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The Adventure Zone Primer: Catch the Best Live-Action, Role-Playing Podcast...
One thing you should know about me is that I really, really like the McElroy Brothers and their line of various media products. I listen to their podcasts, I watched their six-episode SeeSo TV show,...
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Jetpacks, Squid Statues, Julia Roberts’ Lovers and Other Rabbit Holes
The director of Jane Austen’s House, a museum in the English village of Chawton, announced they are going to update their displays to include the author’s family’s ties to the slave trade. (The New...
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Giant Trolls, Legally Blonde 3, and Other Rabbit Holes
If climate change isn’t real then explain this chicken wing shortage. (Vox) I will never ever get over this weird relationship between Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. I don’t hate it. But I also don’t...
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Life, Death, & YouTube: My Attempt at Gardening Solo
Gardening is the trendy thing to do these days, but I promise you that’s not why I decided to start digging in the dirt. It was a combination of my mother’s and my own dreams: To have a lush, homegrown...
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20 TV and Movie Outfits You’ll Wear to Your First Post-COVID Vaccine Event
For the last 15 months, we’ve all been planning what we’ll do when the pandemic is over. Take all the trips. Hug all the people. Frolic and cavort at a level that the planet has never seen. But no...
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This Comic Book Series from Former Daily Show Head Writer is Equal Parts...
When I was a beat reporter, I’d spend Sundays at police headquarters going through incident reports. Piled on two bulging clipboards were detailed accounts of every act of violence, criminal betrayal,...
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The 5 Stages of Dating During the Pandemic That Was
Married people, here’s what you missed! (SPOILER ALERT: not much.) The last year has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. The pandemic changed pretty much everything about how we live our lives, and...
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Wayward Sex Nerds Pop Culture Explainer
It’s been a long week, so without further ado I present to you all the pop culture moments that either shook me, confused me, or made me question nerdy men with power and fame. John Mulaney and Olivia...
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Hocus Pocus 2, A Cartoon Cafe and other Rabbit Holes
Bad news is there is evidence that essential oils cause seizures. Good news is “though every day use of oils has generally been considered safe for the average person.” (Academic Times) Is this...
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What Ever Happened to Michelle Branch?
In 2001, Michelle Branch was everywhere. She’d just released her major label debut album called The Spirit Room and teeny boppers around the globe quickly snatched up millions of copies. This was back...
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Ten Pet Names for Your Relationship that Won’t Make You Barf
Let’s get this out of the way. I hate pet names. I feel like they’re antifeminist, mostly because the traditional ones for women are usually derivatives of “baby”, which I find diminutive and unsavory....
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Pop Culture Explainer: Queen Olivia, Shrek and Chalamet as Wonka
Once again, I did the Lord’s work and am ready to explain some notable pop cultural trends this past week. I use the term “explain” very loosely, as it is more of a rant than an explanation but still,...
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Two Generations. Two Sports Accomplishments. Both Incredible.
We try to keep a toe in sporting events here at The Gist, especially when reporting on the remarkable. Let’s start with an event that just happened and the undisputed queen of gymnastics: an athlete so...
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Friends Reunion, SNL Goodbyes, Nazi Sex Blankets and other Rabbit Holes
This series, React Like You Know, has new artists reacting to old school videos and it is pure gold. UPROXX There’s a lot of mixed feelings about this pod womb. Would you grow your baby in a pod like...
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12 Key Life Lessons I Learned from Highlander
There’s been a lot of chatter lately about a Highlander reboot starring Henry Cavill. That’s fantastic news, and fans of the film will certainly hope that this is enough star-power to get this...
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iCarly Reboot, Inflatable In-N-Out French Fry Container and other Rabbit Holes
As someone who never remembers to drink water, I do not get the appeal of a 5k designer water bottle. I love you, L.A., but go home. You’re drunk (and dehydrated). (LA Times) But I do remember to eat....
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New Titania, Game Fest, The Nanny on Broadway and other Rabbit Holes
Celebrities are asking for NDAs before having sex. I have my pen ready, Henry Cavill. (Buzzfeed) There’s a new Harvey Milk memorial in the works in San Francisco. (In Habitat) ‘Tis the season for...
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Nicolas Cage’s Pig, Hunter Drones, Rocket Penis and other Rabbit Holes
Skating is in the Olympics now and this is a good time to get to know Nyjah Huston and his tattoos. (GQ) An Indian man with 39 wives died recently, leaving behind 94 children. Meanwhile you can’t keep...
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Ethan Hawke Is The New Horror Daddy In Town
Patrick Wilson is often thought of as the Horror Daddy, both in the sense of literal fatherhood and in the sense that he is an attractive older gentleman who emulates a comforting sense of maturity and...
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Amazon Prime Day 2021: There’s still some time to catch some deals
Are you in the mood for some shopping therapy? Do you have an Amazon Prime membership? Then head over to Amazon to check out some Prime Day deals. This annual event offers pages and pages of items on...
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