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The Shards is a hetero adaptation of a queer novel
Ryan Murphy’s sanitized TV adaptation
Sep 2
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DNF or: The Art of Performative Not Reading
Plus, everything I read in August
Sep 2
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August 2026
Ryan Murphy adapted the wrong Bret Easton Ellis novel
The Shards’ unrecognizable adaptation
Aug 25
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Real Housewives Isn’t That Deep
On Real Housewives as “anthropology”
Aug 21
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The Shards shows how not to adapt a novel
The Shards, Week 2
Aug 18
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Everything I Read in July (in London)
Plus, London bookstore, food, and party recs
Aug 11
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Let's Get Frank Again!
A new posting schedule and subscriber discount
Aug 10
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Frank Watches: The Shards
Ryan Murphy's adaptation is faithful, but lacking
Aug 9
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Watch The Shards with Frank
Subscribe for weekly recaps, plus a live chat
Aug 4
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Why do we watch movies?
On The Odyssey, Obsession, and the point of art
Aug 2
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July 2026
Take a pop culture writing course with me
Five weeks this summer
Jul 18
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What I Read in June
Plus: an update on my novel
Jul 10
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