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Quickly: On HOX / POX
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If you’ve been following me on social media lately, you know that I’ve become particularly enamoured with the newest season of X-Men comics that have been coming out from Jonathan Hickman, R. B. Silva and Pepe Larraz. I’ve been trying to articulate why in a matter that doesnR...
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Keys
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Keys
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Doctor Whooch // Episode 156 // Space French
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In which we remember the days of laser tag. On this week’s Doctor Whooch, we’re still plugging through the first season of The Sarah Jane Adventures with a little ditty called “Warriors of Kudlak” aaaannnddd… well, our notes say things like “everybody loves sti...
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Doctor Whooch // Episode 155 // Meanwhile, At Nun Castle
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In which parents are terrible. On this week’s show, The Sarah Jane Adventures continue with the Series 1 two parter, Eye of the Gorgon. Brandon and Danica talk about evil space nuns (?) and how Maria’s mom is the worst. Or probably second worst. There’s still Swedish Eric out th...
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Doctor Whooch // Episode 154 // The Best Throuple
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In which Brandon is a jerk. (But what ELSE is new.)
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You Read This With Your Eyes: Skyward
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You Read This With Your Eyes: Skyward
YRTWYE is where we recommend things that you can read. It happens with a frequency, but not as frequently as we’d like. IT’S ALWAYS THE END OF THE WORLD SOMEWHERE The shift happens in a moment. A sudden event, a quick shift, and the world as we knew it, the structures, the systems, is gone....
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Future Playlists
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For the ghosts in your heart. Laughing madly, running and smiling as the long grass licks your heels. Fuck songs. I mean, it probably won’t kill you. Drowning? Fear can eat my dick. I’d have more friends if I wasn’t under this blanket always. HAHAHAHAHAHA No. This is a thing Bra...
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Doctor Whooch // Episode 153 // Red Dawn
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In which we learn that Danica takes nicknames very seriously. We’re in the midst of the dry season (also known as “all of 2019, probably) with no new Doctor Who television content in sight, so we’re continuing to explore the vast riches of other media… this time, with Big ...
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