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June 2019

June 05, 2019

Plotting Surprises: Or How To Ruin Great Shows

WARNING: Mild spoilers for Game of Thrones, The Good Place, The Lord of the Rings,...

January 2019

January 16, 2019

Neo-Nazis at Steubenville! Liberals with Blogs! Responding to Church Militant

(The following is in response to Church Militant's latest blog, which critiqued the Pop Feminist's...

September 2018

September 24, 2018

The Serious Business of Comedy

I have a great respect for stand up comedians. To stand up, alone, making people...

September 01, 2018

Villains as Shadow Selves

What is the purpose of a villain? Most story structure classes, including my favorite Aristotle's...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Neither Forgive Nor Forget: Sexual Predation and Christian Response

CONTENT WARNING. My uncle is a rapist. An incestuous rapist, if we want to be...

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 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 04, 2018

REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar

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

March 2018

March 09, 2018

Welcome to the Pop Feminist!

Hello, Patheos! It's a thrill to be here with you. My name is Emily C....