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June 2018

June 17, 2018

You Have To Be Carefully Taught: On Beautiful Masculinity

Happy Father's Day! Allow me to take a moment to laud a few of my...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

All In The Family? Art and Responsibility

In the past few days, two shows have come under scrutiny because of the behavior...

May 28, 2018

The Snark Is Strong With This One: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS of Solo

The following contains spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story, as well as the entire...

May 24, 2018

SOLO: Spoiler Free Review

You voted and commented - and I listened! Keep your eyes peeled on this space for...

May 18, 2018

You Get The Art You Pay For: Where Have All the Catholic Artists Gone? (Pt. 1)

"Why are so many artists progressives?" my dear friends who blog under Darwin Catholic asked...

May 09, 2018

Sacrilege or Sartorial? The Met Gala

Annually, the glittering elite of Hollywood gather in New York City for their own private...

May 01, 2018

HOT TAKE – Avengers: Infinity War

Warning: So many spoilers. For the whole MCU. Probably. If you were thinking about beginning...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Compliance is NOT Consent

I did not consent to my first kiss. I complied. You can read the comical...

April 27, 2018

HOT TAKE: Should I See The Handmaid’s Tale?

Caution: Contains light spoilers. Last year, Hulu premiered the multiple Emmy-award winning series, The Handmaid's...

April 26, 2018

I Hate Franciscan!

Or at least, that's what many people heard when they read an article last...

April 21, 2018

THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES: Watching The Greatest Showman

Warning: Contains spoilers Read "The Greatest Showman and The Other Woman" Welcome my sister, Julie...

April 17, 2018

WHAT’S Going on at FUS and Christendom? A Quick Timeline of #MeToo

ACTION ITEM: Now you can read and sign a petition to FUS administration here. Wondering...

April 17, 2018

What DO They Teach Them At Those Schools? Sexual Scandal At Catholic Universities

ACTION ITEM: Now you can read and sign a petition to FUS administration here. Stupid...

April 16, 2018

Sexual Assault and The Failure of Catholic Schools

ACTION ITEM: Now you can read and sign a petition to FUS administration here. Today,...

April 14, 2018

The Product Is You: How Facebook Uses Data

Previously in this series, I talked about what I discovered when I dug into the...

April 14, 2018

I Downloaded My Facebook Data Today…And I Ain’t Even Mad

In the wake of Mark Zuckerberg's hearing on Capitol Hill about Facebook's distribution of its...

April 14, 2018

The Failure of Adults: What A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS Gets Right

The following contains spoilers for the entirety of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Dear Reader,...

April 12, 2018

The Greatest Showman and The Other Woman

A man and a woman meet. He's tall, handsome, charismatic. Looks a lot like Hugh...

April 04, 2018

REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar

Before Easter, I gave my hot take on whether to see NBC’s live musical, Jesus...

April 03, 2018

Feasting During Fasting: Lent After Weightloss

Last year, concurrent with Lent, I prepped and then underwent bariatric surgery. For those of...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

HOT TAKE: Jesus Christ, Superstar

READ THE FULL REVIEW! On Easter Sunday, NBC will air a live rendition of Jesus...

March 24, 2018

Star Wars Iconography (Pt. 1): Why Rey is Okay

For this series, we’re going to be looking at how the new Star Wars films...

March 22, 2018

The Failure Frontier: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS of “The Last Jedi”

I'm working on an article for you all about just why you may have hated...

March 20, 2018

A Rebellious Romance: A Defense of Girly Narratives

In my other life, I review Classical theatre in New York City. This past weekend,...

March 17, 2018

THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES: A Wrinkle in Time

Now that you've gotten my in-depth analysis of A Wrinkle in Time, what does the...

March 17, 2018

LONGING FOR HOME: Being Irish in America

There's something about growing up Irish American that settles deep in your bones. I don't...

March 16, 2018

IN DEPTH ANALYSIS: A Wrinkle in Time

The road to mediocrity is paved with good intentions. Disney's latest empowerment sci-fi adventure film...

March 14, 2018

Where in the World is the Pop Feminist?

For those who may not know me, I wanted to give you a chance to...

March 13, 2018

Dating in a #MeToo World

"Hey, beautiful." I scowled at my phone. Another day, another cut and paste come on....

March 12, 2018

The Problematic “Mike Pence Rule”

A Saturday evening play. A beautiful young woman walks up to the dashing male playwright,...