early and often
May 19, 2022
AOC’s New Fiancé Is Charmingly Normal Riley Roberts seems supportive, unpretentious, and comfortable with being invisible.
Long Live Hugs May I never take them for granted again.
personal project
Apr. 14, 2020
Sitting on the Couch Is My New Favorite Hobby Enjoy your sourdough starters! I will not be doing that.
recommendations
Apr. 2, 2020
Give Someone a Pep Talk Today — It Helps You, Too What I learned after six years of giving positive words of comfort to friends and strangers.
let’s stay together
Dec. 4, 2019
My Wife’s Enemies Are Now My Enemies, Too No one tells you about the other in-laws you acquire when you get married.
close reads
Sept. 12, 2019
An Ode to Speckle, a (Bird)Man for Our Times Tuca & Bertie ’s cancellation has deprived us of so much, including TV’s best depiction of a nice person and all his nice-person flaws.
I Think About This a Lot: The 1993 Adam Sandler Song ‘At a Medium Pace’ If you weren’t listening closely, it could have been a Bryan Adams theme song from a blockbuster movie. But it got far more graphic.
New Girl Recap: Sky KnifeWe all love Linda Cardellini, but Abby Day is just the most unpleasant character.
New Girl Recap: SistermeanorsThis week’s episode, starring Linda Cardellini as Jess’s sister, put an ambitious number of balls in the air but neglected to catch any of them.
New Girl Recap: Dropping the L -BombCameos are the New Year’s Eve of television. High expectations; enormous potential for failure.
New Girl Recap: Birthday BreakdownIt felt sadistic how relieved we were to see Jess break down in tears.
New Girl Recap: My Buddy’s GirlfriendIn “Basketsball,” Jess tries to crack the difficult walnut that is Coach.
New Girl Recap: Origin StoriesThe gang finally developed goals other than having sex with each other and fighting.
Community Season 5 Premiere Recap: Back to SchoolCommunity returned with two episodes, and there were moments that gave us hope for this season.
New Girl Recap: Of Fish and MenThe gang goes camping and men try to be men.
New Girl Recap: The Drawbacks of Being a WallflowerThe wounded, lonely men of New Girl have become the series’ driving force. And they’re driving in circles.
New Girl Recap: Manic Pixie Dream GuyWinston is the new Jess. Or maybe he was Jess all along.
New Girl Recap: The Past Isn’t Even PastNew Girl ’s Halloween episode is the best of the season so far.
New Girl Recap: Long Day’s Journey Into SchmidtWhat makes someone a good person? Schmidt really wants to know.
New Girl Recap: The Apartment of Dr. MoreauSchmidt is at his best when he’s at his worst.
New Girl Recap: Schmidt Is the DangerMove over, Walter White — Schmidt is the one who knocks.
overnights
Sept. 25, 2013
New Girl Recap: Put It on MeDid you hear about Schmidt and the cat?
overnights
Sept. 18, 2013
New Girl Season-Premiere Recap: Down in MexicoAs season three opens, Paradise Nick and Paradise Jess are coasting blissfully through the Paradise Phase of their relationship.
Community Season Finale Recap: Let Us Remember the Good TimelinesThis season (series?) finale’s final scene left almost everyone in limbo.
point-counterpoint
May 9, 2013
Should Community Come Back or Say Good-bye? It’s better to love and lose or something, right? That’s what people say?
Community Recap: This Is Where We BeginLast night’s prequel episode reminded viewers of what has made the show so engaging in the past.
Community Recap: They All Just Fade AwaySo it turns out Troy and Britta were dating. Sort of?
Community Recap: That’s Not a Bingo!Can we end this Changnesia stupidity please?
Community Recap: Puppocalypse NowWho knew it would take a bunch of puppets to help Community deliver its strongest episode of the season?
Community Recap: The Ultimate BrittaThis week’s episode succeeds by pummeling us with the familiar and then presenting us with pleasant and unexpected twists.
Community Recap: Chang Chang Changity ChangA pretty good episode until that last minute. What the hell, Community ?
confessions
Mar. 13, 2013
Community Recap: Shawshank or Bust?Last night’s episode seems to have been made for the Pierce Hawthornes of the world, not the Abeds.
remember when?
Mar. 6, 2013
15 Thoughts on the Fifteenth Anniversary of The Big Lebowski Don’t try John Goodman’s “I’m calmer than you are” tactic with your mother.
Community Recap: You Are the GermansThis is the first episode this season that feels both familiar and fresh.
Community Recap: The Conventional WayHas Community turned into an “American version” of itself?
Community Recap: You Meddling Kids!The gang Scooby-Doos it up in Pierce’s creepy mansion in this Valentine’s Day/Halloween episode.
Community Recap: The Inception GamesThe season-four premiere zooms through a number of genre parodies.
la vida manti
Jan. 24, 2013
both sides of a breakup
Aug. 17, 2012
Both Sides of a Breakup: The Stray Condom Mystery Gaby couldn’t be faithful. Josh didn’t care. Here’s how each remembers the breakup.