politics
Politics is our monoculture now
And it sucks.
mailbag
October mailbag!
Is Taylor Swift past her peak? Also: Letterboxd ratings, fall treats, and hair spiders.
mailbag
Submit your October mailbag questions!
It's that time again!
TV
Liked Saturday Night? Here are more backstage TV stories that should be movies.
From game show shenanigans to the early days of ESPN.
twin peaks
Twin Peaks asks us to look at horrors. And then we forget.
Do you know who killed Laura Palmer? No. Really. Do you?
emmys
Why The Bear is a comedy
And why Succession is a drama
movies
The transness inherent to The Substance
The new body-horror film is deeply trans... as all body-horror films are.
politics
Sanewashing and the abusive cycle of Donald Trump campaign coverage
Endlessly parroting whatever Donald Trump says is helping no one but him.
mailbag
September mailbag
Including thoughts on the Emmys, the future of cultural criticism, and Oscar forums.
mailbag
Submit your September mailbag questions!
sale
The September sale is here!
Happy fall TV season, everyone!
episodes
20 episodes that should have made Rolling Stone's best episodes list (part 2)
Including Miami Vice, Squid Game, and Superstore