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Nicole Weaver (she/her) has been writing about entertainment since 2014. She is a reality TV expert, covering shows such as Survivor, Big Brother, and Love Is Blind. Nicole also has a podcast called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@blackbireality">Black Bi Reality</a> available on YouTube and podcast apps. She has her Bachelor’s in journalism from The Pennsylvania State University. See more of Nicole’s work at Vulture, Teen Vogue, PopSugar, and Collider.

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Nicole Weaver

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‘Love Is Blind’ Season 8’s Pre-Season TikTok Rumors Prove Small Towns Are Messier

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

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Ethan Kaye

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Best Flicks and Bad Flops

Not Even Michael Keaton Could Save ‘Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World’s 10th Anniversary’

Vanessa Maki is a queer Blerd, writer, and artist who primarily covers horror, anime, and other nerdy topics. She&#8217;s a current contributor for But Why Tho? and The Mary Sue. And has been published in various places like Dread Central, Daily Dead, Screensphere and more.

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Vanessa Maki

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Heist Guides

Heist Guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ryan Sprague (he/him) is a best-selling author, playwright/screenwriter, and television host on the History Channel, The CW, and Eastlink Canada. He is also the podcast host of Somewhere in the Skies (UFOs) and co-host of Somewhere in the Ring (Pro-wrestling) on Lionsgate Sound.

Ryan Sprague

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Comics

Daniel Kibblesmith Puts Darkwing Duck Through His Paces in New Dynamite Series

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.

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Brett White

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‘The Traitors’ Season 3: That Banishment Made Me Feel Joy for the First Time in 2025

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Music

The Definitive List of 20 Animals Who Rock

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.

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Latonya Pennington

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The Best in Magical Girl Mascots

Jonathan (he/they) is a freelance writer who enjoys covering art, technology, rambling about emotions, and feature stories. He lives in D.C. with his two cats, Raz and Miles.

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Jonathan Forney

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‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 4 Continues To Raise the Bar

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Casting Call

Casting Call: ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Episode 5 Recap: “It’s So Wocka Wocka Wocka”