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Ethan Kaye (he/him) is a writer/editor/book hoarder. He is scared of the Loch Ness Monster.

Ethan Kaye

First Issue Bin

First Issue Bin: ‘Universal Monsters: The Mummy’ #1

Will Harris (he/him) has a long history of doing long-form interviews with random pop culture figures for The A.V. Club, Decider and a variety of other outlets, including Variety, as it happens. He also did the interviews for Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

Will Harris

Music

Limahl and the “NeverEnding” Legacy of Kajagoogoo

Movies

‘In the Navy’ Continues Abbott and Costello’s Winning Streak of No-Combat Army Comedies

Brett White (he/him) is a pop culture journalist and editor-in-chief of Pop Heist. Prior to this, he was a senior reporter/producer for Decider for seven years. Prior to joining Decider, he covered pop culture for Comic Book Resources, Marvel.com, and MTV News. His areas of expertise include Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Drag Race, classic sitcoms, Sam Neill, unexpected thirst traps, and unlikely menswear icons.
In his spare time, he cohosts the podcast Must Have Seen TV and is writing his first book: a biography of <a href="https://www.haydenrorke.com/">Hayden Rorke</a>.
He also lives out his feminine fantasy as <a href="https://www.barbhardly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barb Hardly</a>, his drag queen alter ego.
His hobbies include spending way too much money on action figures, swimsuits, and fashion accessories. He currently lives in Queens with his handsome husband and two large, orange cats.

Brett White

Daredevil: Born Again

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episodes 5-6 Recap: Murder By Numbers

Matthew Jackson (he/him) is a writer, critic, podcaster, and nerd-for-hire who&#8217;s been writing about pop culture for more than 15 years. He lives in Austin, Texas, and when he&#8217;s not writing he&#8217;s usually counting the days until Christmas.

Matthew Jackson

Heist Guides

Heist Guide: Scream

RuPaul's Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Episode 12 Recap: We Need a New Era

Friday the 13th V, Teen holding Hockey Mask

‘Friday the 13th’ Tried a Jason Copycat Movie 40 Years Ago. It Didn’t Go Well.

Boston culture journalist Andy Crump covers movies, beer, music, fatherhood, and way too many other subjects for way too many outlets, perhaps even yours: Paste Magazine, Inverse, The New York Times, Hop Culture, Polygon, and Men&#8217;s Health, plus more. He is composed of roughly 65 percent craft beer. He currently needs a haircut.

Andy Crump

Heist Guide: Shudder

Melody Esme is a music, film, and TV writer, based in Portland, OR. In addition to her writing about art and pop culture, she has also published a novel and released riot grrrl music.

Melody Esme

Digital Get-Downs & Apocalyptic Space Quests: ‘No Strings Attached’ at 25

Sean T. Collins is a freelance TV critic for the New York Times, Vulture, Decider, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pain Don&#8217;t Hurt: Meditations on Road House, available at <a href="https://www.mutualskies.com/">mutualskies.com</a>. He and his wife, the cartoonist Julia Gfrörer, live with their children on Long Island.

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