new 99¢ one-month trial subscription (and why I need your help more than ever)
Because online idiocy is free. My work cannot be.
Entertainment Weekly is hiring writers! as long as those writers don’t want to get paid
Because why on Earth should a multibillion-dollar global corporation like Time Inc. have to pay its employees? That’s an unnecessary burden on a business.
The Borderlands review: Sunday worst
Finds absolutely nothing new in the supposedly spooky found-footage subgenre, unless all the typical haunted-house frights occurring in a church counts.
here is why unrealistic depictions of women in the media matter
There are good reasons why just ignoring it or turning off the TV and not buying the magazine isn’t enough.
London photo: no go (or else)
Another humorously altered No Entry sign.
I’m not quitting — you can’t make me leave
As you will have noticed, this week, trailers and Doctor Who Things went away. If you enjoyed them, I’m sorry. But I’m still standing…
The Past review: they are family
A remarkably grounded French-Iranian drama about a broken family trying to mend; unexpectedly riveting, thanks in part to one of 2013’s best ensembles.
London photo: scooting around Seven Dials
Some sort of Vespa club in action.
Veronica Mars review: fan service included
I’ve never seen the show that spawned it, but it was still exactly what I was expecting. I am neither overwhelmed nor underwhelmed by it. I am whelmed.
Geography Club review: mapping the teen terror of being weird
A gentle high-school drama about how little courage it actually takes to break through adolescent panicky silence and embrace everyone’s differences.
