Welcome (again!)
Hello – welcome to the new version of Off on a Tangent. The contents of the newsletter will be the same as it was on Substack, just hosted here instead. My September grab bag will be sent from here tomorrow at noon. Keep a look out!
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June 2026 Grab Bag
Happy summer and happy Pride! Yesterday I got ice cream twice and today I got slightly tan from staying out in the park too long – both feel like good omens for the season to come. Subscribe Now 1. As someone who has been playing The Sims for literally over half
Hokum (2026)
It’s only been about five years since I started getting into horror movies. Watching the Fear Street trilogy was really my first foray into the genre, getting me into the ‘90s teen slasher flicks it was clearly referencing, and then expanding outwards from there. But I would still describe
May 2026 Grab Bag
I’ve been tip-tapping my toes to a lot of new music this past month. Maybe the absolute barren wasteland of pop music from last year is finally giving way to some fertile soil? Only time will tell. Let me know what music you’ve been listening to recently! Subscribe
Forbidden Fruits (2026)
How much can you like a movie just because you really want to like a movie? I’ve been chomping at the bit to watch Forbidden Fruits since I first heard rumblings of its premiere at SXSW: a witchy, second-coming of Jennifer’s Body, horror film about a group of