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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

Horror Secret Handshakes

Horror Secret Handshakes: ‘Scarecrows’

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.

Jeremy Bent

Eurovision

Eurovision 2025 Favorites: Which Countries Will Stunt at the Grand Final?

Your Eurovision 2025 Song by Song Guide

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

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ 10×02 Recap: Crabs in a Bucket

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ 10×01 Recap: Heavy Metal Stripper

Movies

‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Is Teen Slasher Bliss

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: ‘Fantastic Four Fanfare’ #1

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

Yelena Belova, sad and happy and on a ledge

Thunderbolts*

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Yelena Belova

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

Melody on Music

Melody on Music: The Proto-Hyperpop to Hyperpop Pipeline

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.

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