I Think You Should Leave: The Weird Show You Should Be Watching

May 1, 2019 Mary

A few nights ago, Todd and I had a familiar conversation about what to watch while eating dinner together. He suggested a new sketch comedy show on Netflix, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, and I agreed. After all, it was only about 20 minutes long, and if it was bad, we could just stop. That is the joy of Netflix after all.

But we didn’t stop. We kept watching episode after episode until we had watched the entire series. Episode after episode. For the most part, I sat with my mouth hanging open in shock.

BSG #27: We Need To Talk About Gretel / Gingerbread

April 22, 2019 The Squad

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Celebrate National Poetry Month With These Springtime Poems

April 12, 2019 Susan

The official poster for National Poetry Month 2019 features artwork by tenth-grader Julia Wang, winner of the first ever National Poetry Month Poster Contest. You can order a free poster here or download it as a PDF.

It’s here — the time T.S. Eliot called “the cruellest month” in The Waste Land: April! April is also National Poetry Month. As a poet, this is one of my favorite times of the year because I read more poetry than usual and try to participate in NaPoWriMo — National Poetry Writing Month — by writing one new poem for every day in April. (So far I’m 11 for 11!) In celebration of poetry and of a beautiful season, I’ve collected some favorite poems about or involving spring for your reading pleasure.

Looking Back at Lorena Bobbitt

April 10, 2019 Mary

Producer Jordan Peele and Lorena Bobbitt promoting the new documentary.

Some cultural events seep into the public consciousness, even if the vast majority of people didn’t experience the situation as it happened. Thanks to television and documentaries, I know quite a bit about the OJ Simpson case, yet very little about the cases of John Wayne and Lorena Bobbitt that happened shortly before. Sure, I’ve heard Lorena cut her husband’s penis off and threw it out her car window, but why? Like Princess Weekes notes in her piece for The Mary Sue, perhaps she did it because he cheated on her, or because she was “crazy.” I never really looked into it, and it seems so long ago now.