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Using midterm elections as a tool to predict the results of the next presidential election is never a good idea. Voter turnout is usually lower, local idiosyncrasies play a bigger role, and a lot can change in a mere two ...

The year was 2018, and the Oscars had a problem. Well, the Oscars always seem to have a problem, but this time they felt like they had a solution, too. Coming off of the least watched Oscars telecast in history, ...

We’re back! It’s the final episode of our Planet of the Apes season! One might think that a film titled War for the Planet of the Apes might be like a war movie. Mike Lovito calls it more of a ...

The evolution of Terrace Martin is anchored and centered around one consistent element and that’s simply musicality. From the blog era of rap to the multi-hyphenate music culture of 2023, there are two elements that make him stand out from ...

I go to a lot of shows alone. The short version as to why is that one, I no longer live near the people I would usually go to concerts with in the past; and two, I listen to more ...

How many times do we have to beat this drum?

Our 2024 Republican Vice Presidential Power Index is live, so Lars and Michael flip spots on the Politics Express podcast as Mike interviews Lars on the intricacies, strengths, shortfalls, and updates to the model from its 2020 Democrat-focused iteration. In ...

In “all-american bitch,” the dynamic opening track of twenty-year-old pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album GUTS, the former Disney Channel sneers to the listener that “I know my age, and I act like it.” It’s a line that sums up ...

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If there is one particular niche we are known for here at The Postrider, it is our religious coverage of vice presidents, the vice presidential selection process, and what goes into a strong vice presidential pick. One of our notable ...

I am a fierce defender for and advocate of my home state of New Jersey. I’ve heard all the jokes and I have rebuttals for all of them. But take a ride on NJ Transit’s Morris and Essex line from ...

Though the presidential election will consume much of the attention, control of the Senate is very much at stake, and things don't look good for Democrats.

The Houston rapper's followup to Astroworld is ambitious, if a little inconsistent

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people – or so goes a common phrase trotted out by those of us who are skeptical of gun control measures. But even though it’s usually invoked to argue that we should focus on ...

The first Republican primary debate looms in August so Lars, Michael, and Chris hop back in to check on their primary draft and talk about where the race is going! Check out the lineup and trade record here and listen to the ...

I wonder, sometimes, if I ask a little too much from art. Granted, “thinking too much about art” is what I’ve done for fun since I was about 14 and what I’ve strived to do professionally since I was about ...

The Postrider is pleased to announce that Michael Bartoldus has been hired as our Director of Technology! A self-taught full stack web developer with a passion for linguistics, Michael regularly writes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. In his free time, ...

In  “Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play,” the fifth episode of the third and final season of Comedy Central/HBO Max/Max’s cult hit sitcom The Other Two, Cary Dubek (Drew Tarver) is desperate. A few episodes prior, he started ...

This week marks our fifth year at The Postrider, so it’s left us a bit nostalgic. Here are some reflections on why we cover politics the way we do and why we hope that makes us unique in the oversaturated world of content.

Matt Reeves, director of Cloverfield and The Batman, joins the Planet of the Apes franchise with this 2014 installment. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is without a doubt a new highpoint for the series. The amazing Andy Serkis ...