I’ve said a million times that my concert addiction gives me life. Now, according to real, actual science, it turns out my bullshit is true! A new study by O2 and behavioral science expert Patrick Fagan of Goldsmith University has found a link between moshing concert-going and longer life expectancy. According to the documentation, attending a show once…
Everyone is laying the smackdown on Netflix. First, Steven Spielberg stated that Netflix films are TV movies that don’t deserve Academy Award nominations, and then Cannes Film Festival straight up bans them. How rude! The Cannes Film Festival’s brief love affair with Netflix is officially no more, as the festival announced that the streaming service Cannes-not submit any…
Neither Roseanne nor its shrill-voiced lead ever shied away from controversy. Since the show’s departure, TV, at least in its sitcom sector, has lacked that fiery, feminist, DGAF attitude that made the show so captivating. Both Roseannes return to primetime this week dishing out another scoop of revivalism for nostalgia hungry viewers. Its original run spanned from 1988…
For 31 seasons and 912 episodes, Mr. Rogers delivered the following message, as spoken in the clip below: “Love is at the root of everything.” This world could certainly use some more of Mr. Rogers’ wisdom right about now. Yesterday, on what would’ve been Rogers’ 90th birthday, Focus Features dropped the first official trailer for Won’t You Be My…
We’ve had some pretty insane Jokers throughout the years that have shaken up comic culture and even entered Oscars zeitgeist in one case. Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, some guy from some band I don’t listen to. But let’s be serious—Ledger’s performance was the one that upped the game the most. Until now. While Joaquin Phoenix may be…
There’s something about home invasion movies that uproots our primal sense of security. Our homes are our fortresses and when those safe zones are threatened, nothing is more unsettling. When Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers hit theaters in 2008, it delivered a dreadful tale about an on-the-rocks couple whose lives were tormented by three psychopaths who invaded their homefront. It was…
Remember the Fyre “Festival”? The clusterfuck in the Caribbean that was supposed to be the place for rich white people to celebrate their whiteness? Allow me to jog your memory: Yes, well then. Fyre “Festival” co-founder Billy McFarland has pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, according to NPR. What was supposed to be a luxury weekend…
Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, attracted buzz and fans when she uploaded her raw, personal indie jams to Bampcamp three years ago. This month, her debut LP Clean finally dropped, showcasing Allison’s personal penned takes against a backdrop of slacker rock and acoustic lullabies. Though she took to the DIY approach for her Bandcamp page,…
Martin Shkreli faces up to 10 years in federal prison as part of his conviction for securities fraud. (Or perhaps it’s cosmic justice for infamously raising the price of Daraprim in 2015. You see, that’s the thing about karma…) As part of his conviction, Shkreli was ordered to forfeit $7.36 million in assets, including the Wu-Tang Clan…
If you love hot sauce and TV equally, well, then you and I should be pals. Thanks to the online shop Always Fits, you can get your hands on four different Golden Girls themed hot sauces, including the spicy Blanche-inspired Hot Slut. The four different sauces are: Bea Spicy – A jalapeno-based sauce for Bea…