TJ West

Coda: The Human in the Humanities (29 Jan. 2016)

Originally posted on Metathesis: My first semester of grad school was kind of a wreck: I…
TV Review: “The Shannara Chronicles:” “Pykon”

Note: Spoilers for the episode follow. In the most recent episode of The Shannara Chronicles, the small company…
The Great Golden Girls Marathon: “Rose the Prude”

In the third episode of the first season, the dynamic among the women has already started…
The Great Golden Girls Marathon: “Guess Who’s Coming to the Wedding?”

In this episode, the women celebrate as Dorothy’s daughter Kate gets engaged to the handsome doctor…
The Great Golden Girls Marathon: “The Engagement/The Pilot”

Well, here we go. After a great deal of deliberation, I’ve decided to start this mammoth…
TV Review: “The Shannara Chronicles”: “Reaper”

Warning: Spoilers for the episode follow. In the most recent episode of MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles, the three…
Reading “The Lord of the Rings”: “The Road to Isengard,” “Flotsam and Jetsam,” “The Voice of Saruman,” and “The Palantir”

As we continue our meandering way through Tolkien’s masterwork, we at last come to the aftermath…
A Match Made in the Archive: Reading and Poaching Through Ngrams and Rare Books (22 January 2016)

Originally posted on Metathesis: On a hunch, I went home after the DH events last September…
Reading “The Lord of the Rings”: “The White Rider,” “The King of the Golden Hall,” and “Helm’s Deep”

As we continue our way through The Lord of the Rings (and I apologize for the delay in…
TV Review: “The Shannara Chronicles”: “Changeling”

In the most recent episode of MTV’s fantasy drama, Amberle finally enters the Elcrys and overcomes…