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The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 11: The 1996 National Christmas Tree Lighting

It's not Christmas until Patti LaBelle calls for her background singers.

‘Dark’ 2×02 Recap: “Dark Matter”

Every thread, every symbol, every glance means something.

Queerly Nerdy: ‘Tis the Season for Video Games and Comic Books

Allow me to help you find a new comic book or video game for someone else or yourself.

Ho Ho Holy S—, Frosty Had Three Secret Families

The voice of Frosty the Snowman had four families. Didn't use the magic hat after all.


Michael Kupperman Has a Zine. Yes, a Zine.

The off-beat comic hero delivers laugh after laugh in his signature style in his new Patreon-only zine.


I Love This Cake and Her Gooey Body

My stupid recipe for classic St. Louis gooey butter cake has been Top Secret — but today I'm marking it unclassified.


The REAL Meaning Behind ‘White Christmas’

'White Christmas', the greatest Christmas film of all time? But does it hide a sinister dark truth behind its songs, dances, and snow?


The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 8: Ronald Reagan Selling Cigarettes, But Make it Festive

We wouldn't be giving this ad any attention if Ronald Reagan hadn't become President.


The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 6: Sitcoms Where Santa Is Real

I'm just saying, Stephanie Tanner would be in therapy after what she saw.


‘Freaks and Geeks’ Episode 17 Recap: If My Friends Could See Me Now

The question this episode poses is, what happens after you get everything you wanted?


The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 5: The Best Christmas ‘SNL’ Sketch

Rascally funny guys with hearts of gold are a staple of holiday comedy.


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?