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Apr 26, 2021

Wherein Justice and Andy explore their love of open world video games while bemoaning the privilege of endless experiences. I mean, geez, 200 hours to complete Skyrim or Red Dead Redemption 2? Are we just too busy, or too crotchety? Crotchety.


Apr 18, 2021

Wherein Andy and Justice revisit those books they find impossible to revisit. What is it about the texts that we enjoyed in our adolescence that cannot translate into enjoyment as adults? They haven't changed, so it must be us! Remember bookmobiles and the huge erasers for pencils? Those were cool.


Apr 11, 2021

Wherein Justice and Andy take a walk through the apocalyptic landscapes of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax. Sure, The Road is terrifying, but have you met Aloysius O'Hare the oxygen capitalist? We explore these books and films with the help of Gerry Canavan's scholarship on the Anthropocene and...


Apr 4, 2021

Wherein Andy and Justice debate the greatest and worst first officers in the Star Trek canon, and everyone in between. Riker's trombone, Chakotay's conglomerate First Nations status, Tilly's reckless promotion, babysitter T'Pel, Kira's lost glories. And Spock, I guess.