This tweet got me thinking about “male socialization.” School for me was learning to experience the pecking order, which I was usually at the bottom of. I felt bullied and excluded constantly. As a boy who was more interested in listening to classical music than playing football, I was picked on, which often made me …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Way of the Househusband
Why do I love this anime? Because it pokes fun at the role of househusband while also taking it seriously. They get so much mileage out of one joke (that being a yakuza and being a househusband have a lot in common), but it’s a funny joke and a creative setup. But mostly I love …
Scott Pilgrim
I love your term “punk lite” in your pitch of this. I grew up in the Alternative era (for a while it was called Modern Rock before the term “indie” came around). It was very much a punk-lite, goth adjacent vibe. I was in a bad garage rock band that only played one show (my …