Archive - IPAs and Cupcakes: Alisa's Pop Culture Lair

“Smashing The Tablets”

A new anthology from SUNY Press

Jul 8 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

June 2025

A Rebuttal for Naftali, 17 Years Later

Because flash fiction's been around a lot longer than just this generation!

Jun 9 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

Recommendations!

Jun 1 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

January 2025

"Landman" is SO STUPID

Jan 20 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

December 2024

Things That Impressed Me In 2024

That I haven't already written about. Lightning round!

Dec 30, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

September 2024

MomTok and Using Religion for Clout

"How will Montauk survive this!"

Sep 19, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

July 2024

Published! Huzzah!!

Jul 26, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

June 2024

Jun 28, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

May 2024

Is It Possible to Have a Lifelong Relationship with an Artist?

Eddie Izzard does a one-man Hamlet

May 8, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

It's been awhile since we've done one of these

May 3, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

April 2024

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Shaitel, Thanks to RuPaul's Drag Race

I'm sorry darling, how did YOU get here?

Apr 11, 2024 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

December 2023

10 Things That Made Me Cry In 2023

Dec 31, 2023 •

Alisa Ungar-Sargon

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