Tag: Culture

Bungie’s ‘Destiny’ Characters Were Born to Be Cosplayed There are a million and one reasons cosplaying is a fine art. It requires not only time, patience, and resources, but also a very specific skill set that can include everything from expert wig selection to carpentry. The […]

Netflix’s 20th Anniversary Is Nice, But It Doesn’t Matter A few years ago, one eagle-eyed YouTube user uploaded a true internet find: a 1998 DVD-Rom ad for a new service called NetFlix.com. Over a swell of stringed instruments and a parade of movie posters from Raging […]

The ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Meme Photographer Explains All You’ve seen it by now, maybe enough times to be sick of it: A man walks down a city street with his girlfriend, head turned backward, face curved into a Tex Avery ogle directed at a woman walking the […]

‘Game of Thrones’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 7: The Show That Just Ghosted Everyone There is a series of questions that every person asks themselves when a relationship falls apart. Why did this happen? What could have been done differently? How did we end up here, […]

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale Reactions: Yeah, We’re Gonna Need to Talk About That One Well, as we hoped would happen, Game of Thrones celebrated the coming of winter by bringing some serious heat. At nearly 80 minutes, “The Dragon and the Wolf” was the […]

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Reactions: Yeah, We’re Gonna Need to Talk About That One Well, as we hoped would happen, Game of Thrones celebrated the coming of winter by bringing some serious heat. At nearly 80 minutes, “The Dragon and the Wolf” was the series’ longest […]

The Internet Responds to James Cameron’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Critique In This Week’s News Roundup Welcome back, internet fans. We’ve got a lot to catch up on, so let’s get started. First of all, to set the scene, it’s been the kind of week where an attempt […]

This Is a Golden Age of Low-Budget Horror Traditionally horror movies have been full of characters whose foolish behavior is boring and predictable, but more and more movies like Hush and The Invitation are featuring characters who are smart and resourceful. That’s a welcome development for […]

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Season Finale Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly […]

Netflix’s Most Underrated Power? Anticipation Even Jerry Seinfeld would find the irony amusing. The comedian, who first made a name for himself railing against the ambiguity of contemporary life, is set to debut his first Netflix special. (It’s hard not to imagine him pacing onstage, hands […]