‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ 1×05 Recap: “Inquisition”
The Empire has entered the chat.
Changing the Game at Home: Sam Reich Talks Kickstarter, Creativity, and the Future of ‘Game Changer’
"I really do want to continue investing in this game such that it's an experience that people can play season in and season out, year in and year out."
‘Hannibal’ Season 2 Finale Recap: Love and Death
God can kill, God can consume, so why can't Hannibal?
‘Twin Peaks’ 2×16 Recap: The Beautiful and the Damned
Ge careful which Twin Peaks fans you say the words “pine weasel” around.
The Story Owes You Nothing: ‘The Pitt,’ Fandom, and What Fiction Can Do
There's nothing wrong with playing detective while watching your favorite shows, but at a certain point it all gets a bit poisonous.
God Bless Christian Hubicki, Thirst Trap King of ‘Survivor 50’
The light has gone out of my life.
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Recaps
‘Hannibal’ 2×12 Recap: Whimsy
The Devil knows how to keep his hands clean while doing the dirtiest work.
‘Twin Peaks’ 2×15 Recap: Heaven Is a Place on Earth
I remain impressed by how strong this allegedly weak stretch of the show remains.
‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ 1×04 Recap: “Pride and Vengeance”
Everybody was lightsaber fighting
The Cobra-La Corpus
A Better Cinema: Larry Houston Brought Anime to a Real American Hero With ‘G.I. Joe: The Movie’
"I did not expect — they put all the damn balloons into the shot!"
“Oh, They DO Hate Cobra-La” — How Tim Seeley Gave G.I. Joe’s Devils Their Due
Seeley also championed what the greatest Robert Kirkman G.I. Joe story we never got to see.
From Cringe to Canon: ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Buzz Dixon Is Finally at Peace With That Movie
He doesn't mince words about Duke, though: "No, I killed that sucker dead."
“Can I Have Pythona?” — How One Email Changed Skybound’s Energon Universe
"['G.I. Joe: The Movie'] really is the blueprint for what we do on the Joe side of Energon Universe."
Heist Guides
Heist Guide: ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
It's Westeros like you've never seen it before — namely, new-viewer-friendly!
Heist Guide: Age of Apocalypse
Take a walk through one of the most consequential X-Men story arcs ever!
Heist Guide: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ’87
When the evil Shredder attacks, whip out these Ninja Turtle facts.
‘Twin Peaks’ 2×17 Recap: I’m Going Through Changes
“She came to me,” Harry says, “and she made everything better.”
‘Survivor’ 50×11 Recap: “Everyone Will Be Shooketh!”
Cirie is so damn good at this game — but anyone could still win.
Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of April 2026
Two iconic duos — but only one can come out on top.
Hawkins Gets Animated In ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’
Ready for a return trip to Hawkins and the Upside Down?
‘Survivor’ 50×10 Recap: “A Side Dish of Chaos”
It’s hard not to argue anyone is having more fun on Survivor than Rick Devens.
Skreeonk! The 10 Best Episodes Of ‘Godzilla: The Series’
If there's one bright spot in '90s Godzilla canon, it's this cartoon.
‘The Dinosaurs’: A Prehistoric Spectacle 65 Million Years In The Making
This might just be the most realistic dinosaur documentary to ever be put to screen.
‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ 1×03 Recap: “Whispers in the Unknown”
Subtext is for cowards.
‘Hannibal’ 2×11 Recap: I Don’t Hide From God
Can you beat the Devil if you also make a deal with him?
Who Will Win ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 11? An Investigation
An invest-she-gation, if you will.
Long(er) Reads
The Republican Party Is Just Dumb Cobra; or, G.I. Joe Is Quite Liberal, Actually
Honestly, Cobra would be doing a better job right now.
How an FMV Puzzle Game From 1993 Made Me a Horror Fan
Those pixels are burned into my brain.
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
‘Homoti’ Is the Gay Turkish E.T. Rip-Off We Got, Not the One We Deserved
What if E.T. landed in Turkiye, no one gave a shit, and he was also gay?
‘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?
