The blog is back.
Not crawling out of the archives.
Not doing a “soft relaunch.”
Back back.
And this time, it’s not just a blog—it’s a pivot, a return, and a little bit of a warning shot.
I’m transitioning into what I’ve effectively been doing for years already: a pop culture critic. Which means I’m done pretending this is casual, accidental, or just-for-fun writing (even though it is fun).
Also—and this is important—I’m launching a Substack.
So yes. Subscribe now. We’ll get to that.
Pop culture isn’t just entertainment—it’s where we learned how to be adults, how to love, how to work, how to survive institutions, how to be funny without being cruel, how to age, how to cope. Treating that like fluff has always been a lie.
What I Mean When I Say “Pop Culture Critic”
This is not recap culture.
This is not ranking things.
This is not “did you see what happened last night?”
This is:
- why Gen X was raised on orphans
- why Murphy Brown made us want to run newsrooms
- why Meg Ryan made softness feel like power
Pop culture didn’t just entertain us.
It trained us.
I’m here to talk about that.
If you like what you’ve been reading here—subscribe now. Early subscribers get the good stuff before it gets busy.
If you subscribe, you’re getting:
- pop culture criticism with a point of view
- Gen X analysis that isn’t nostalgia bait
- essays about media, gender, power, memory, craft, and institutions
- writing that assumes you’re smart and paying attention
The blog is back because I’m done hiding the work.
