The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
April 10, 2012
Instagram and Digital Classism
Our ‘lives’ are allegedly a meaningful experience, and the Internet is supposed to be a place to document our lives in a tasteful way, contributing to a larger cultural discussion by simply sharing ourselves. The Web sites that you load every day are just as important as the clothes you wear, the technology you own, […]
Read moreThis Week’s Top Ten Dance Songs … IN BELGIUM!
1. Skrillex, “Bangarang (ft. Sirah)” Way to concisely explain the appeal of Skrillex, YouTube user “haddip.” Bangarang indeed. Grade: A- Best YouTube Comment: “is dubstep a dance” – jong lee
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Drake’s Re-Bar Mitzvah
Two things I think about all the time: Drake and bar mitzvahs. I think about Drake a great deal, because for about 18 months I’ve listened to his music nonstop but struggled over how I really feel about him as a like-aged guy. As for bar mitzvahs, I think about them on a weekly basis, […]
Read moreApril 9, 2012
Why Not Watch Eight Minutes of the General Lee Jumping Over Stuff?
Why not, right? We don’t mean to critique perfection, but this would be a tiny bit more awesome if every jump were also were accompanied by the Duke Boys screaming “YEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHAAAAWWWWWWW!” And maybe if there were one shot of a flaming arrow. But now we’re really nitpicking, and that’s not our intent. Our intent is […]
Read moreDamon Albarn Kills Blur and Gorillaz in the Same Day
“I hope that’s the truth: that that’s how we end it.”
Read moreA Charming Sofia Vergara Successfully Dreschers Her Way Through SNL
Who knew Sofia Vergara would be such a great SNL host? Did you? Maybe you did — maybe you watch more Modern Family than I do, maybe you’ve got a lot invested in her because of an appreciation for her breasts or very interesting backstory (appearing in Madea Goes to Jail, battling thyroid cancer, an […]
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Mad Men Power Rankings: Episode 504, “Mystery Date”
[Production notes: Well! That was certainly something! These Power Rankings were written from a safe place underneath our grandmother’s couch, while clutching a kitchen knife and looped on Seconal. We are still hyperventilating at press time.] Last week’s Rankings can be found here.] 1. Don Draper (last week: 1) It had to come to this, […]
Read moreMad Men: Fever Dreams and Bodies Under the Bed
“Our mothers all are junkies. Our fathers all are drunks. Golly Moses, naturally we’re punks!” —The Jets, West Side Story Don has a fever! And the only cure is more ambiguous dream sequences! Reformed king slut Don’s nocturnal run-in with a former mistress played by a mod Mädchen Amick (Shelly on Twin Peaks) brought a […]
Read moreGame of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 2: ‘The Night Lands’
“I don’t imagine it’ll be a story fit for children,” the grim, Greta Gerwig-ish warrioress Yara Greyjoy declares, while being Littlefingered by her fancy brother on horseback. The savage babycide of last week certainly should have made that clear for the viewer and, if not, last night’s glimpse of male birth control measures beyond the […]
Read moreDreams Do Come True: Lana Del Rey and Axl Rose Are Maybe Dating
“The singer even recorded a song ‘Axl Rose Husband,’ in which she exhalted Rose.”
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