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Why There Is Nothing Funny About Don’t Look Up

December 28, 2021

Spoilers within. The greatest tragedy in Don’t Look Up isn’t the end of the world. It’s the tremendous waste of …

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Haunted Homes [excerpt]

December 16, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Haunted Homes, out Spring 2021 via Rutgers University Press. “Even serial …

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L.A. Private Eyes Launch Event This Week (and More!)

April 28, 2019

Dearest reader, My latest book, L.A. Private Eyes, examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, …

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LA + DC: Save the Date(s)!

November 27, 2017

Two upcoming bi-coastal events to celebrate the launch of Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World: For …

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Office Killer Finds Its Place

June 9, 2016

Almost two decades ago, I saw a little movie called Office Killer. When I say “little,” I don’t mean that …

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Office Killer with Cindy Sherman in NYC

May 16, 2016

Dearest reader, I am thrilled to invite you to a special screening of the film Office Killer at New York …

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All Fury, No Soul: Why Mad Max Left Me Empty and Disappointed

May 19, 2015

Despite its glowing reviews, both by my friends and esteemed critics, Mad Max: Fury Road left me mystified and empty. What did …

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The Dangerous Lesson of Whiplash — And Why I Hated It

December 22, 2014

My feelings about Whiplash are complex, but one feeling isn’t. I hated it. I hated it with a passion. If …

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AIDS Awareness Day

December 1, 2014

In honor of AIDS Awareness Day, I’m just going to post some facts and figures. One of the things that …

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I Choose Olivia

November 28, 2014

One of my favorite things about the TV show Scandal is when it has its soapbox moments, when the show …

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  • Do the Writers of ‘The L Word’ Know Actual Lesbians? January 12, 2022
    Inspired by the sudden influx of queer films, characters, and directors in 1992, film scholar and general badass B. Ruby …Continue reading →
  • Why There Is Nothing Funny About Don’t Look Up December 28, 2021
    Spoilers within. The greatest tragedy in Don’t Look Up isn’t the end of the world. It’s the tremendous waste of …Continue reading →
  • Book Launch: “Haunted Homes” / Friday June 18th, 7PM EST June 15, 2021
    [this blog will be moving to thisisdahlia.com within the next few months. please make a note of the new location!] …Continue reading →
  • Haunted Homes [excerpt] December 17, 2020
    The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Haunted Homes, out Spring 2021 via Rutgers University Press. “Even serial …Continue reading →
  • Construction Workers Are Not Disposable April 29, 2020
    In case you haven’t been paying attention to the news these last few weeks, things are pretty fucked up. Not …Continue reading →
  • From AIDS to Corona, Silence=Death April 1, 2020
    In his book The Return of the Real: The Avant-Garde at the End of the Century, American art critic Hal …Continue reading →
  • Pandemics, Contagion, and Fear, part 4 March 27, 2020
    Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of …Continue reading →
  • Pandemics, Contagion, and Fear, part 3 March 22, 2020
    Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of …Continue reading →
  • Pandemics, Contagion, and Fear, part 2 March 20, 2020
    Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End …Continue reading →
  • If fear is their lifeblood, why didn’t Trump and the Republican Party embrace the Coronavirus? March 19, 2020
    Do you remember the migrant caravans? How can you not, right? You barely escaped with your life! In 2018 and …Continue reading →

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