that...

This is late news, but then again, this is a semi-moribund blog, so it fits. Starting in late June, the Library of Congress put on a dis...

I’m entering Book Riot’s  START HERE  Write-In Giveaway. Three Possible Dialogues 1)  You: I’ve never heard of William Gibson—isn’...

With four reviews behind me, I'm still only beginning to review books professionally--though at these rates, I think it's more like ...

Stanley Fish is a lion of the literary critical establishment, which means that most people know to ignore him. Except for the New York Time...

Up till now, Republican Super PACs blow out of the water the Democratic Super PACs in terms of money raised. The reason is pretty clear: Rep...

I might as well just change the title of this blog to "Andrew Sullivan is often wrong." (Which puts him ahead of Megan McArdle, wh...