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200 Uncool Songs, Part 3

Plus, scroll down for Dungeons & Dragons reflections, some good figure skating, and an exclusive cat photo! Moving right along through the countdown (and currently way behind my queue on Bluesky), here are songs 171-180 on my list of favorites from 1977-1999. Previous installments and more information on the overall

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200 Uncool Songs, Part 2

We're back with 10 new old songs! From now through the middle of November, I'm participating in an event on Bluesky, counting down my 200 favorite songs from 1977-1999: the rise of disco and punk to the end of the 20th century. This post features songs

200 Uncool Songs, Part 1

I'm doing a fun thing on Bluesky, and from now through November, this newsletter will be home to my bonus liner notes. A very organized guy named Arron Wright has been moderating a series of song countdown events with deliciously detailed rules and restrictions, which begin with lots

Steven's Last Night in Town

I’m so mad that my friend Steven Attewell won’t get to see the rest of X-Men 97. He was really into it, as he often got really into things, with an infectious fannish passion that was one of the many qualities that made him a joy to be

Rasher Report #7: Many Hours of Quality TV

New Sarahthon just dropped I have made you a playlist, but this one is episodes of TV. It's inspired by "Long, Long Time," the instant classic installment of The Last of Us in which the zombie action pauses to tell a soul-crushingly beautiful love story. I

Rasher Report #6: Now with a Soundtrack!

Every March and September, I start a new Spotify playlist to collect what I'm currently listening to. By the end of February, I have a solid set of songs to enjoy while I'm working. As much as I always think these playlists are eclectic in a

Rasher Report #5: Why Can't My Boyfriend Skate?

As promised, this edition is mostly about figure skating, since both the European Figure Skating Championships and the US National Figure Skating Championships were last week. These two events almost always occur at the same time, which means I almost never see much of Euros. US Nationals has the advantage

The Rasher Report #4: A Bunch of Lists

It is not even close to Tuesday, but sometimes you get a cold on the last day of your vacation and don't get to write on the plane like you'd hoped to. The Batman Bake-Off I have issues with Batman. On the one hand, the Batman

Rasher Report #3: The Happiest Places

Thanks for your patience, as I'm a day late this week! The night before a vacation is not the time to try and finish a newsletter, it turns out. Disney Adults Forever I am writing this on a plane to Los Angeles. Tomorrow will be my first day

Rasher Report #2: The Rest Is Drag

Drag Race is Back! Spoilers ahead for the first episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15. Which is lovely, because we all missed her. I’ve been watching this show since the very beginning, with the Vaseline lenses and the implications that this was not a serious reality competition

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