Books… Twelve Questions and Answers About The Moonborn (with No Spoilers) 19 Nov 201620 Nov 2016 I've received a number of questions about The Moonborn: or, Moby-Dick on the Moon, my novel that came out on Monday, November 14th. While I love getting questions about it,…
Fan Theories… Is Hannibal Buress the Architect of Eric Andre’s Pain? A Fan Theory 25 Sep 20162 Dec 2022 If you aren't familiar with it, The Eric Andre Show is a post-modern talk show starring Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress, two comedians who are either parodying a late night…
Batman… Some Commenters Just Want to Watch the Internet Burn 17 May 201624 Sep 2016 A strange thing happened today. Those of you who have read this blog with any regularity will recall my True Detective review in which I offered a fan theory about…
Bale… The Real Ending of Breaking Bad: No One is Okay 22 Feb 201622 Feb 2016 With Saul Goodman once again gracing our televisions as of last week, it's a good time to reflect on Breaking Bad. Specifically, on its final episode, the polarizing finale entitled "Felina."…
Bale… The Most Important Ross Geller Analysis of 2015 31 Dec 201515 Feb 2016 With the year ending, it's time to write and reflect about something that I had never thought about until 2015: the Friends character Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer. During…
Fan Theories… Commenters Gonna Comment: Responses to a Ross Geller Fan Theory 26 Oct 201526 Oct 2015 After several waves of intermediate virality regarding a theory about Friends, this blog and its author have received some very entertaining feedback, through the legions of recappers, bloggers, and commenters that…
Fan Theories… Does Every Episode of The Simpsons Take Place in a Different Universe? 19 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 It's Halloween season, which means all the usual trappings that come with this time of year: pumpkins, corn mazes, shockingly-early Christmas advertisements, and the annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode of…
Fan Theories… Can Spectre Disprove the “James Bond is a Brainwashed Codename” Theory? 16 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 If there is one fan theory I love above all others, it's that James Bond is a codename. I've written about this extensively, including my own unique take on it,…
Fan Theories… The Net is Buzzed and Full of Feeders: On Plagiarism and Ideas and Open Letters 16 Aug 20154 Nov 2016 What is it to plagiarize in the age of the internet? What is it to steal? The Open Letter I read this open letter from comedian Davon Magwood, posted on his…
Fan Theories… True Detective vs. Friends: Did Ross Geller Lose Custody of Ben? 8 Aug 201531 Aug 2023 Or: What Happened to Ben Geller on Friends? Note: the following was originally written in 2014. A lot has happened since then, but I think it holds up pretty well.…