Vox Lux is a little shaky on the purpose, but it COMMANDS your attention.
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Vox Lux is a little shaky on the purpose, but it COMMANDS your attention.
Why is Raiders of the Lost Ark so good? I picked up a couple things in a recent viewing.
I'm a little late for this announcement, but I was a little late last year, so who gives a fuck, really? CHANGES! YEARLY CHANGES ARE COMING.
Twenty-something years after its release, Fight Club is now made responsible for the alt right, the MRAs and all the evils in the world. Well, all these guys are wrong. And if you think that, you're wrong too.
Why do we make memes? Are they a hollow form of humor? I try to explain why it isn't and why memes should go on like, forever.
Did you know the creator of Fargo also was a novelist? I decided to investigate and see what he had in the pants.
Podcasting is insanely popular, but what if we've been thinking around it the wrong way for all these years. It's a cultural practice that could become even more important and powerful in the upcoming years.
Brian Alan Ellis, author of A Series of Pained Facial Expressions Made While Shredding Air Guitar, Failure Pie in a Sadness Face and Something to do with Self-Hate, among others and I had a talk about politics, pop culture and many other subjects.
I co-wrote an episode of Wisecrack Edition on Black Mirror. Either watch it on the YouTubes or watch it here.
For completism's sake and because it might interest some of you out there: here's my sort-of-a-review of Chuck Klosterman's conversation-starting card game HYPERTheticals: 50 Questions for Insane Conversations.
Public theater has played an important part in society since Ancient Greece. Are we dismissing our last form of theater as throwaway entertainment? Sure, pro wrestling is fake. But arguing about its realness is missing the point.
I wrote a long and nerdy piece about one of my obsessions: analyzing the nature of Taylor Swift's mainstream success. Whether you adore her or "don't get it" this piece is for you.
In 2017, I will review YOUR book suggestion every month. Click here to read what else is going to happen on the site.
John Jeremiah Sullivan is undoubtedly one of America's finest essayists. His collection Pulphead is both incredibly elating and frustrating, but he DOES have the total package: wit, empathy, observational skills. Impressive stuff.
The seduction of social media relies on one important deception: that you are important. That YOUR voice matter. This is eventually going to be the end of us.
