I don’t know who this girl is. She looks like me, but she’s a fraud. A fraud who dated a man for 10 months in 2012. I’d call him my ex-boyfriend, but that would only be salve for my ego; what we had was never defined. So let’s call him my ex-lievkrollblum. I’d gone nearly […]
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Why Chloe Zhao Won’t Reveal Her Fanfiction Pen Name to You
Chloe Zhao writes fanfiction. The Academy Award-winning director of Best Picture Nomadland and director of upcoming Marvel movie The Eternals admitted in an interview that she once penned fanfiction. I was so prepared to jump for joy at this revelation, but then Zhao promptly dragged me back to reality. Here is an excerpt taken from Zhao’s interview with Variety in 2020: […]
3 Lessons Learned from Writing Fanfiction for Over 20 Years
April 30th marks the tenth anniversary of when I completed the fanfic Sailor Helga. I’ve written fanfiction for twenty years, and have gained a lot of experience from the practice. Here are some of the most valuable lessons I can impart on newbies who wish to embark on writing fanfiction: 1. You’ve Got to Be Consistent […]
WandaVision is the MCU Madoka Magica: 5 Reasons Why
[This post will contain spoilers] Sorry, not sorry — I’ve been all in on WandaVision. For the past nine weeks, I have been glued to my TV screen every Friday to tune into WandaVision. One of the only things to look forward to as my lockdown life persists, the weekly format of churning out a new episode […]
Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Past Define You
So there’s been recent movement by fans of the show Hey Arnold! to petition a continuation of the series. For those that don’t know, I used to produce a podcast, The Vacant Lot Podcast, that was all about Hey Arnold!, a 90s Nicktoon about a boy with a football head living in the big city. […]