There Are Too Many “I”s in Neoliberalism
byI STARTED WATCHING THE GOOD PLACE DURING MY SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE to procrastinate writing my moral philosophy paper — because those are pretty much the same thing, right? I…
Good Place
Everything All At Once
byELEANOR AND JANET SIT SIDE-BY-SIDE ON A SIMPLE WOODEN BENCH IN AN IDYLLIC WOOD, sharing a peaceful moment of deep significance – and a pitcher of margaritas. It is a…
800+ Deaths
bySHE WEARS A MATCHING PURPLE VEST-SKIRT COMBO AND A JAUNTY SMILE AND THEY KEEP KILLING HER. Janet is an intelligent entity. “Not a girl,” she keeps having to correct other…
I’m Bored
by“I’M BORED.” It used to be annoying when my kids said this. I’d point to their dirty rooms or their musical instruments or ask about their homework. They would roll…
The Good Place is an Impossible Show
byTHE GOOD PLACE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “AN UNUSUAL HALF-HOUR OF NETWORK TELEVISION” by one of its featured actors, Marc Evan Jackson. This is a slight understatement. The Good…
A Girl from Nowhere
byI WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN I REALIZED MY FAMILY’S WAY OF LIVING WAS UNUSUAL. My father, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, routinely took assignments that prompted moves…