Adam West Returns as Batman, With Some Help From Corridor Crew Corridor Crew gives the world’s greatest Batman his rightful due. Apr 26, 2022
Republicans vs. Twisted Sister, or the Need for Good Cultural Hermeneutics You can enjoy whatever you want. Just don’t try and make it mean whatever you want. Apr 12, 2022
A Delightful Promo for Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park The theme park opens on November 1 in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. I want to go to there. Jan 28, 2022
My 2022 Pop Culture Outlook Just a few of the albums, movies, TV shows, and books that I hope to enjoy in 2022. Dec 27, 2021
Reacting to Reaction Videos Who knew that watching somebody else enjoy something could be enjoyable in and of itself? Sep 2, 2020
Is it blackface to portray a dark elf on TV? Community is the latest TV show to pull an episode over concerns of racist blackface content. Jun 27, 2020
The New Fundamentalism (Same as the Old Fundamentalism) The fundamentalism I experienced in the religious circles of my youth can now be found in progressive and “woke” circles. Dec 7, 2019
Pop Culture Is More Than Mere Entertainment Inventors, engineers, scientists, and astronauts have been inspired by Star Trek, so why not politicians? Mar 8, 2019
Bill Maher vs. Comic Books Maher’s crankiness and contrariness has, by now, become incredibly predictable. Nov 18, 2018
Random Nerdery: The City and The City, Higher Power, FLCL, The Expanse, Legion China Miéville, shoestring budget superheroics, crazy anime, gritty sci-fi, and mutant psychic weirdness. Mar 31, 2018
Justin Timberlake, Prince’s Hologram, and the Tensions of Fandom Also, what does a tribute to the Purple One have to do with Star Trek? Feb 5, 2018
G.I. Joe’s Phantom X-19: The Best Toy Stealth Fighter It’s a shame that a vehicle so cool never figured more prominently in the G.I. Joe mythos. Jan 5, 2018
Let’s Be Honest About Hugh Hefner’s Legacy In light of his death, some have examined Hugh Hefner’s legacy and found it deeply wanting. Oct 3, 2017
My Favorite Christ and Pop Culture Articles of 2016 Obviously, I’m a little biased, but I was once again impressed by the site’s depth and breadth of coverage. Dec 29, 2016