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The Visitors Might Be Listening: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The end has come. The first end, anyway. The original Apes saga comes to an end in the fifth installment, Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Nuclear war has broken out in human cities, leaving the Apes lush forest ...
Who Are All These Other People Running for the Republican Nomination?
Earlier this month, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Along with former South Carolina Governor and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump, he’s probably one of ...
The Case Against Ron DeSantis
Besides a former president, no other name dominates the 2024 GOP primary chatter more than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. But his candidacy (and chance of being president) is incredibly inflated -- here's why.
Kiwi jr Electrify Berlin NYC
“To really get it, you’ve got to see them live” may be a music fan cliche as tired as yelling “Free Bird,” but, what can I say – I feel that I can never truly understand a band or artist ...
2nd Grade Fight Through the Hiccups to Rock Berlin NYC
Midway through “Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider,” the second song of 2nd Grade’s Saturday night gig opening for Kiwi jr. at Berlin NYC, Peter Gill’s microphone fell out of its stand. This might not have been a problem at most ...
Hoodie Allen Grieves and Grows on “bub”
Last year we checked in on Hoodie Allen, who was just beginning to emerge from a three year hiatus. Be it for personal or public reasons, Hoodie went underground and emerged different. He had struggled with infidelity, a breakup, a ...
Lana Del Rey’s Latest Album Feels Like a Landmark. But How Long Can She Keep It Up?
Lana Del Rey has always existed in an awkward in-between state. By most metrics, she’s a pop star – she has multiple platinum and gold records, has been nominated for six Grammys (including Album of the Year), and worked with ...
My Musings on the Most Anticipated NCAA Women’s Championship Ever
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a Failed Comedy from a Failed Universe
There’s a scene early in Shazam! Fury of the Gods in which the Ben Franklin Bridge is (for no clear reason) falling apart, and on that bridge a woman trapped in her car listening to Bonnie Tyler’s 80s cheese classic ...
Fortress of Ineptitude: The Lost Fantastic Four Movie
How did the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine become The World’s Least Seen Comic Book Movie? Michael and Louis take a (dubiously legal) look at the lost Fantastic Four movie, a cheap, rushed production that lead to one head scratcher of ...
There Are Only Six Swing States
Another presidential cycle is looming. As always, a tiny portion of voters in a select few states will decide the president, and these “swing states” will dominate the candidates’ attention, and therefore national attention as well. The idea that only ...
Praise a Lord Who Chews Finds Yves Tumor in a Moodier, More Reflective Mood
Yves Tumor’s rise to indie rock stardom has felt both obvious and unlikely. Beginning as an experimental noise artist, Tumor (birth name Sean Bowie) didn’t really start writing melodic music until 2018’s Safe in the Hands of Love, which merged ...
Members of Congress Have a Hard Job, Their Work Ethic is Just Fine
Let's get the controversial stuff out up front: members of Congress are not paid enough, they work far more than headlines indicate, their work/life balance is brutal, and they probably work harder and longer than you do.
The Top 20 Albums of 2022, Part 5
After what I considered to be a pretty down year for music in 2021, 2022 felt like it bounced back in a big way, with releases from some of my favorite artists, some new discoveries, and even releases from old ...
The Curious Case of QP Knockout
Earlier last week, I awoke to a text from my younger godbrother, who’s my designated person to go to for his opinion on the latest music impacting the culture – you know, the type of youth who relates more to ...
Top 20 Albums of 2022, Part 4
After what I considered to be a pretty down year for music in 2021, 2022 felt like it bounced back in a big way, with releases from some of my favorite artists, some new discoveries, and even releases from old ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
The Visitors jump ahead to the far-off future year of 1991. America is under fascistic rule. The Planet of the Apes series enters into a darker phase. This is a movie that channels the hatred and chaos of the early ...
Top 20 Albums of 2022, Part 3
After what I considered to be a pretty down year for music in 2021, 2022 felt like it bounced back in a big way, with releases from some of my favorite artists, some new discoveries, and even releases from old ...
Top 20 Albums of 2022, Part 2
After what I considered to be a pretty down year for music in 2021, 2022 felt like it bounced back in a big way, with releases from some of my favorite artists, some new discoveries, and even releases from old ...
The Illusion of the “Empty” Congress
An accurate -- if misunderstood -- critique of Congress is that the House floor and committee meetings are largely empty when business is being conducted.
The Top 20 Albums of 2022, Part 1
I know, I know. This list is late. Like, really late. But if we’re being honest, there hasn’t been a whole lot going on in music since the Grammys, and there was way too much of everything going on at ...
Opinion | Don’t Credit McCarthy With the New House Rules
We recently ran an opinion piece by Robert Palmer arguing that the rules changes in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress, which came about due to a change in party control and a tumultuous speaker election, would help ...