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Magpie Memories

Deep Dives with the Captain

Barry, Ted Lasso, and Better Call Saul: Final seasons, endings, and moral dissonance

August 17, 2023

After being disappointed by the endings to three critically acclaimed shows, the author seeks to understand why, and finds a common thread-- albeit not the entire explanation-- between all three

Camera Obscura

Phantom Lady

August 15, 2023

Not the Phantom Lady you might be thinking of, but one well worth discovering.

Intrusive Thoughts

Music and My Freshman Year

August 2, 2023

1991 was a powerful year for me and for music, and they coincided strongly.

In Memoriam

The Public May Think I’m Weird: Paul Reubens, 1952-2023

July 31, 2023

What he wanted to do his whole life was make people laugh, and he succeeded even in his more obscure roles.

Year of the Month

The Humanity of All My Sons

July 19, 2023

“You wanted money, didn’t you?”

Camera Obscura

Dear Lola/The Beniker Gang

July 18, 2023

A charming and deeply obscure story that deserves to be in regular rotation for kids.

Year of the Month

You Will Make Some Sense of This: Ghost in the Machine

June 29, 2023

In their penultimate studio album, The Police take a look at the darkness and try to find the light.

Camera Obscura

Ode to Billie/Billy Joe

June 20, 2023

Southern Gothic at the finest it got in the '70s that doesn't even make it to cult status these days.

Year of the Month

Ain’t There Anyone Here for (Platonic) Love?

May 23, 2023

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes runs on female friendship.

Camera Obscura

That Was Then [punctuation] This Is Now

May 16, 2023

What happens when you change the distinctive setting of an S. E. Hinton novel?