The Nerdstream Era

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boile...

It’s a well-known story that George R. R. Martin, when asked to provide some (comparatively small) segments to the epos of “The World o...

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

This text is an exclusive sneak preview to an upcoming essay of mine for the series on the "Tower of the Hand" for characters tha...

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

Episode_66___The_Game_of_Thrones_Season_Seven_Post-Game_Show.mp3   The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Seven Post-Game Show You wanted it,...

If you're not interested in politics, you might want to skip this one. "Breath now. Scream later." This is what Hillary Cl...

This is a contination of the list from two weeks ago. Check out the first part first!

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

Old grudges can carry you a long way. Sometimes, they fuel an inner fire that keeps you going, without which you would have long stopped car...

This post comes out of a new series of writing I do on ASOIAF meta and other topics of popular culture over at the Patreon of the Boiled Lea...

It doesn’t matter whether we understand the fight, Beric informs Jon while their walking through the desolate hellscape beyond the Wall that...

A ruler needs to have information, that much is plain. Getting it can sometimes be difficult and involve a lot of nifty spywork. Sometimes, ...

Episodes in which Daenerys can say “Dracarys” and a few hundred thousands dollars go off in CGI smoke are kind of low hanging fruit for th...

I have to say, I’m dismayed. The episode was a stellar piece of television, full of big moments and masterfully crafted. The dialogue was s...

The second episode of season 7 is an episode of meetings and reunions. Some of them are happier than others, as lies in the nature of things...

Winter has come for house Frey, Arya informs the sole survivor of said house, Lord Walder’s last plaything and girl-wife, whom she spared. A...

Vox has ranked all the Marvel movies , and since I don't agree, I want to do my own ranking. This will be a quick one. The Avengers A...