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…Aug 14, 20231Aug 14, 20231
When You Lose Your Social Media Manager (Or, Notes on SMMSs to Drown Your Tears In) — Updated…(See Update notes before the list!)May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
A Definitive Absolutely Accurate Ranking of James Bond Theme SongsThe 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…Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Fan Fiction vs. Tie-In Fiction: A FrameworkEvery once in a while, fandom is beset upon by a series of somewhat aggressive arguments about the function of accuracy in film/tv…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
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…Feb 20, 20231Feb 20, 20231
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…Feb 16, 20222Feb 16, 20222
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…Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
How to Make Twitter Suck LessTwitter 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…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Published inTheJoyFactory10 Caribbean Books You Should Read At Least OnceAs 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…Jun 11, 2021Jun 11, 2021
Published inTheJoyFactoryBrokeback Mountain (2005) and the Unbearable Violence of Gay LoveIn 2005, the United States found itself in a renewed culture war over the place of homosexuality in society. Just two years prior, the…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021