Archive - The Turkish Rug

December 2023

Home Screenings: Musicians (Fictional)

Inside: satires, parodies, played straight, groupies, and stans on the Internet

Dec 30, 2023 •

Can a female character in shonen ever be well-written?

Dec 29, 2023 •

POV I am oil wrestling my brain demons

Dec 18, 2023 •

I Want It All (Straw Hat, World Domination, Character Quality)

...and I want it now: On character desires and voices and self-sabotages

Dec 14, 2023 •

Home Screenings: Musicians

Inside: documentaries, concert films, retrospectives, and the insanity

Dec 5, 2023 •

New Races, Same Old Fears

or: Oda’s politics, fantasy racism, and white savior tropes

Dec 2, 2023 •

How Do You Let Brook Outdo You?

The definitive ranking of the Strawhats post-timeskip, worst to best

Dec 1, 2023 •

The One Piece Post Index

I noticed clicking the One Piece tag won’t work on mobile.

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

Monsta X: The Dreaming Kept Me Wide Awake And Pissed

a prologue to home screenings

Nov 20, 2023 •

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