March 2026

Watching Best in Show was a very similar experience to the first time I saw Airplane! – there I was, minding my own business, only to be flashbanged with the knowledge that a ton of memes and references all come from this movie. God, it’s so good.

Catherine O’Hara, the woman you are.

You may notice that my book reading was a bit light this month, and this little number is absolutely to blame. On its face, the concept of “Minecraft but it’s Pokemon,” guaranteed cynical cash-cow in a franchise whose worth numbers in the hundreds of billions, wouldn’t be enough to write home about. And yet. Pokopia has offered me a particular kind of escapism I needed right now – yes, the world has ended in ecological collapse, but it’s time to roll up our sleeves and help each other bring the world back. Something I deeply love (besides the singular melancholy of seeing vistas I know better than my own hometown abandoned and destroyed) is the viewpoint Pokopia takes towards the world: mainly, that it’s better that there are people in it. That, and how it takes a very wide definition to what a habitat is – it’s not just about bringing back wetlands and rivers, but couches and arcade machines, and all of these things can coexist with each other in harmony. It’s Solarpunk! Oh my god, the Pokemon company gave me some honest to goodness solarpunk. Also, my boy dreepy is there. Love that lil guy.