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NEW THING #1: so long OBSESSED. hello, something new.
i'm pregnant!!! (with an idea)
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I wish Tim Walz wasn't the hero America needed. Thank god he's here.
Plenty of Americans won't listen to somebody talk about progressive policies if that person isn’t white, male, cis, straight and a little beefy.
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Why Wasn't That Covered in American Media?
How America's most widely consumed news outlets write about Gaza.
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Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Religious Elders (OBSESSED #16)
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"Fallout," the Male Gaze, and My Dumb Experiment (OBSESSED #19)
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I wish Tim Walz wasn't the hero America needed. Thank god he's here.
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Put June Diane Raphael in everything (OBSESSED #14)
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If Anti-Trans Doctors Applied Their Logic To Brain Surgery
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Welcome to OBSESSED.
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Compulsive creativity & writing about war (OBSESSED #20)
Back on my bullshit with an upcoming series.
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"Fallout," the Male Gaze, and My Dumb Experiment (OBSESSED #19)
A close examination of every male character in "Fallout," and why that matters.
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Deep dive: COWBOY CARTER's AMERICAN REQUIIEM (OBSESSED #18)
A close analysis of the track that's rocking my damn world.
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Cole Escola, Idiot Genius (OBSESSED #17)
On Escola and "Oh, Mary!", the comedian and cabaret act's brilliant off-Broadway debut.
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Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Religious Elders (OBSESSED #16)
Netflix's "Love is Blind," available on Netflix, is not here to entertain!
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"Madame Web" and our new bullshit translator (OBSESSED #15)
In the era of movies made by committee, the people need a hero. Her name? Dakota Johnson.
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Put June Diane Raphael in everything (OBSESSED #14)
A dragging of David Fincher's most underutilized performer in “Zodiac.”
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Hyperfixations on pop culture and contemporary life. Twice monthly-ish. Smart AND stupid, if you can believe it.
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