Disappointing Dexter
All week leading up to the Dexter series finale, I knew I was going to write an article titled “Disappointing Dexter.” This is because no matter what happened in the finale, I knew the show’s writers had already flubbed the show’s eighth and final season. There was no way to… [Read More]
How To Sub-Tweet across Social Media
Sub-tweeting is arguably the most important communicative currency we have in 2013. We could spend hours debating about what constitute a sub-tweet, but for the sake of brevity here is the urban dictionary definition: The shortening of “subliminal tweet” which is directly referring to a particular person without mentioning their… [Read More]
What if ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Mad Men’ were on HBO?
When AMC greenlit Mad Men and Breaking Bad in 2006 and 2007, respectively, it took a huge chance on first-time showrunners, unproven lead actors, and most notably, stories that pushed the audience unlike ever before. Fast forward to 2013, and it’s clear the risk has paid off. AMC put itself… [Read More]
Embracing the Gray Area With ‘Drinking Buddies’
As I sit drinking a craft brew I bought 30 seconds after walking out of Drinking Buddies, the film’s ambiguous ending is pretty fresh in my mind. For 90 minutes, Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson act out a classic will-they-or-won’t-they story that essentially leads nowhere; consciously withholding the happy ending… [Read More]
Chicken Meth-Nuggets
It was a foggy morning in Toledo, Ohio at one of several local McDonald’s. The day started off like any other, with customers happy they woke up early enough to get McMuffins walking triumphantly out the doors of the restaurant. That is until Melodi Dushane showed up. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnmH4yiObw&w=420&h=315] Dushane, a… [Read More]
My Football Problem
FOOOOOOOOOOTBBAALALLALLLALAL is back. Football is back. It’s back, baby. Thursday night the Denver Broncos trampled the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 49-27 marking the beginning of a 6-month Bud Light-powered journey to the Super Bowl. Over the past few weeks I’ve gone through an inner struggle. On one end,… [Read More]
Popular Actors That Bailed on Their Hit Shows
With recent rumblings that Laura Prepon is leaving Orange is the New Black after a wildly successful first season, it’s as good a time as any to look back at other notable exits from hit shows and why they went down: Michael J. Fox, Spin City During the fourth season… [Read More]
Miley, Tumblr, and What We Want from Our Disney Stars
What is a better indicator of Tumblr’s future success: Getting bought for 1.1 Billion by Yahoo! or Miley Cyrus bringing twerking to America’s living rooms? I think this is at least up for debate. I suspect in towns across America parents are Gchatting their children as I write this, asking… [Read More]
Following the Fairer Sex Down a Spotify Rabbit Hole
Something interesting has happened with my music taste lately, and although I’m not quite sure how I got there, I have to say that I’m 100% down with it. Undoubtedly as a result of a series of Spotify radio rabbit holes, I’ve found myself on a new listening binge: female… [Read More]
FOPA: Fear of Posting Anything
Everyone knows that YOLO (You Only Live Once) and most know that FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) is real, or maybe just have FOMO on knowing what FOMO is. The point is that the internet has come together to establish that four letter acronyms are the best way to define… [Read More]
