Left turns, coin flips, and butterfly effects
The unsettling randomness of how we got here
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Why did this so-so movie make me cry (twice) on a plane?
Why do comedies and dramas hit differently in the air?
Luke isn't coming to save us
What Andor understands about resistance that the rest of Star Wars doesn't
No more Siskels. No more Eberts.
Why Film and TV culture is better off without celebrity critics
I have friends everywhere. They just don’t know me.
Why some of the longest-lasting relationships in my life are entirely one-sided.
Why I retired from being a Chicago Bears fan
How a missed 43-yard field goal finally set me free
What Schitt's Creek got right about starting over
The comedy made viewers laugh, but also had big ideas about losing everything, small spaces, and second chances
The Art of the Fold
On sunk costs, bad hands, and the benefit of learning when to quit
Donald Trump and The Curious George Effect
The art of making people forget who let the penguins out
No, Friday nights at Blockbuster sucked
The problem with Gen X nostalgia porn