Why You Should . . .
Why You Should Pity Cleveland Fans
Why You Should Give My Boys a Chance
Why You Should Avoid the Jack Reacher Books
It’s the curse of the sequel: no matter how good an idea, how interesting the characters, how unique the world, there comes a point when things start to become unglued. Read More . . .
Why You Should Be Watching Burn Notice
Cool and funny--James Bond meets the A-Team. But with better writers. What do I have to do? Draw you a map? Read the Full Story . . .
Why You Should Be Watching Psych
If you haven't been watching this entertaining mystery show about a fake psychic detective, you're missing out. Read the Full Story . . .
Multimedia Fluff
Top 10 Albums of 2008
Snickers counts down his favorite albums of the year--be ready for some surprises. Read the Full Article.
The Intricacies of Thievery
Allow me to do something that so often gets overlooked when browsing endlessly through forums: How to perfect online piracy. Read the Full Article
Our Issues With . . .
Top Chef: DC
Brace yourself for a season of politically meaningful tie-ins and the unhappy possibility of watching professional politicians give non-critiques. Hey, it's DC. Read More . . .
Project Runway 7
American Idol, Season 8
Well, here we are with another inspiring season of American Idol. I know that I'm inspired because the AI producers have repeatedly instructed me that I am. Also that this is an incredibly moving journey. And something about dreams. Read the List and Add Your Own Issues . . .
The Fashion Show
Mizrahi instead of Kors? Rowland or Klum? We look at how Bravo's new Project Runway copy measures up to the original. Read the Full Article . . .
Heroes (Season 4)
Fun comic homage or heavy-handed political commentary? We're trying to remain optimistic as the Heroes become Fugitives. Read the List and Add Your Own Issues . . .
Top Chef, Season 5
Heroes (Season 3)
America's Next Top Model (Cycle 11)
TV Fluff
Play-By-Play Pain
Where would we be without football commentators? I’d like to think that the world would be very much the same, only the sun would shine a little brighter, the birds would sing a little more, and poverty, war, and disease would be eradicated. Read the Full Article . . .
Movie Fluff
A Few Questions About Harry Potter
Top 10 Movies of 2008
From Hollywood blockbusters to the indies and foreign gems, Snickers counts down his favorite movies of 2008. Read the Full Article.
The Empire's New Clothes
I miss the “Yub Yub” song. I realize that some people would say that the Yub Yub song at the end of Return of the Jedi symbolizes everything that has gone wrong with the Star Wars franchise. I say that if you had to imagine exactly what kind of celebratory music would be created by a primitive civilization of tribal teddy bears, the Yub Yub song would be it. Read the Full Article
The Lazy Screenwriter's Guide
Updated 12/1
All bombs can always be disabled by cutting one of two wires, which are conveniently color-coded for your bomb-disarming needs. Read our list of movie clichés and add your own.
Washington DC vs. Hollywood
It’s not that we’re looking to complain. Really, we enjoy what you do immensely, and find you most useful when we want to decry cultural trends during an election year. You’re doing a fabulous job. But it has come to our attention that there have been a few minor errors when it comes to depicting Washington, DC and the citizens thereof. Don’t misunderstand—for the most part, we greatly enjoy the films, television shows, etc. that are set in our fair city. There are few things quite as entertaining as trying to guess which Congressman’s sordid past was being obliquely referred to in last night’s police procedural. But if you could just address the following issues, we would be very grateful and much less likely to sic the FCC on you again. Read the Full Article