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  • Numbers Three, Two, Five, One, and Four standing at a makeshift wooden "bar" in their treehouse base. Five and One have jugs of soda that resemble beer. They all appear happy.
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    How Codename: Kids Next Door Ruined My Life

    *This essay contains spoilers for the entire series and corresponding films of Codename: Kids Next Door, Stand By Me (the film), and Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. Introduction This started with a dream. In June of 2022, I was going through a severe rough patch. Nothing that usually made me feel passionate, like I […] More

  • From left to right: Jay Bilzerian (Jason Mantzoukas), a light brown-skinned boy with dark updone hair, thick eyebrows and brown eyes wearing a white t-shirt and dark gray vest; Nick Birch (Nick Kroll), a short pale-skinned boy with brown hair and bright blue eyes wearing a dark blue shirt with a denim one overtop; and Andrew Glouberman, a redheaded, pale-skinned boy with black glasses and brown eyes wearing a green long-sleeved shirt. All three are looking ahead at something. Jay looks distraught or disgusted whereas Nick and Andrew look delighted.
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    Why Big Mouth Matters

    Warning: This article on Big Mouth discusses childhood sexuality, pedophilia, and CSEM (child sexual exploitation material). If these topics are triggering for you, please do not read. Take good care of yourself. Big Mouth is a Netflix original animated comedy series covering the topic of puberty. It’s one’s typical adult animated show, carrying with it […] More