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Revisiting a Problematic Favorite of Mine

The dub of Ghost Stories is practically a masterpiece of improv comedy. Unfortunately, there are enough jokes that now make people nervous.

Jan 29, 2020

Comedy is a fast way to make your character a pushy Bible thumper.

Jan 29, 2020

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An Injustice!

Writing This Might Cost Me a Job

As petty as this may sound, I am being routinely blamed for the problems of a terrible job market.

Dec 18, 2019

No matter how many resumes or how many internships, I don’t have the power of a mediocre rich boy with a bigoted streak.

Dec 18, 2019

“She Loves Me”: A Broadway Show Made for Digital Remixing

The theater scene is going through another crisis of relevancy. For a slightly antiquated musical, online aesthetics can make it new again.

Nov 13, 2019

I don’t like saying this, but this stock photo from Tehran has a more diverse aesthetic than any production of“She Loves Me”.

Nov 13, 2019

I Watched “War and Peace” On My Phone

Because I wouldn’t have accessed it any other way.

Oct 22, 2019

I Watched “War and Peace” On My Phone

Oct 22, 2019

A Plan for Future Artistry

We have the opportunity to create a better culture. But in order to do so, we have to consider these ideas.

Oct 1, 2019

A Plan for Future Artistry

Oct 1, 2019

I Devoutly Believe in an Urban Future

Why? Because I want to be part of something exciting, diverse and wonderful — not something perpetually stuck in the past.

Sep 20, 2019

I Devoutly Believe in an Urban Future

Sep 20, 2019

“Days of Our Steelers”: A YouTube Series Exposing Blatant Toxicity

Or how one content creator on YouTube created a series satirizing his hometown Steelers, with equally toxic players and fans.

Sep 11, 2019

“Days of Our Steelers”: A YouTube Series Exposing Blatant Toxicity

Sep 11, 2019

She-Ra and the Three Laws of Reboots

Maybe it’s a little joke to compare making reboots to making robots. But when it comes to creativity, certain guidelines have to be heeded.

Mar 11, 2019

She-Ra and the Three Laws of Reboots

Mar 11, 2019

RWBY: On The Good Ship RoseGarden

Thank you, Miraculous Cora Zone, for providing a lot of the inspiration for this essay. God knows not a lot of YouTube does.

Jan 4, 2019

RWBY: On The Good Ship RoseGarden

Jan 4, 2019

Li Syaoran in the Clear Card Arc: Less Mr. Darcy, More Mr. Wooster

Fast forward things for a decade or more, with the subtle changes that go with the times. That should be what works, n’cest-pas?

Nov 30, 2018

Li Syaoran in the Clear Card Arc: Less Mr. Darcy, More Mr. Wooster

Nov 30, 2018

David Baker

David Baker

A cosmopolitan cultural connoisseur. Striving to be equal parts movie buff and bookworm, blogger and scriptwriter. https://www.patreon.com/yourfavorite

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