It's summer! The world is on fire! I'm writing about movies because my full-time job involves trying to make things better, and just as things are heating up politically, I can finally take a break. Since I've last newslettered, I've collected a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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