Alejandro Gomez | The Next Great Generation

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I was born in the blond sunshine of southern California, and reared in the blond Scandinavian casserole of suburban Minnesota. My parents are neurologists, and so I love my brain for all of its wackiness and resent it for all of its neuroses. I feel exactly the same way about America, which is why I like to write about it. Twitter: @deaddad

8 (Possibly Mediocre) Holiday Movies We’re Looking Forward To

Alejandro Gomez | Nov 16, 2011

Time to evaluate the best family films and Oscar contenders of the 2011 season!

H. Jon Benjamin, His Voice and His Van

Alejandro Gomez | Aug 9, 2011

H. Jon Benjamin is a Generation X slacker hero who is making Generation Y crack up, and now he is on the loose in America.

WTF is ‘Twitterature’ and Why is it Awesome?

Alejandro Gomez | Aug 5, 2011

Is is the most creative thing to happen to literature since Hogwarts? Or is it simply a lazier version of Cliffsnotes?

“The Heat Wave Episode”

Alejandro Gomez | Jul 23, 2011

Sizzling sun and stiff collars make for excellent TV during a heat wave. That is, an onscreen heat wave.

Harry Potter’s Literacy Legacy

Alejandro Gomez | Jul 13, 2011

Even as the HP film franchise comes to a close, the bright imaginations of young readers have no end. Hollywood, however, may monopolize magic.

Mash-Up Culture: Why We Remix Everything

Alejandro Gomez | May 18, 2011

The highest form of flattery is imitation, and our re-incorporation of “classic” elements of film and music shows a profound reverence for the art that came before us.