A New Joy Factory Monthly Episode is Here!
A brand new episode of JFM just dropped. I’m joined by Alex Brown to talk about the 1977 Disney musical, Pete’s Dragon. And it’s a good one, y’all! You can find the episode on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also stream the episode below or right here on my […]
10 Caribbean Books You Should Read At Least Once
As a fan of Caribbean literature who has spent quite a lot of his life reading and thinking about it, it seemed appropriate to finally do one of those “hey, these are the books you should read” lists. And so, I sat down to think about the works I think everyone should read (at least […]
New Joy Factory Monthly Podcast: Every City Needs a Danny DeVito Penguin!
A brand new episode of JFM just dropped. I’m joined by the delightful Andy of the Geek Salad podcast to talk about Batman Returns (1992). Is it the best Batman movie? Why does the movie still hold up? You’ll have to listen to find out! You can find the episode on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and […]
The Joy Factory Weekly Newsletter! (New Issue Up)
Heyo, folks. I’ve not been updating much on the blog. Hence the new posts today! For those that don’t know, I’ve started a newsletter (title in the, uh, title). It features a collection of interesting links, reading lists, books to check out, articles and other writing projects, interviews, and more! You can subscribe to the […]
New Podcast: The Joy Factory Monthly!
Hiyo, blog follower ninjas! In case you didn’t know, I’ve been releasing a mostly-weekly new podcast as part of the Joy Factory project called The Joy Factory Monthly. You can find the show on almost every podcatcher (iTunes, etc.), stream the episodes right here on my website, and find episodes on Acast! If you don’t […]
Brokeback Mountain (2005) and the Unbearable Violence of Gay Love
In 2005, the United States found itself in a renewed culture war over the place of homosexuality in society. Just two years prior, the Supreme Court overruled Bowers v. Hardwick to establish sodomy laws as unconstitutional. None of this was new to civil rights activists, of course. Gay rights had been part of the national […]