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We've come a long way from "Revenge of the Nerds," thankfully. For The Tangential, I reviewed the absorbing new Maya Phillips audiobook about the real-world power of imagined universes. thetangential.com/2022/11/03/aud…

This one’s the best, Bad Bunny ;-( #MacysParade

Brontë biopic "Emily" provides the ingredients for "Wuthering Heights" — but not the recipe. thetangential.com/2023/02/24/mov…

For a book about a self-loathing character diving into a dishonest affair, "Big Swiss" is surprisingly charming and empathetic. thetangential.com/2023/03/07/aud…

Mary Higgins Clark's breakout thriller, "Where Are the Children?", has a new sequel. Guess what the title is. thetangential.com/2023/03/15/aud…

Tonight at @SubtextBooks, ChristopherVondracek and I will be discussing his new sdhspress book about (among other things) Lawrence Welk. subtextbooks.com/events/24529

The first episode of #Foundation S2 isn't promising, but as Hari Seldon knows, there's always hope for the future. thetangential.com/2023/07/14/tv-…

A new memoir takes readers inside the deeply problematic world of American Apparel's hipster heyday. thetangential.com/2023/07/27/aud…

The book’s title doesn’t so much point to its subject — the Hollywood husbands get just as much attention — as to its sympathies. thetangential.com/2023/08/13/aud…

Even "Obi-Wan Kenobi" didn't have Star Wars fans this excited. #Ahsoka thetangential.com/2023/08/19/why…

You may have seen this coming, but the whale is a metaphor. thetangential.com/2023/09/26/aud…

This year's British Arrows, screening next month at the Walker Art Center, are a little moody — conveying the sense of a capitalist economy where we’re all holding hands but we can’t say whether it’s out of genuine attraction or sheer panic. thetangential.com/2023/11/08/202…

How did Patrick Stewart possibly manage to make it into his 80s before publishing a memoir? His longevity is a gift, and the fact that he held off this long makes the audiobook all the more compelling. Jay Gabler reviews the new Simon & Schuster Audio release: thetangential.com/2023/11/11/aud…

On Friday I was able to see the Guthrie Theater's "Christmas Carol" for the first time since its reinvention. I’m glad to have bade farewell to distracting flourishes, but as Ebenezer learns, there is such a thing as taking yourself too seriously. thetangential.com/2023/11/18/rev…

Remember when there was such a thing as a quarter-life crisis, discernible from a constantly cascading generational anxiety? thetangential.com/2023/11/19/aud…

#AllTheLightWeCannotSee star Aria Mia Loberti, who reads portions of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" in the show, has recorded the entire audiobook. thetangential.com/2024/01/01/aud…

The game’s imprint is so vast, it’s hard to believe there was a time when Dungeons & Dragons seemed like a has-been. A history of the game has been reissued and updated in honor of D&D's 50th anniversary. Simon & Schuster Audio thetangential.com/2024/03/19/aud…

A series dropping Saturday on Disney+ expands on the journeys of infamous Padawan Barriss Offee and "Ahsoka" villain Morgan Elsbeth. “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” will delight dedicated fans: thetangential.com/2024/05/02/tv-…

Presumably the movie will seem like a work of absolute genius a long time from now, in a galaxy far, far away. thetangential.com/2024/05/10/has…

So long, and thanks for all the fish