Check out Vulture's Reality TV Bracket: March Madness for Pop Culture Fans!
I'm guest editing the Reality Rumble over at Vulture.com, and it's just starting to really heat up. See if your favorites have made the semi-finals!
I'm guest editing the Reality Rumble over at Vulture.com, and it's just starting to really heat up. See if your favorites have made the semi-finals!
Complete Gwynne Watkins True Detective Recaps @GQ
If you're still catching up on HBO's True Detective, you can take a look at my GQ recaps here!
If you're still catching up on HBO's True Detective, you can take a look at my GQ recaps here!
Pete Seeger Was No Saint @ Religion Dispatches
What Pete Seeger's views on organized religion can teach believers.
What Pete Seeger's views on organized religion can teach believers.
A Psychiatrist Analyzes "Girls" Characters @ Vulture
Part of my ongoing series of conversations with psychiatrist Paul Puri for Vulture.com, in which we analyze troubled TV characters. Previous installments: antihero round-up (originally published in New York Magazine), Breaking Bad part 1, Breaking Bad part 2, Mad Men part 1, Mad Men part 2.
Part of my ongoing series of conversations with psychiatrist Paul Puri for Vulture.com, in which we analyze troubled TV characters. Previous installments: antihero round-up (originally published in New York Magazine), Breaking Bad part 1, Breaking Bad part 2, Mad Men part 1, Mad Men part 2.
50 Best SNL Sketches of All Time @ Rolling Stone
I worked on this list of the greatest SNL sketches for Rolling Stone -- an unusually well-curated one, if I do say so myself.
I worked on this list of the greatest SNL sketches for Rolling Stone -- an unusually well-curated one, if I do say so myself.
Q&A: Michelle Monaghan on True Detective @GQ
The star talks about her return to TV, filming while pregnant, and the twists and turns ahead for her True Detective character.
The star talks about her return to TV, filming while pregnant, and the twists and turns ahead for her True Detective character.
"Frozen" Songwriters Rate the Fan Memes @Vulture
... and reveal whether a certain lyric was an Arrested Development reference.
... and reveal whether a certain lyric was an Arrested Development reference.
Talking "Community" with a Real Community College Dean @ Vulture
How does Greendale compare to reality? I asked Holyoke Community College dean Matt Reed, who was a very good sport.
How does Greendale compare to reality? I asked Holyoke Community College dean Matt Reed, who was a very good sport.
The Oral History of the Cones of Dunshire @ Vulture
The true story behind Parks & Recreation's "new gaming experience." Part of Vulture's Oral History Week.
The true story behind Parks & Recreation's "new gaming experience." Part of Vulture's Oral History Week.
The Oral History of MTV's "Undressed" @Vulture
The show that launched a thousand careers (and most of them will surprise you). Part of Vulture's Oral History week.
The show that launched a thousand careers (and most of them will surprise you). Part of Vulture's Oral History week.
SNL's 15 Best "Talk Shows" at Rolling Stone
From Gilda Radner's improvised bedroom show to Barry Gibb's political chatfest, 15 SNL talk shows better than what's actually on TV.
From Gilda Radner's improvised bedroom show to Barry Gibb's political chatfest, 15 SNL talk shows better than what's actually on TV.