Posts by Tess Lynch
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Which Simpsons Character Will Die This Season?
Over the weekend, Simpsons executive producer Al Jean told The Hollywood Reporter that a recurring character would be killed off during the show’s upcoming 25th or 26th seasons, adding that he was aiming for “Breaking Bad–type numbers” for murdering one of his creations. The only detail he offered was that the doomed cartoon’s voice actor […]
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Unlimited Do-Overs: Why Do We Love Choose Your Own Adventure Again, Now?
Though we haven’t yet decided on the definitive time cycle for nostalgia, the Choose Your Own Adventure series that peaked in popularity during the ’80s and ’90s is enjoying a sentimental renaissance. Maybe that’s because the series is being developed into a movie franchise, or maybe it’s just because the former bookish tweens who turned […]
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SNL: Tina Fey and Aaron Paul Hold Our Hands As We Meet a Cast Full of Newbies
Saturday Night Live has died and been reborn more than a handful of times over the ages, and there’s no doubt that this season is a “rebuilding year,” as the premiere’s spirit guide and host, Tina Fey, suggested. Over the past two seasons, the show has bid good-bye to Andy Samberg, Kristin Wiig, Abby Elliott, […]
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Girls in Hoodies Podcast: @Horse_ebooks, Myst, and GTA
The Girls in Hoodies go cyberpunk today, starting with a discussion of the @Horse_ebooks Twitter bot conceptual art project, which turns into a discussion about artificial intelligence, why we search for divine wisdom in machines, and our desire for and fear of a man-made mind that exceeds our own. Still with us? Good! From virtual […]
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R.I.P., Hoarders, May You Find Peace in That Big Box of Taxidermied Cats in the Sky
A&E announced yesterday that the documentary series Hoarders, which debuted in 2009 as the most-watched series premiere in the network’s history among 18-to-49-year-olds, had been canceled after six seasons. The news came four months after the same channel let the ax fall on Intervention, a series that was sort of Hoarders’ better-looking and more functional twin. […]
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Why Are We So Disappointed by the Unmasking of @Horse_ebooks?
This is what happens when you look a gift horse in the mouth: You find two savvy Internetters, one from BuzzFeed and the other formerly from Howcast, inside. @Horse_ebooks was an immensely popular Twitter account that, taken at horsey face value, posted what appeared to be random snippets of e-books in an effort to hawk […]
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Carrie Secures an R Rating, Is Poised to Capture the True Horror of Adolescence
A new TV spot advertising the Carrie remake revealed that it’s earned an R rating for “bloody violence, disturbing images, language, and some sexual content,” which is a relief to anyone who lived through the snoozy made-for-TV movie adaptation in 2002. Carrie should be rated R because adolescence is rated R. But because its titular […]
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Afternoon Links: Louis C.K. on Loneliness and Cell Phones
Last night on Conan, O’Brien’s old buddy Louis C.K. stopped by to reminisce about working together on Late Night back in the day, failing to pick up Gwyneth Paltrow at a Christmas party, and why he won’t let his daughters have cell phones. Was it because he was afraid they’d turn into morally bankrupt adults […]
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Afternoon Links: Billie Joe Armstrong Is a Real Actor Now
Billie Joe Armstrong has been very busy since he completed treatment for substance abuse early last year: Green Day resumed its touring schedule, there are two Green Day documentaries in the works, and oh yeah, Armstrong just signed on to play Leighton Meester’s boyfriend in the “indie drama” (with an indie drama title) Like Sunday, […]
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Girls in Hoodies Podcast: New Girl, Britney, and Heroes of Cosplay
Fox’s Comedy Tuesdays are back this week with some new, bro-ier blood, but we decide to take stock of its rhymes-with-Asmorkable flagship show, New Girl, as it enters its third season. This leads us to a discussion of the Friends sitcom model, the appeal of Zooey Deschanel, and whether or not babies are the death […]
