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Sinners: The Rising of Folk Horror
Spoilers for Sinners (2025), consider yourself warned and warded I've always felt myself drawn to the supernatural, strange, and...
Nick Gushue
May 213 min read


The Second Coming Out
My name is not Nick. Everyone calls me Nick. My family does. My friends do. My partner does. My colleagues do. When I act, I'm Nick. When...
Nick Gushue
Mar 313 min read


Nick's Christmas Mix 2024
Since 2000, our family has been putting together a mix of song themed around Christmas, Holiday, seasonal, New Year's, etc. that has gone...
Nick Gushue
Nov 25, 202410 min read


Now What?
I don't know what to do today. I'm not a political scientist, economist, analyst, or even that experienced with political activism or...
Nick Gushue
Nov 6, 20242 min read


The Five Stages of Grieving Your Laptop Screen 1 Month Before Grad School
Stage 0: Initial Shock Ok, this is bad. My screen didn’t look like it was struck by lightning last night. It might be fine, just some...
Nick Gushue
Jul 25, 20243 min read


The Brilliant Ambiguity of Black Sails
I’m not great at watching TV. Aside from the ritual of experiencing something my family enjoys at any given moment, usually a murder...
Nick Gushue
Dec 18, 202311 min read


I Was Told to Research “From the River to the Sea” - So I Did
Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images I was talking with someone about an article from The Hill that had come out earlier this week: “1 in...
Nick Gushue
Dec 11, 202311 min read


Nick's Christmas Mix 2023
Every year I try to keep the tradition of putting together a mix of songs for the Holiday season alive. From CDs burned on my Dad's...
Nick Gushue
Nov 26, 20236 min read
End of the Blog
So, you scrolled down and found your way here. Don't worry, there's more posts coming soon. This is just a test for how the blog posts...
Nick Gushue
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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