Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. Was my childhood really that great? Were the shows I loved really that good? If I watched them now for the first time as an adult, would they really hold up? Maybe. Maybe not. But through that magical longing of nostalgia, they feel golden to … Get hard
I’m 26 and have been out of college for longer than I was actually in it, yet feel no closer to being an adult, even as gray hairs increasingly color my beard. I know this isn’t a unique feeling, and it’s one of many themes explored in While We’re Young, … Get hard
I remember going to a pond as a kid to feed the ducks. Tearing off little pieces of bread, tossing them into the water where a group of ducks eagerly awaited the snack. Then one of the crumbs was snatched up from beneath the water’s surface, and I realized a … Get hard
March is winding down, and so is our March Madness trip down nostalgia lane. From a controversial field of 32 cartoon theme songs, we have reached our Final Four. This round was lighter on drama, with only one close match (but the closest match possible!) of the four, and our two … Get hard
Things are really heating up in the tournament. Our last round had eight matches, and six of them ended separated by five votes or fewer, including one match that was decided by a single vote. So keep your votes coming in the polls at the end of this post. Your … Get hard
As even the most casual of nerds know well by now, we’re heading toward our third movie Spider-Man franchise in less than a decade. Even with my severe fatigue for reboots, I had to herald this as a good thing. Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man series had its merits, but was underwhelming on the … Get hard
The notion of artificial intelligence has been fodder for science fiction films since 2001, but it’s unsurprisingly become the topic du jour in cinemas as the real world comes increasingly close to achieving it. So far it’s been a mixed bag, with Her, The Machine, Chappie and Transcendence, and the … Get hard
We supplied the tournament, and you supplied the madness. One round in, and we’ve already lost half our top seeds, with a smattering of other upsets, too. Which Cinderella stories will continue, and which are about to come to an end? Skip to the bottom of this post to cast … Get hard
When crafting a list of my most anticipated sci-fi/fantasy films of 2015, I naively listed White God, because it was described thusly on io9: A young girl is separated from her dog, who searches the city for his lost owner — but when that fails, the dog leads an army … Get hard
Do you enjoy all the tournament madness of the NCAA Basketball Championships, but wish there were a version that replaced sports with some of your favorite pop culture loves from childhood? Then you’re in luck, because we’re following up last year’s Muppets and Harry Potter tournaments with a new March … Get hard