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Making Sense of #ConformityGate
Hey folks!This is a Patreon special just for you guys. It's not a fully researched, tightly scripted essay or anything; it's just me working through something in real time.If you've been online this past week you've probably seen ConformityGate: the Stranger Things fan theory that th...
Cutting Room Floor: Everyone's Cheating at Chess (Allegedly)
Here it is! This is the stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor for the chess cheating video. 30 minutes of stuff that didn't make the final cut, including why India suddenly has 85 grandmasters, what actually happened with Anna Rudolf in 2007, the phone-in-toilet cases I didn't have r...
2026 Check-In and Patreon Update
Hey everyone! Happy new year :) Figured I'd do a proper check-in since it's been a minute.Life stuff:2024-into-2025 was a lot. I finally finished my MA after years (defended in December!), did my first live shows in Toronto and Vancouver, ran a charity stream for the Transgender Law Center t...
NEW VIDEO: Everyone's Cheating At Chess (Allegedly) - Patreon Early Access
Hi folks!!!!As well as on Nebula, my new video is available for y'all on Patreon right now! Expect it up on YouTube in a few days for everyone as well. I hope you like this video. Chess has been one of my hyperfixations for months now as I grind to reach 1600 and maybe even eventually 2000 rati...
LIVE SHOWS!!!
Hey everyone! I have some exciting news to share! I'm doing my very first live shows!!!This summer I'll be bringing "This Might Be A Tangent..." to Toronto (July 24th & 25th at The Garrison) and Vancouver (July 27th & 28th at Biltmore Cabaret). I'm going to be talking about some ...
NEW VIDEO: The Narcissist Scare
I'm finally back! ❤️And I really, really missed making videos. I can't say when the next one will be up, but I amintending to get back to regular uploads of Patreon specials now, so be prepared for that. This video took a lot of work, including editing help from the amazing Ella Grant an...
NEW VIDEO: On Buffy Season 6 (Early Patreon Access!)
Hey everyone! My newest video is out here and on Nebula! I'm still making final edits to ensure that the public version video doesn't get copyright restricted or demonetized for its content, but I wanted to share the early version with you guys right now. Hopefully the public version won'...
NEW VIDEO - I Was Wrong About Queerbaiting
Or something. Title may or may not be subject to change; I'm not locked in on one yet. ANYWAY, I've been interested in exploring this question of queerbaiting as it pertains to real people for awhile now. But the more I worked on and wrote this video, the more unsure I was about the entire n...
NEW VIDEO - Bad Cinderella: An Edgy Autopsy
Hi everyone!!! After working on this for awhile, my next video is finally out! It's about Bad Cinderella, Andrew Lloyd Webber's edgy goth musical that was so universally despised that it ended his unbroken Broadway streak. We take a look at it, what it tried to do, and why so many musicals e...
NEW VIDEO - The Rise and Fall of Replica
IT'S OUT!!!! I'm pretty proud of this one. I hope you all enjoy it too. :)
Update
Hey everyone (and happy Homestuck day),I've received some messages about people concerned about how I'm doing, as well as just people wanting a general update- and now that I'm doing okay and getting back into things, I wanted to respond and give you guys an update about how things are g...
OCTOBER PATREON EXCLUSIVE: OK, Fine, I'll Talk About Wife Guys
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, and so as democracy goes, I shall give you my Wife Guy Hot Takes. I hope y'all enjoy! Also, happy Halloween!!!
NEW VIDEO: Buffy's 'Worst' Episode Is The Government's Fault
Hey everyone! Hope folks are doing well! Here's the link to the new video, up a little early this month (it'll be out publicly shortly). In this one, we're talking about Beer Bad, the (debatably) worst episode of Buffy, and why it even exists in the first place (spoiler: it's because...
NEW VIDEO (Early Access) - Sacrificial Trash
Hello everyone! This new video is coming out early for patrons, mainly because I finished it and thought I might as well make it available for y'all before it goes up officially tomorrow :) In this one, I wanted to sort of examine the way "innocuous" backlashes against certain media end ...
Patreon Exclusive - Broadway Jeopardy w/ Emily!
This one got wild toward the end. Enjoy!
PATREON EXCLUSIVE - Playing Old Flash Games with Emily!
Hello everyone! The second of this month's three Patreon videos featuring Emily has arrived! Last month's poll asked for our experiences with pre-2010s Internet. For us, that meant a lot of old flash games in all their coolmath glory. Join us for fun times with The Impossible Quiz, Barbie ma...
Patreon Exclusive - Ranking Disney's First LGBT Characters (Featuring Lady Emily and Big Joel!)
Hello! So, you may be wondering why the videos have taken so long. I was going to do this one on my own, but remembering that my cowriter Emily was coming to visit me this month, I thought it might be fun to film them together. As said in the video, this was originally an hour and a half of us talki...
NEW VIDEO: Doctor Who's Pro-Life Episode
Hey everyone!!! So, this month I've finally decided to confront the spectre that's been haunting me, as a human being, since the release of this episode back in 2014. Doctor Who put out a weird, seemingly anti-abortion metaphor episode, and it vexes and haunts me every single day.Because of ...
NEW VIDEO: Is Fanfiction Art? (It's Complicated)
I'm BACK!!! Rest = taken. COVID = gone. Opinions = still pretty salty.I hope this video is worth the wait! I wanted to talk about these ongoing conversations of fanfiction as Art vs Not Art, and what it means to be considered as such in our broader cultural mainstream. I hope you enjoy!In the ne...
Patreon Exclusive: First Kill Review (The Netflix Lesbian Vampire Show)
So sorry for the delay! As voted on by patrons, I've watched and talked about First Kill- V.E Schwab's lesbian vampire/hunter retelling of Romeo and Juliet. It's.... a lot. I hope you enjoy!
Patreon July Update
Hey y’all!Wanted to share an update on how I’m doing and what’s up with work this month. Unfortunately, COVID kinda kicked my ass and then logs got very busy with other stuff (my sister is getting married this weekend!), so I’ve been a bit late on getting the June patreon video out- but rest...
NEW VIDEO: You Don't Actually Enjoy Bingewatching
Hey everyone! This month, we're talking about the explosive rise of bingewatch-style releases, how we just may have hit critical mass, and the culture of serialized fanfic, webcomics, and indie projects that might help fix this. Inspired largely by the popularity of serialized projects like Drac...
Patreon Exclusive: They Riverdale-ified Scooby-Doo
As voted for by patrons, it's time to watch and talk about the fanmade Riverdale-style Scooby Doo pilot: Mystery Incorporated! Tune in for a first-time watch and a broader discussion about edgy reboots.Next month, I'll be doing another similar style video with a topic voted on by $10+ patron...
NEW VIDEO - The Rise and Fall of Geek Culture
Hey everyone!!!This month, we're taking a closer look at the 'geek boom' of the 2010s, spurred on bythe Doctor Who reboot, the beginnings of the MCU, the Big Bang Theory, and more.This one took a bit of extra time, but I really hope you all like it!
