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Sonny's NFL Picks: Week 11
Image courtesy of Randy Rodgers/Flickr No more extended introduction paragraphs. No more gimmicky columns. No more bold predictions or made up rules of picking football games. I went 7-7 last week and I'm convinced it's...
Culture of Pop
Review: 'Scream Queens' S1 E9
In a scene straight out of my 13-year-old dreams, Boone climbs through Zayday's window to ask her on a date. It seems like Scream Queens has been biding its time with filler episodes in a...
Comic Books
Valiant Comics Weekly: Bloodshot Reborn #8
WARNING- The following contains spoilers Continuing from the cliffhanger in issue #7 with Bloodshot being tricked into leaving Magic in harm's way, this book starts on a note of intensity as one of the remaining...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Pablo Francisco, Flight of the Conchords
Image via Youtube's "Flight of the Conchords - Sugalamps" video. Ranking things is a fun, imperfect, exercise that forces us to think deeper about what we value and why. Understanding that the ultimate goal here...
Comic Books
Valiant Comics Weekly: Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1
WARNING- The following contains spoilers Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior, is an important character in the Valiant universe. While he's been a welcomed addition to every book he's been a guest in, attempts at giving...
Culture of Hoops
Small Stars Shined in the State Farm Champions Classic
Tuesday night the men's college basketball season kicked off officially in Chicago, with four of the best teams gathering for the annual Champions Classic. This year's lineup lacked for nothing when it came to legacy,...
Culture of Pop
26 Days of Thanksgiving Episodes: The Homecoming (The O.C.)
We’re counting down the days to Thanksgiving by looking at a variety of Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes. Thanksgiving episodes are all different, but they have lots of tropes in common. Today we’re looking at "The Homecoming"...
Culture of Pop
iZombie Review: 2.7: Abra Cadaver
This week on iZombie , Liv and Blaine teamed up to stop the zombie murders! Major learned more about Liv's personality changes. And Ravi and Peyton's feelings for each other seemed to be re-emerging pretty...
Culture of Pop
The Flash Review: 2.7: Gorilla Warfare
The strength of this week's episode of The Flash was that the episode had a nice self-contained beginning, middle and end and didn't feel weighed down by how busy this season's overall story is. Its...
Culture of Pop
5 of the Most Disturbing (But Good) Madchild Songs
Image courtesy of the "Madchild - Brain Dead (Official Music Video)" link posted on YouTube. Madchild is a Canadian rapper known for his bizarre and violent rhyming style. His lyrics paint a gory picture and...
