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Bonus content: My first ever "video essay" (from 2014!)

Videos I'll Never Make (and why!)

Off-Script Episode 2 - with Princess Weekes!

QUIET ON SET!

The Rationalism Video I'll Never Make

New Patreon Exclusive Series: Off-Script Episode 1 - with Maggie Mae Fish!

Making Sense of #ConformityGate

Hey folks!

This is a Patreon special just for you guys. It's not a fully researched, tightly scripted essay or anything; it's just me working through something in real time.

If you've been online this past week you've probably s...

Cutting Room Floor: Everyone's Cheating at Chess (Allegedly)

Here it is! This is the stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor for the chess cheating video. 30 minutes of stuff that didn't make the final cut, including why India suddenly has 85 grandmasters, what actually happened with Anna Rudolf in 20...

2026 Check-In and Patreon Update

Hey everyone! Happy new year :) Figured I'd do a proper check-in since it's been a minute.

Life stuff:

2024-into-2025 was a lot. I finally finished my MA after years (defended in December!), did my first live shows in ...

NEW VIDEO: Everyone's Cheating At Chess (Allegedly) - Patreon Early Access

Hi folks!!!!

As well as on Nebula, my new video is available for y'all on Patreon right now! Expect it up on YouTube in a few days for everyone as well. I hope you like this video. Chess has been one of my hyperfixations for months now as I...

LIVE SHOWS!!!

Hey everyone!

I have some exciting news to share! I'm doing my very first live shows!!!

This summer I'll be bringing "This Might Be A Tangent..." to Toronto (July 24th & 25th at The Garrison) and Vancouver (July 27th & 28th at...

NEW VIDEO: The Narcissist Scare

I'm finally back! ❤️

And I really, really missed making videos. I can't say when the next one will be up, but I am intending to get back to regular uploads of Patreon specials now, so be prepared for that. This video took a...

NEW VIDEO: On Buffy Season 6 (Early Patreon Access!)

Hey everyone! My newest video is out here and on Nebula! I'm still making final edits to ensure that the public version video doesn't get copyright restricted or demonetized for its content, but I wanted to share the early version with you guys ri...

NEW VIDEO - I Was Wrong About Queerbaiting

Or something. Title may or may not be subject to change; I'm not locked in on one yet. ANYWAY, I've been interested in exploring this question of queerbaiting as it pertains to real people for awhile now. But the more I worked on and wrote this vi...

NEW VIDEO - Bad Cinderella: An Edgy Autopsy

Hi everyone!!! After working on this for awhile, my next video is finally out! It's about Bad Cinderella, Andrew Lloyd Webber's edgy goth musical that was so universally despised that it ended his unbroken Broadway streak. We take a look at it, wh...

NEW VIDEO - The Rise and Fall of Replica

IT'S OUT!!!! I'm pretty proud of this one. I hope you all enjoy it too. :)

Update

Hey everyone (and happy Homestuck day),

I've received some messages about people concerned about how I'm doing, as well as just people wanting a general update- and now that I'm doing okay and getting back into things, I wanted to...

OCTOBER PATREON EXCLUSIVE: OK, Fine, I'll Talk About Wife Guys

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, and so as democracy goes, I shall give you my Wife Guy Hot Takes. I hope y'all enjoy! Also, happy Halloween!!!

NEW VIDEO: Buffy's 'Worst' Episode Is The Government's Fault

Hey everyone! Hope folks are doing well! Here's the link to the new video, up a little early this month (it'll be out publicly shortly). In this one, we're talking about Beer Bad, the (debatably) worst episode of Buffy, and why it even exists in t...

NEW VIDEO (Early Access) - Sacrificial Trash

Hello everyone! This new video is coming out early for patrons, mainly because I finished it and thought I might as well make it available for y'all before it goes up officially tomorrow :) In this one, I wanted to sort of examine the way "innocuo...

Patreon Exclusive - Broadway Jeopardy w/ Emily!

This one got wild toward the end. Enjoy!

PATREON EXCLUSIVE - Playing Old Flash Games with Emily!

Hello everyone! The second of this month's three Patreon videos featuring Emily has arrived! Last month's poll asked for our experiences with pre-2010s Internet. For us, that meant a lot of old flash games in all their coolmath glory. Join us for ...

Patreon Exclusive - Ranking Disney's First LGBT Characters (Featuring Lady Emily and Big Joel!)

Hello! So, you may be wondering why the videos have taken so long. I was going to do this one on my own, but remembering that my cowriter Emily was coming to visit me this month, I thought it might be fun to film them together. As said in the vide...

NEW VIDEO: Doctor Who's Pro-Life Episode

Hey everyone!!! So, this month I've finally decided to confront the spectre that's been haunting me, as a human being, since the release of this episode back in 2014. Doctor Who put out a weird, seemingly anti-abortion metaphor episode, and it vex...

NEW VIDEO: Is Fanfiction Art? (It's Complicated)

I'm BACK!!! Rest = taken. COVID = gone. Opinions = still pretty salty. 

I hope this video is worth the wait! I wanted to talk about these ongoing conversations of fanfiction as Art vs Not Art, and what it means to be considered as such ...

Patreon Exclusive: First Kill Review (The Netflix Lesbian Vampire Show)

So sorry for the delay! As voted on by patrons, I've watched and talked about First Kill- V.E Schwab's lesbian vampire/hunter retelling of Romeo and Juliet. It's.... a lot. I hope you enjoy! 

Patreon July Update

Hey y’all!

Wanted to share an update on how I’m doing and what’s up with work this month. Unfortunately, COVID kinda kicked my ass and then logs got very busy with other stuff (my sister is getting married this weekend!), so I’ve bee...

NEW VIDEO: You Don't Actually Enjoy Bingewatching

Hey everyone! This month, we're talking about the explosive rise of bingewatch-style releases, how we just may have hit critical mass, and the culture of serialized fanfic, webcomics, and indie projects that might help fix this. Inspired largely b...

Patreon Exclusive: They Riverdale-ified Scooby-Doo

As voted for by patrons, it's time to watch and talk about the fanmade Riverdale-style Scooby Doo pilot: Mystery Incorporated! Tune in for a first-time watch and a broader discussion about edgy reboots. 

 Next month, I'l...

NEW VIDEO - The Rise and Fall of Geek Culture

Hey everyone!!! 

This month, we're taking a closer look at the 'geek boom' of the 2010s, spurred on by the Doctor Who reboot, the beginnings of the MCU, the Big Bang Theory, and more. This one took a bit of extra ti...