The ‘Southern Reach’ Trilogy and the Benefits of Weird Fiction
I am writing this article for purely selfish reasons. I want someone to talk about these books with because literary discussion is one need I refuse to let the Internet fill. For the most rabid fans of True Detective, the season 2 premiere can’t come quickly enough. As one of those… [Read More]
The Selfish Tribe of ‘Transparent’
[MILD SPOILERS] In the pilot of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor’s Maura Pfefferman rhetorically asks her support group, “how did I raise three such selfish kids?” Given that his character is fresh off a failed attempt to quell her three adult children’s bickering and come out to them as a transgender woman… [Read More]
Just How Deep is ‘The Leftovers’ Willing to Take Us?
The Leftovers, everyone’s favorite new show to passionately either love or hate, aired its Season 1 finale this past Sunday. Like any show just starting out, it spent most of its first season explaining to viewers what it was on the surface while simultaneously stumbling to find its footing underneath…. [Read More]
Let’s Sit Down and Talk about Will Smith
I was on Will Smith’s IMDB page today, because I felt like being there, and after seeing Bad Boys 3 and Hancock 2 “announced” near the top, then scrolling through the last few years of his film career, I got really depressed. So naturally I scrolled even further down to… [Read More]
Which Rapper Should Kendall Jenner Date?
It seems like the most important Kardashian of the next ten years will be Kendall. The biological offspring of Kris and Bruce, Kendall’s upside knows no bounds. What Kendall will do, one can only speculate. Figuring out who she will date, however, is a bit easier. With Kim and Khloe… [Read More]
You’ve Got Kale: Rom-Coms for the Modern Millennial
Last month’s twenty-fifth anniversary of Nora Ephron’s classic When Harry Met Sally… inspired a number of think pieces on the state of today’s romantic comedy, with entertainment critics sounding a death knell that has long been ringing for the box office rom-bomb. The article that really caught my attention was… [Read More]
Being Honest and ‘Dating Naked’
VH1’s Dating Naked is exactly what you’d expect it to be. And I love it. Dating shows aren’t new, but meeting someone for the first time completely nude and then going on a date all while trying to avert your eyes is totally 2014. Dating Naked claims to strip people… [Read More]
Dates, Death, and Desire: The Bachelorette Breaks Through the Fantasy
When Andi Dorfman walked-out on the “Most Hated Bachelor Ever,” Juan Pablo (you can rest easy now, Pilot Jake), in March, her parting smackdown spoke volumes not only about the self-centered man of the hour, but the show itself. “Do you have any idea what religion I practice? What my… [Read More]
What I Learned about Kim Kardashian from Playing Her New iPhone Game
Have you always dreamed of riding silk chiffon (more likely wax leather) coattails down Rodeo Drive rubbing shoulders with the Kardashian Klan all aflutter over your Twitter follower count and the latest homewrecker bomb to be lobbed at you? Now you can continue not doing those things, but ease the… [Read More]
‘Game of Thrones:’ SCHOOL’S OUT!!!
IT’S SUMMER VACATION, GUYS!!! Now that Season 4 of Game of Thrones is over for the year, let’s take a look at what some of our favorite characters are up to this summer: Jon Snow Pierced by the biting final words of his ex-girlfriend (not pictured), Jon is taking summer… [Read More]
