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Hope Springs Eternal in Vienna: A Eurovision Tour Diary

There is still so much left for the EBU to do to restore faith in Eurovision, but we still have plenty to celebrate.

‘Backrooms’ Serves Unseasoned Creepypasta

In commercialized form, 'Backrooms' is stale right out of the bag. 


Reviews

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: Toys in the AT-TIC

Sometimes some Phil Tippet-inspired tomfoolery goes a long way. 

GLP-1 Allegory ‘Saccharine’ Centers New Kind of Horror Protagonist: The Level-Headed Note-Taker!

The beleaguered lead of Natalie Erika James’ new movie confronts the hold haunting playbook by getting out her notebook.

Heist Guides

Heist Guide: Libraries & Digital Lending

Libraries provide services to be used, so borrowing an e-book is just as important as borrowing a paper book off the shelves

Heist Guide: Daredevil

Miller. Mazzucchelli. Nocenti. Romita. Bendis. Maleev. Waid. Samnee. The list keeps going.

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.

Recaps

‘Hannibal’ 3×2 Recap: It Has to End Every Way It Can

This is a battle of primal, universal forces, and we have a front row seat.

‘Survivor’ Season 50 Finale Recap: “Reverse the Curse”

We've spent two years living in the possibility of what 'Survivor' 50 could be.

‘Twin Peaks’ 2×19 Recap: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

It’s the first time death has ever looked silly on this show.

Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of May 2026

Two pop culture juggernauts united by their love of Italian food.


‘Late Show’ Changed My Life: An Intern’s 2006 MySpace Blog

'The Late Show' is where I learned to be myself. Also, where I learned how to unjam a copy machine.


‘Twin Peaks’ 2×18 Recap: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange

With only four episodes left in the show’s second season, things are getting truly mystical.


Eurovision 2026: A Song-by-Song Guide

A breakdown of this year's 35 songs: Which ones bop and which ones flop?


‘Twin Peaks’ 2×17 Recap: I’m Going Through Changes

“She came to me,” Harry says, “and she made everything better.”


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.

From the Vault

‘The Prisoner’ Episode 1 Recap: The Man in Black

"Questions are a burden to others, answers a prison for oneself."

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?