like sex drugs and cocoa puffs by chuck klosterman, this is a compilation of essays about my view of pop culture.

• zombies: the face of modern warfare
  • feat. the c.d.c. and realism versus consumerism
• "vampires will never hurt you"
  • twilight and the evolution of vampires
• the harry potter generation
• hbo, bbc, and other premium channels
• the struggling nerd-fighter
  • anime, rpgs, cons, and living in your mother's basement
• emo, scene, hipster, and future fads
• procrastination and the high school mentality
• natalie portman, closer, and the aging rockstar
• stargate and the ancient astronaut theory
• if this is your first night at fight club
  • second class citizens in the first world
• "sex is not the enemy"
  • lgbtqia rights, third-wave feminism, reverse slutshaming, and what they have in common
• joss whedon, steven moffat, and the dichotomy of women in visual media
• "monsters live inside us, and sometimes, they win"
  • renfield's syndrome, clinical lycanthropy, and other (more common) delusions of grandeur