Category: Culture

As far back as I can remember, one of my favorite films has been Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The VHS copy of the 1988 Disney (by way of Touchstone) film was screened many times in my childhood home. It’s a ...

If you spend too much time on Twitter like I do, your introduction to The Bear was probably this screenshot of Jeremy Allen White playing Carmine “Carmy” Berzatto, accompanied by some form of text describing how attractive he is. You ...

Let’s just get this right out of the way –-Superman isn’t boring. He’s far from it. But he is a character that benefits from a writer that cares. Elliot S! Maggin is definitely a Superman writer that cares (and yes, ...

Michael, Louis, and Alex discuss Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Taika Waititi’s second crack at the God of Thunder.

It’s been a long couple of years, and we’ve all changed a lot. In early 2020, I wrote a piece that carefully danced around the more problematic aspects of the “frat rap” genre, acknowledging both the genuine talent and unfortunate ...

Michael and Lars talk about season 4 of Stranger Things. Is it Netflix’s best original show? Are the rapidly maturing actors still a good fit? Where does it fit in with the rest of the seasons? Tune in to find ...

The state of Virginia fumbling the ball on the Something in the Water Festival will be remembered as a major fumble in 5 years. The Festival brought over 24 million dollars in revenue to Virginia Beach. The women love Lucky ...

Cha Cha Real Smooth, the sophomore feature from the young, hyped up actor-writer-director Cooper Raiff, opens with Andrew, the lead character, at age 13, telling his mother that he’s in love. The problem? The object of his affections isn’t one ...

Klay’s speech about the healing property of the Ocean. Jayson Tatum is playing confidently, thats good to see. The Celtics are on a barrage early. The fact that Draymond making one 3 is him on is a little funny… …but ...

It seems like it was just yesterday that I was watching Wendy’s extramarital lover, Gary, being thrown off a 50th floor balcony,shocking me when it body splattered in front of Marty Byrde as he is on the way to confort ...

The Celtics are in the hole fast. Jayson Tatum is playing so indecisive. Stop turning the ball over Celtics (in Stephen A. Smith weeds voice). The Celtics actually turned around the narrative in the third quarter… Draymonds stat line was ...

Michael and Lars discuss FX on Hulu’s latest true crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.

Game 2 The fact that Jayson Tatum is practicing in the same gear Kobe was in when he trained for Boston for the draft. Also, the hate from this meme did not amuse me, signed, a proud supporter of the ...

Mike Wilbon mentioning how the NBA Finals used to be on tape delay with Magic Johnson right by his side and thousands of Warriors fans at the Chase Center makes you appreciate how far the NBA has come. Draymond’s speech ...

Michael, Alex, Lars, Louis, discuss the latest MCU entry, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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 ...

Note: I did not go to the second day of Broccoli City Fest because the rainforest like conditions from Day 1 prevented me from purchasing day two tickets, respectfully (Justin La Boy voice). 1. Larry June is a star. To ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...