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Ope Pardon, No. 37: Undivided Attention

Apr 9, 2025

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Ope Pardon, No. 37: Undivided Attention

On The Pitt and putting down your phone

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 36: In Too Deep

Mar 26, 2025

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Ope Pardon, No. 36: In Too Deep

On Severance and a fandom so infuriatingly dumb it ended a yearlong writer's block

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 35: The Magician, in the Library, with the Audacity

Mar 17, 2024

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Ope Pardon, No. 35: The Magician, in the Library, with the Audacity

On Traitors and the joy of watching people be beautifully, brazenly wrong

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 34: Strange, Calling Yourself

Mar 10, 2024

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Ope Pardon, No. 34: Strange, Calling Yourself

On Mulholland Drive, the classics, and, somehow, also fast fashion

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 33: Nobody Said It Was Fair

Feb 14, 2024

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11 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 33: Nobody Said It Was Fair

On Mr. and Mrs. Smith, relationships and the work

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 32: Until One of Us Caves

Nov 28, 2023

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10 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 32: Until One of Us Caves

Me, I am the one who caved (to Noah Kahan and his relentless re-releases)

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 28: Satisfaction of the Supernatural

May 28, 2023

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11 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 28: Satisfaction of the Supernatural

On Yellowjackets, ghost stories and the mineral density of dirt

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 27: Strikes & Streaming

May 10, 2023

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9 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 27: Strikes & Streaming

On the WGA and the seeds of my anti-streaming magnum opus

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 26: Imitation J

Apr 26, 2023

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8 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 26: Imitation J

We all knew I was going to write about John Mulaney, right?

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 24: Strangers of Consequence

Mar 22, 2023

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8 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 24: Strangers of Consequence

On Poker Face and proximal, peripheral relationships

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 23: A Face That Knows Ben Affleck's Dunkin Order

Mar 12, 2023

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5 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 23: A Face That Knows Ben Affleck's Dunkin Order

Deepest apologies to Ana de Armas, my brain is stuck in 2020

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 22: Every Brat Needs a Pedro Pascal

Mar 5, 2023

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7 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 22: Every Brat Needs a Pedro Pascal

On The Last of Us and the only annoying TV teen I have ever loved

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 20: Songs for the Kool-Aid Man

Jan 22, 2023

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8 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 20: Songs for the Kool-Aid Man

Y'all remember "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne?

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

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Ope Pardon, No. 19: Hibernate & Hate

Jan 8, 2023

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Ope Pardon, No. 19: Hibernate & Hate

On (not) watching Emily in Paris in Paris

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 18: Baby's First Podcast Binge

Jan 2, 2023

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6 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 18: Baby's First Podcast Binge

On Normal Gossip and normal gossip

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 17: As Seen on TV

Nov 27, 2022

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6 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 17: As Seen on TV

On Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving and finding family

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

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Ope Pardon, No. 14: Expectations

Jun 12, 2022

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7 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 14: Expectations

On becoming uncharacteristically chill (about exactly one thing)

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 10: Casper the Angsty Ghost

Apr 24, 2022

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12 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 10: Casper the Angsty Ghost

The ghost is a child, how much darker do you need it to be?

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 5: Chemistry

Feb 20, 2022

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12 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 5: Chemistry

A long-winded call for viewing recommendations

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan

Entertainment

Ope Pardon, No. 2: An Office writers coaching tree

Jan 29, 2022

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8 min read

Ope Pardon, No. 2: An Office writers coaching tree

How many great sitcoms came from The Office writers' room?

Shea Corrigan
Shea Corrigan
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