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Pop Heist is a worker-owned, reader-funded pop culture news and journalism website, and we're here to rock your world.

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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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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.

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Top 10 Queer Movies of the Year

Daniel Schmergel (he/him) is a writer, investor, dad, and husband. He&#8217;s written fiction, TV pilots and non-fiction about music, real estate, fashion, politics, and comic books, among other subjects. It&#8217;s a chaotic resume, but it works for him. He loves sweaters, music, art, literature, action figures, and his family, but not in that order. He grew up on Long Island and his lived in Manhattan, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Bloomington, Indiana (briefly); he currently resides in the DC suburbs. He earned his BA from Colgate University and his MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College, where he was not part of a sex cult.

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Daniel Schmergel

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A Sweater Obsessive’s Top 10 Sweaters of 2024

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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5 Must See Movies You Overlooked in 2024

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

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Lea Palmieri

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Ansley Pentz (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based woman. She bakes desserts, writes silly articles and cuts her own bangs.

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

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Ethan Kaye

Megan Magray (she/her) is a designer, aspiring mystic, and bike debutante based in Brooklyn. Her pop culture pantheon includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Frasier, and The X-Files. Her guilty pleasure, which moonlights as her signature scent, is Patchouli 24.

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Megan Magray

Meghan Kaye (she/they) is a New York-based writer and novice game master who is definitely not five cats in a trenchcoat. They love Star Wars, anime, books, RPGs, dice collecting, and their ever-expanding cat family.

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Meghan Kaye

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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The Pop Heist Crew’s 2024 Listening Taste, Wrapped in a Bow

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