List: Media 2024 | Curated by Alex Mell-Taylor

Dec 30, 2024
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Media 2024The media I reviewed, analyzed, and critiqued in 2024 (both old and new)
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The Tragic, Liberal Delusion of Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’Breaking Down ‘The Diplomat’s’ Love for the Neoliberal Order
Dec 15, 2024
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Dec 15, 2024
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An Injustice!
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‘Wicked: Part I’ Shows Us How Fascism Is Already On Its WayA lot of your friends might be Glindas.
Dec 3, 2024
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Dec 3, 2024
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Star Wars Has Been Struggling with the Slavery of Droids For A Long TimeA look at the galaxy far far away’s uneven portrayal of slavery
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
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‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Could Have Been GreatThe AAA game with a great setup that didn’t land
Nov 18, 2024
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Nov 18, 2024
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‘Agatha All Along’ Is The Evil Queerness We’ve Been Waiting ForLet’s talk about queer evil incarnate
Nov 10, 2024
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Nov 10, 2024
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‘The Perfect Couple’ & The Long, Complicated History of Sex Work’s Depiction In MediaThe softening of how we see sex work in Hollywood
Nov 5, 2024
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Nov 5, 2024
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‘Foundation’ Season 2 Is A Conversation About Belief and FaithThe television adaptation is more about religion than science
Oct 30, 2024
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Oct 30, 2024
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Hey Execs, Fan Service Doesn’t (Automatically) Lead To High ReturnsA look at the flagging strategy for the last half-decade of media
Oct 21, 2024
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Oct 21, 2024
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Prism & Pen
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Let’s Talk About the ‘Uglies’ Messy Trans SubtextThe movie is a step backward in its presentation of beauty standards
Oct 8, 2024
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Oct 8, 2024
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Alien Romulus Explains Why Corporate Solutions Often Lack SenseA look at when the solution is worse than the problem
Oct 1, 2024
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Oct 1, 2024
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Netflix’s ‘Kaos’ Takes the Misogyny out of Greek MythsMedusa, Eurydice, & telling less sexist stories
Sep 20, 2024
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Sep 20, 2024
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Why Do We Love Witches Like Esther Finch From ‘Dead Boy Detectives’?The camp perfection of this sassy witch from Washington
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024
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Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’: An Eat The Rich SatirePolitics, wealth inequality, Netflix, & killing off the rich on screen
Aug 31, 2024
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Aug 31, 2024
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‘Delicious in Dungeon’ Is the Gayest Ungay Show I Have Ever SeenWhy do empathetic people read as queer?
Aug 10, 2024
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Aug 10, 2024
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An Injustice!
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Amazon’s Anti-Corporate Messaging In ‘The Boys’ Is F@cking WeirdThe anti-corporate show, brought to you by Amazon
Aug 6, 2024
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Aug 6, 2024
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I Get Why Adults Like the Kids Show ‘Bluey’ NowUnpacking the mature appeal behind this preschooler show
Jul 28, 2024
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Jul 28, 2024
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The Frustrating Science Surrounding Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’Unpacking the social theories that make up this space opera’s world
Jul 20, 2024
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Jul 20, 2024
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An Injustice!
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Skylanders Academy: The Comedy Bible For Understanding Conservative HumorA case study to understand why conservatives aren’t funny
Jul 9, 2024
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Jul 9, 2024
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An Injustice!
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The Star Trek Episode that Predicted the Future of Homelessness in the United StatesTV that is so prescient it feels textbook
Jun 18, 2024
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Jun 18, 2024
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The Surprising Reasons Pop Culture Monsters Are So AdorablePokémon, Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeons & Dragons, & more
Jun 15, 2024
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Jun 15, 2024
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