Sheila MoescheninFanfarePour One Out for Saturday-Morning CartoonsMy older brother routinely harassed and mildly terrorized me, as older siblings are hardwired to do. But he did give me one gift: he slept…Jan 27, 20234Jan 27, 20234
Sheila MoescheninFanfareGirl, You Better Work!: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Serious About ComedyAs I was watching season four of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I kept thinking of an episode of Louie (Louis C.K’s show) where he meets Joan…Jul 8, 20221Jul 8, 20221
Sheila MoescheninFanfareThere’s No Crying in Pottery!A grown man crying over ceramics? Yes. Please.May 6, 20225May 6, 20225
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Sheila MoescheninFanfareHave Some Holly Jolly Racism: A Deep Dive into “Do They Know It’s Christmas”The story behind the musicDec 23, 20218Dec 23, 20218
Sheila MoeschenPutting the Hip in HippoIn the 1980s a plucky sociopath named Pablo Escobar was at the height of his murderous tyranny as Colombia’s preeminent drug czar. No doubt…Dec 7, 20211Dec 7, 20211
Sheila MoescheninFanfareSplash: Not Your Average Boy-Meets-Fish Rom-comAlmost every weekend, my Mom dropped me and a friend off at the local movie theatre, The Tri-Cinema. Not one of those cool, historical…Aug 31, 20218Aug 31, 20218
Sheila MoescheninFanfareThe Revolution Will Be Unusual: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”The field of early-80s pop music was littered with artists packaged up and sold like the kinds of action figures I played with…Jul 29, 202115Jul 29, 202115
Sheila MoescheninFanfare“Tired of Playing the Game”: The Feminism of Lili Von ShtuppNot helicopter parents, not coma parents, my parents were more like casting agent parents: don’t call us, we’ll call you. It was the…Jun 24, 20213Jun 24, 20213