Once she used my sister’s wedding as a weapon, the gloves came off. — October 5th, 2020 “Aunt, I heard you’re planning on getting a haircut tomorrow?” “Yes.” “Can I ask you not to go?” I asked. “Hair salons have a high transmission risk and grandma is in a high-risk group.” “OK,” she said with a wave of her hand. “OK. That’s fine.” She…

Nonlinear Narrative vs. Traditional Storytelling vs. Abby SPOILERS AHEAD The Last Of Us 2 (TLOU2) is an ambitious game. It’s been out for about 5 months now, which has given players time to reach the end and process its unconventional storyline. The response has been mixed:

When Were You Last Tested? It’s October 2020. That means isolating at home and when we must go out, masks. I used to use isolating and quarantining interchangeably, but I recently learned that quarantining is the two-week period one must remain in timeout — penance for becoming infected. …

Greetings High Command. <Seasonal phrase and in-group marker>. The Second Medium asked for a report at an inflection point in this country, and though there were earlier candidates during my observation period, this confluence of events is similar to other inflection points throughout this planet’s political history. Pursuant to <established…

— Canceling Cancel Culture and Separating Artists from Their Work Against the backdrop of coronavirus, pride month, and protests across the world, J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, posted some controversial tweets over ‘transgender’ and ‘woman’. The argument is currently running its course, with Rowling posting an additional…

When in doubt, turn to science. With conflicting reports from various news sources, I found myself unsure of who to trust and what to believe. No, putting a hairdryer down one’s throat and blasting hot air is not a treatment. And when in doubt, I turn to science. As a…

I’m a relatively new Taylor Swift fan. I remember the night it happened, at the Midnight Sun, a gay bar in the Castro, San Francisco. She had just released “Look What You Made Me Do”, the lead single off her new album Reputation, and the bar was playing the music…