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.
It's a Heistmas Sale Alert!
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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.
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Heist for the Holidays
The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 10: The Dean Martin Christmas Show
So, now you know about The Dean Martin Christmas Show. Wanna watch it with us?
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.
The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar Day 9: “A Christmas Duel”
Forget "Baby It's Cold Outside."
Recaps
‘Hannibal’ 1×10 Recap: The Inevitable Long Plunge
The thing about masks is that sooner or later you have to take them off.
‘Stranger Things’ 5×02 Recap: “The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler”
... and also "The Vanishing of a Few Tired Character Dynamics."
‘Twin Peaks’ 1×05 Recap: All These Friends and Lovers
As befits a soap opera, love — good and bad — is in the air.
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 7: The 13 Best Words in a Christmas Special
Truer words have never been spoken.
Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘She’s Making a List’ Is the Weirdest Christmas Movie of 2025 [Complimentary]
Let's get to the point: this Santa is hot.
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.
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ 6×03 Recap: You Get an Alliance!
Double the Beavers, double the drama.
‘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
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.
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
‘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?
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?
