Britney Spears and the Bush administration conspiracy

Being the pop culture connoisseur that I am, I prefer those types of conspiracy theories rather than the ones that claim the moon landing was fake or that the Earth is flat. Some of my favourite pop culture conspiracy theories include Tupac Shakur faking his own death, Stevie Wonder can see, and Avril Lavigne was […]

The Future of The Simpsons

By Andrew Pelechaty While The Simpsons is the most beloved animated show of the last 40 years, there’s a section of ‘fans’ who love bragging about the show’s decline. “I’ve never watched after season 11.” “The show died in the late 90s.” “The Simpsons is unwatchable now!” Contrary to these critics’ beliefs, the show is […]

BORN AGAIN SEASON 2 MAINTAINS THE RAGE

By Andrew Pelechaty WARNING: This review contains spoilers from Daredevil Born Again Season 2. While it could be argued that Disney was a big part of the MCU backlash post-Endgame (with lots of interconnected Disney+ series and movies that turned watching the MCU into homework), Daredevil’s introduction has been one of the high points. Born […]

SUPER MARIO AND THE RISE OF VIDEO GAME MOVIES

By Andrew Pelechaty SUPER MARIO GALAXY The new Super Mario movie (The Super Mario Galaxy Movie) continues the rise of video game movies: with the MCU experiencing a post-Infinity War/Endgame backlash, DC starting from scratch, and general superhero fatigue, video game movies have become the latest popcorn blockbusters. While Galaxy’s plot isn’t ground-breaking (though, like […]

Rediscovering Rob Harvilla, Pop Culture’s Great Storyteller

On Saturday morning, I went out to mow the lawns since a literal forest was growing in the front and back yards. Just before I started the mower, I was looking through Spotify to pick a podcast to listen to. I decided to change it up from what I had been listening to lately and […]

Spotify layoffs see The Ringer impacted

Spotify recently announced layoffs in its podcast group, resulting in staff being let go from The Ringer and Spotify Studios. According to both Variety and Awful Announcing, 15 staff members have been affected, with The Ringer’s staff writer Miles Surrey and Special Projects Lead Andrew Gruttadaro both taking to Twitter and X to announce their […]

A different kind of superhero show

Admittedly, I suffered from ‘superhero fatigue’ and fell behind on watching Marvel movies and TV shows. Recently, I returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by watching Thunderbolts, which was an enjoyable movie. But a recent Marvel TV show was a breath of fresh air, and it did something completely different. Warning: This article has spoilers […]