The father/son relationship in fiction tends to be complicated. There is often a sense of competition between the two, of the new versus the old, […]
Manny, N’jaila, John, Dave, James, Frank, Al, and Matt go through a super quick rundown of a half-dozen or so horror films you should see/avoid/ward […]
Ever since vampires received the humanizing treatment in fiction, the idea of vampiric guilt has been used to the point of cliche. This doesn’t mean […]
The Line Cutters “MAN CAUCUS” pits a sampling of average Man-Geeks (meeks) against one another in a battle to determine Man Law once and for […]
The webcomic Order of the Stick is known for its complex villains and somewhat muddied take on the normally objective and quantified morality of Dungeons […]
To read this newsletter online click here. Geektober Fest! As the nerds and dweebs here at Non-Productive.com gear up for the season premiere of all […]
In some famous franchises, characters recur across timelines. Sometimes this is intentional, like with Black Adder and Baldric, and others it’s driven by popularity, such […]
One of the problems that often seems to creep up with female villains is that so often their creators attempt to “redeem” them. I’m not […]
There is no hatred stronger than that which starts as love, and no enemy more detestable than one who was once a friend. It’s easy […]
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