Interrogating the Immanent: Mapping the Weird Procedural

What I'm getting at here isn't just the juxtaposition of a classic mystery genre with the weird but something that emerges from that juxtaposition, and what it says about us and the world that we live in.

Why Are We Haunted by the 1980s?: Stranger Things and the Notalgia Trap

We talk about nostalgia a lot, so it's inevitable that we have to talk about Stranger Things. Full disclosure, Edgar and I enjoyed the first few seasons, and despite reservations we are also enjoying the third one. Those reservations are fairly strong, though. Some people have said that this is the best season yet. We politely but firmly disagree.

The Problem of the Protagonist: A Question of Morality and Subjectivity

I believe that the way that we tell stories has a major influence on the way that we conceive of selfhood and acceptable behaviors, and I think that there are some easy ways we can adjust how we construct our narratives that would be helpful and possibly lead to new and interesting story shapes.