When I was thirteen, there was a group of people on the Internet who were completely, objectively incorrect.
I always forget this. Creation takes time and energy. No matter how much you enjoy writing, painting, acting, playing music, or any other art, it takes something from you as you do it. It’s easy to feel like creating art isn’t “real” work because you want to be doing it. “Real”…
Thanks to my mother, our family is actually mixed-religion: part Jewish, part Trekkie. We do not criticize the original series in our house; we do not point out its logical flaws, cringe at its old-fashioned attempts at equality, or imitate William Shatner’s staccato delivery. In Spock we trust. Because Mom…
Happy Pesach! Did you hear? The X Files, everyone’s favourite ’90s paranormal procedural, is hauling back David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Mulder and Scully for a six-episode miniseries. The show’s creator, Chris Carter, is on board! He’s had thirteen years to think about it! Whee! (Best finding-the-afikoman-prize ever!) There…