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Heist for the Holidays

Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘Happy Howlidays’ Begins the Reign of the First Mr. Christmas

Jessica Lowndes stars alongside America's Next Hallmark Superstar, the winner of Hallmark+ original reality competition series 'Finding Mr. Christmas,' Ezra Moreland.

Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘Sugarplummed’ Is a Transcendent Celebration of All Things Hallmark

Maggie Lawson plays an uptight lawyer who is shown the magic of Christmas via a chaotically cheerful movie character, played by Janel Parrish.

Recaps

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ 6×02 Recap: Battle of the Buffoons

You need someone saying "no," firmly, so that you don't end up with a commercial for Caligula's Love Boat.

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ 1×05  Recap: Twisted Cistern

Whenever Shaw mentions the “13 pillars” I’m reminded of Vincent Price’s opening narration to The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, which really isn’t the worst thing.

‘Hannibal’ 1×08 Recap: A Poet and a Psychopath

There is a real sense of Game Recognize Game happening here.

Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘The Snow Must Go On’ Drops Corey Cott Into a High School Musical

Corey Cott brings his Broadway charm to Hallmark's biggest week of holiday movies.


Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of November 2025

New items from Super7, Hasbro, EXO-6, and more populate November's list of the best toy releases.


Queerly Nerdy: Angels, Aces, and Magical Girls

Penn details a new album by Angel Haze, a magical girl anniversary, and mech-a-queers!


‘Beyond the Gates’ Family Tree Explained: Who’s Who in Fairmont Crest

Presenting the 'Beyond the Gates' family tree, your ultimate guide to the citizens (and schemers) of Fairmont Crest.


‘Twin Peaks’ 1×03 Recap: Red Rooms

This episode is everything 'Twin Peaks' can be. It’s sexy, sleazy, and soapy, unabashedly so, yet...


Goya’s “Black Paintings” Ranked by How They’d Ruin a Thanksgiving Dinner

Goya's "Black Paintings" are disturbing oil paintings. All 14, ranked by how awful they'd be to dig into turkey with!


Long(er) Reads

Saints, Bats, and Birds: What’s the Longest Running Comic Series?

Everything you think about long-running comic titles gets an asterisk next to it. There are no easy answers.

‘Cinderella’s Castle’ Is What My Adult Self Needs Right Now

To see a Black Cinderella express her anger through song showed me that it is possible to be kind while also feeling resentful.

Heist Guides

Heist Guide: ‘Alien’ (1979)

An orange tabby cat, a surrealist Swiss artist, an unknown actress with an improbable first name, and a Nigerian design student walk into a pub ...

Heist Guide: The All-New, All-Different X-Men

'Giant-Size X-Men' gets a giant-size Heist Guide.

Heist Guide: Sonic the Hedgehog

You're gonna want to take your time with this intro to gaming's fastest hero.

Heist Guide: Survivor

With 47 seasons and counting, 'Survivor' is one of the most intense binge journeys a viewer can ever embark upon.

From the Vault

Tony Slattery Made Me Proud To Be Gay

"I'm not coming out. I was never in. I'm happily described as gay."

Heist Guide: How To Be A Drag Queen

From beauty to body and beyond, here's everything you need to know to start stunting as a drag queen.

The Queer Trailblazers of ‘Are You the One?’ Season 8 Deserve a ‘Family Vacation’-Style Reunion Series

What is better reality television than a reunion between people who had an orgy years ago?