Let’s use the BITE model to decide. — I drew kind of a crappy hand when it came to family and childhood. I had a narcissistic mom, who saw me as her scapegoat. My dad drove off in his VW bug when I was six, and came back into my life when I was 13…for about three weeks…

Or the Celestial Kindgom? Or Terrestrial? or Telestial? — This Friday, the long awaited adaptation of John Krakauer’s book Under the Banner of Heaven premiered on Hulu. I’ve heard all sorts of opinions on this show. Some say it’s nothing special, that it’s just a run of the mill true crime procedural. …

When I was a kid, adults didn’t say much to say to us. One of the old standards was “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I had quite a few answers to that one: Broadway Theater star. (I learned that I can’t sing shortly after that…

Coming Soon… — These are shows that will be reviewed at Armchair Critic this week! Dear Child This one has our minds boggled a bit. There are tons of opinions that are all over the place about Dear Child, but Rotten Tomatoes has a score of 100%! Armchair Critic will get to the…

It feels good to be hopeful bout AHS again. American Horror Story Season 12 is out, and I’m feeling cautiously optimistic. After last year’s AHS NYC, I was starting to feel a little hopeless. It wasn’t scary, it wasn’t campy, we were already missing some of our favorite cast members…

This is one way to crush a kid’s identity — My dad blew town when I was six, and my mom, my brother, and I got used to relaxed rules around the house. My brother and I had our stuff all over the the floor of our room, and Mom only said something if we were going to have company…

Let me tell you about actual survival eats — I think content about struggle meals can be fun. If you’ve never heard of it, it is what you think it is. Watching someone make something nutritious and tasty for cheap is fun to watch and it’s educational. However… Broke (or formerly broke) people should really be the ones making…

Take it from me — It’s an uncomfortable truth and none of us want to admit it: I want to be a successful writer. I want to do fulfilling work. I want to be paid a fair salary. I don’t want to do soul-crushing Fiverr jobs. I want to quit my other jobs. I want…

You still suck. — Hey Neighbor, How’s it going? Just kidding, I don’t care. Quick question: you’re one of those people where I can’t tell; Are you oblivious to your actions, unaware of how they affect others? Or, are you that other type of person? Super aware and gleefully happy about the misery you…