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First published April 22nd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.

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The always delightful Andrew Garfield earned an Oscar nomination this year for his performance in tick, tick… Boom! — and it was well deserved. He...

The world’s only penis museum is no joke, but there’s plenty funny (and enlightening, and poignant) in this sweet portrait of a man dedicated to completing his life’s work. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

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A penis museum. Officially, The Icelandic Phallological Museum. When directors Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math made this charming film about its proprietor, Sigurður Hjartarson, the museum was located in the tiny, remote village of Husavik, but it would appear that its stock has risen considerably since The Final Member made its debut at the Hot Docs documentary festival two years ago: the museum now calls Reykjavik home. Which will make it slightly easier for the world to come to this extraordinary place, and meet the man who runs it. Though Hjartarson admits here that the museum started,...