7 halfway-decent proposals, Trixie Mattel, and more: The week in features

Monday

• The KLF, Dead Moon, and some band called Nirvana were the bleeding edge of ’89
  
• Writing and drinking, and 4 more books to read in April
  
• This Is Normal puts young people at the helm of their own mental health narratives
  

Tuesday

• Ask an indie rock veteran: What are the best cities to play, and why are hamsters better than rats?
  
• Scott Thompson hopes Buddy Cole’s autobiography gets a fairer shake the second time around
  
• You can go home again on The Twilight Zone, but it’ll cost you
  

Wednesday

• Halfway-decent proposals: 7 TV episodes that reference the 1993 blockbuster
  
• 10 years later, Braid remains the definitive indie game
  
• Past the fights and foulness, Roseanne had a lot of love to offer
  

Thursday

• The Avengers assemble one week early, plus 32 other movies coming this April
  
• Trixie Mattel on Kacey Musgraves and why she’s “still scared of RuPaul”
  
• Ready Player One’s real nostalgia trip is to an era when critics didn’t hate pop-culture references
  
• There’s little solace in old haunts and friends on You’re The Worst
  

Friday

• 25 years before Black Panther, a box-office bomb broke ground for black superheroes
  
• Wye Oak, Eels, and more albums to know about this week
  
• What’s the strongest 3-song run on an album?
  
• Dark Nights: Metal sets a new gold standard for superhero crossovers
  
• A return to West Beverly brings up no shortage of issues for the 90210 kids