Michael Lovito
editor@thepostrider.com
For Inflation’s Sake, It’s Time to Let New Jerseyans and Oregonians Pump Their Own Gas
New Jersey and Oregon are the only states in the nation that bar drivers from pumping their own gas. In New Jersey, it’s a local idiosyncracy that’s as ingrained in the state’s culture as Taylor ham (or pork roll… if ...
Pony Express: Under the Banner of Heaven
Michael and Lars discuss FX on Hulu’s latest true crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.
Trump’s Rough Night in Georgia, Runoffs in Texas, and Five Other Primary Night Takeaways
The American political scene has been in primary mode since early March, but, once again, this past Tuesday saw major primary fights in both parties play out in five states. While it’s a folly to try and apply results in ...
Pony Express: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Michael, Alex, Lars, Louis, discuss the latest MCU entry, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Five Takeaways from a Busy Primary Tuesday
The American political scene has been in primary mode since early March, but this past Tuesday saw major primary fights in both parties play out in five states. While it’s a folly to try and apply results in a bunch ...
Politics Express: Nevada’s 2022 Elections
Politics Editor Lars Emerson is joined by The Postrider‘s Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito and Jacob from Wild & Free: A Battle Born Podcast to discuss why Nevada is such an important state in the 2022 midterms, its governors race, Senate election, ...
Pony Express: Moon Knight
Marvel recently concluded (the first season of?) Moon Knight, their latest Disney+ show, and the first to focus on a character who hadn’t been previously introduced in an MCU movie. The premise is… hard to explain, but Michael, Lars, and ...
Floor Fight: Championship
Two months and ten episodes later it all comes down to this. Our two finalists, Hillary Clinton and Henry Clay, face off in the championship round as we compare their strengths, weaknesses, policies, and role in American political history. Which ...
Can Wet Leg and Jack White Make Indie Rock Fun Again?
For the better part of a decade, indie rock has been ruled by sad boys and sad girls. It’s a bit difficult to pinpoint when exactly the gloomy and the morose took hold of the genre – after all, a ...
Floor Fight: Round Five
With four losing candidates remaining after Round Four, the penultimate round pits our four finalists (the “Federal Four”) against each other to determine who makes it to the championship. Our last remaining #1 seed, Al Gore, faces Hillary Clinton on ...
Politics Express: Divergent Decades
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by With A Gay Twist‘s Zachary Pen to pick what moments, elections, or decisions in each decade they’d pick to “go the other way” in order to make for a ...
Floor Fight: Round Four (The “Electable Eight”)
With eight losing candidates remaining after Round Three, and only one #1 seed left standing, four candidates are knocked off in Round Four (the “Electable Eight”) to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, George ...
Floor Fight (Bonus): President Al Gore
In this bonus episode of Floor Fight, Lars and Michael are joined by a foreign policy expert to discuss the hypothetical Al Gore presidency had he won the 2000 election. How does President Gore staff his White House? How does ...
Floor Fight: Round Three
With 16 losing candidates reminaing after Round Two, and only one #1 seed left standing, eight candidates are knocked off in Round Three to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, William Jennings Bryan, John Kerry, Henry ...
What The Dropout Tells Us About Our Tech Obsessions
In a recent interview with Vulture to promote his new book The Nineties, cultural critic Chuck Klosterman refers to the titular time frame as “the last decade with a fully formed and recognizable culture of its own,” arguing that “it’s ...
Floor Fight: Round Two, Second Half
Round Two of Floor Fight concludes featuring the winners of the last two quarters of Round One. #1 seed Richard Nixon leads the field with Thomas Dewey, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and more vying to make it to the ...
What I’ve Been Listening To: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Cloakroom, and Part 5 of the Best Albums of 2021
In this week’s column, I look at two albums that may have slipped under your radar, and finally finish up my countdown of the Best Albums of 2021. The New Stuff: LIFE ON EARTH – Hurray for the Riff Raff ...
Floor Fight: Round Two, First Half
Round Two of Floor Fight begins featuring the winners of the first two quarters of Round One. #1 seeds Samuel Tilden and Al Gore lead the field with Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, John McCain, and more vying to make it ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Grammy Preview
Every year I preview the Grammys and every year, it feels a little more pointless. For all of the consternation about the Oscars not nominating enough blockbusters, it can’t be said enough how often the Grammys try to put over ...
Politics Express: “Don’t Say Gay” and Disney
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by the hosts of the With A Gay Twist podcast, Mason Dixon and Zachary Pen, to discuss the recent signing of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida. In a ...
Floor Fight: Round One, Fourth Quarter
The fourth and final quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, and — of course — yet more Henry Clay (dude ran for president a lot). Find out which eight candidates from ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Oscars Preview and Predictions
In 2019, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was in crisis. The Academy Awards, a television event – that at its peak attracted a 43.40 Nielsen household share – was coming off of a series that had attracted ...