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The Saigon Craft Beer Guide (As of May 2023)

The craft beer craze, you might be surprised to learn (or not), has spread well beyond the confines of the U.S. or Europe. While most craft…

22 min readAug 14, 2023

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The Saigon Craft Beer Guide (As of May 2023)

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shaunduke

When You Lose Your Social Media Manager (Or, Notes on SMMSs to Drown Your Tears In) — Updated…

(See Update notes before the list!)

22 min readMay 11, 2023

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When You Lose Your Social Media Manager (Or, Notes on SMMSs to Drown Your Tears In) — Updated…

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shaunduke

A Definitive Absolutely Accurate Ranking of James Bond Theme Songs

The title says it all. Mostly. It doesn’t tell you why I have decided to put together a ranking of every James Bond theme song. I could…

27 min readMar 6, 2023

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A Definitive Absolutely Accurate Ranking of James Bond Theme Songs

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shaunduke

Fan Fiction vs. Tie-In Fiction: A Framework

Every once in a while, fandom is beset upon by a series of somewhat aggressive arguments about the function of accuracy in film/tv…

8 min readFeb 28, 2023

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Fan Fiction vs. Tie-In Fiction: A Framework

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shaunduke

4 Things Twitter Could Do to Make Blue Worth Paying For (But Probably Won’t)

Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about why Twitter Blue has not been the success its new owner had hoped for. While…

13 min readFeb 20, 2023

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4 Things Twitter Could Do to Make Blue Worth Paying For (But Probably Won’t)

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shaunduke

The Unbearable Weight of Fantasy, Tolkien, and Race (or, Eh, Black Elves Are Fine)

The Internet is abuzz about the one fantasy author to rule them all, J.R.R. Tolkien. Over Superbowl weekend, Amazon released the first…

11 min readFeb 16, 2022

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The Unbearable Weight of Fantasy, Tolkien, and Race (or, Eh, Black Elves Are Fine)

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shaunduke

Not-So-Cancelled (or, Hey, We’re Still Talking About the Wrong Things)

In a semi-recent piece for The Nation, David Klion discussed what is by now no longer the “latest” bit of Internet “free speech” theater in…

6 min readFeb 13, 2022

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Not-So-Cancelled (or, Hey, We’re Still Talking About the Wrong Things)

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shaunduke

How to Make Twitter Suck Less

Twitter is one of those places that people hate and use at the same time. Millions upon millions of users log in every day to share photos…

10 min readJul 4, 2021

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How to Make Twitter Suck Less

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TheJoyFactory

10 Caribbean Books You Should Read At Least Once

As a fan of Caribbean literature who has spent quite a lot of his life reading and thinking about it, it seemed appropriate to finally do…

10 min readJun 11, 2021

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10 Caribbean Books You Should Read At Least Once

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TheJoyFactory

Brokeback Mountain (2005) and the Unbearable Violence of Gay Love

In 2005, the United States found itself in a renewed culture war over the place of homosexuality in society. Just two years prior, the…

6 min readFeb 13, 2021

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Brokeback Mountain (2005) and the Unbearable Violence of Gay Love

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shaunduke

shaunduke

SFF fan, professor, editor, podcaster on @skiffyandfanty. Caribbean SFF, postcolonialism, Digital Rhetoric. Opinions my own. He/Him patreon.com/thejoyfactory

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