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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

Movies

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

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

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‘Hannibal’ Season 3 Premiere Recap: I Made My Own House Be My Gallows

Ian Carlos Crawford is an anxious writer and podcaster with MFA in nonfiction writing. He loves Buffy, X-Men, Scream, and pugs. His writing has appeared on sites like GQ, BuzzFeed, NewNowNext, and other random corners of the internet. He hosts the queer pop culture podcast Slayerfest 98 and cohosts the horror podcast My Bloody Judy.

Ian Carlos Crawford

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Daredevil: Born Again

Jessica Jones Deserves Her Happy Ending

Grace Leeder (she/they) has spent years cultivating her passion for storytelling, from TV shows to movies. Since entering the podcasting world in 2020, Grace has established herself as a trusted voice in pop culture, offering in-depth insights and recommendations that resonate with audiences. She began podcasting in 2020 on the award-winning Rob Has A Podcast, sharing her love for various TV series and films with listeners.
In the spring of 2024, Grace began co-hosting The Tastemakers, a podcast designed to provide curated reviews and recommendations. Throughout her podcasting journey, Grace has covered acclaimed series like Succession, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, and many more. She has also expanded her scope to conduct engaging interviews with a diverse range of industry professionals, including actors, writers, directors, and costume designers, delivering an inside look at what goes into making some of the most popular shows and movies.

Grace Leeder

Survivor

‘Survivor’ 50×12 Recap: “Inconceivable”

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.

Sean T. Collins

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Prestige Prehistory

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

Music

Let’s Start a New Phil Collins Urban Legend!

Austin Gorton is a pop culture writer and critic who can also be found reviewing older issues of X-Men at the Real Gentlemen of Leisure website or posting trading card pics on social media. He lives outside Minneapolis, where sometimes, it is not cold.

Austin Gorton

‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ 1×06 Recap: “Night of the Hunted”

Jack is an American librarian and author of the book MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF COMICS IN YOUR LIBRARY now residing in Toronto, where he lives with his husband and cats. He is dedicated to connecting libraries with comics and combating censorship.

Jack Phoenix

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Heist Guide: Libraries & Digital Lending

Jeremy Bent is a voice actor, comedian, writer, bass player and extremely slow 5k runner. He hosts the Eurovision podcast Eurovangelists, and played C-53 on the sci-fi podcast Mission to Zyxx and Professor Jamison Burkehead on his science podcast, Nice to Meet You. He was also a cast member on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News for Comedy Central. He lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Nessie, and teaches classes on making your own podcast.

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