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Manic Pixie Dust

Pop Culture + Mental Health

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The Pitt: Robby's Independence Day

He has an overinflated idea of his impact while simultaneously wanting to disappear.

Dick Wolf's War Crimes: An Introduction

The creator of Law & Order is liable for so many atrocities.

Go Home P+, You're Drunk

A quick addendum to my promo photo series.

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Something left to hope for.

We all need a comfort watch right now and For the People (2018-2019) is the fairy tale you're looking for.

Television is slowly dying.

On the cancellation of Organized Crime and the manufactured emptiness of modern television.

"He thinks his opinion entitles him to kill people."

Reproductive Healthcare on TV: "Progeny" (Law & Order, 1995)

The Psychology of Promotional Photography: the Best

The purpose of a promo photo is use social cognition to make the audience act.

The Psychology of Promotional Photography: the Good and the Unhinged

Good art makes us feel things. Part two of three.

The Psychology of Promotional Photography: the Boring and the Bad

We look at something, we conclude what it is, and we make decisions about it based on that perception. Part one of three.

Let's Talk Television: Mental Health Musings wrt The Pitt

Catching up with The Pitt at the midpoint of season two: burnout, addiction, sexual assault, and self-harm (oh my)