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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

5 Must See Movies You Overlooked in 2024

Lea Palmieri (she/her) is a host, writer, producer, and most importantly, a Gemini.

Lea Palmieri

Jack Lowden, Donald Glover, Eddie Redmayne

All The Hot Spies Couldn’t Stay Undercover in 2024

Paul Montgomery (he/him) writes from Philadelphia.

Paul Montgomery

‘Nosferatu’ Review: Sleepwalk with Me

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

Ethan Kaye

First Issue Bin

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(L-R) Neel (Robert TImothy Smith), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), SM-33 (Nick Frost), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and KB (Kyriana Kratter) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. &amp; TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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Creature Commandos

‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 5 Recap: Irredeemable Callousness

Latonya &#8220;Penn&#8221; Pennington (they/them) is a prolific freelance pop culture critic who has written for publications such as Into More, Popverse, Comics XF, and more. They are also a poet and have been published in Videodame, The Daily Drunk, and Sage Cigarettes, to name a few.

Latonya Pennington

Heistmas

Christmas Musical ‘Jingle Jangle’ Helps Me Remember My Magic

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

Drag Race

Eliminated ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Queen Reflects on Cast’s Energy: “We Created a Space That Was Brave”

Sebastian Deken (he/him) is a writer and musician originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of <a href="https://bossfightbooks.com/products/final-fantasy-vi-by-sebastian-deken">Final Fantasy VI</a> (Boss Fight Books, 2021), a critical exploration of the music from the 1994 game of the same name. He received his BA in music and French language and literature at Washington University in St. Louis and his MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University. He currently lives in Queens, New York, with his husband and two cats.

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