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The Third Season of the Cult British Science Fiction Sitcom Red Dwarf Ends on a Characteristically Darkly Funny Note with "Timeslides" and "Last Day"
The Third Season of the Cult British Science Fiction Sitcom Red Dwarf Ends on a Characteristically Darkly Funny Note with "Timeslides" and "Last Day"

The third season of the cult British science-fiction Red Dwarf closes on a darkly comic note with “Timeslides” and “Timeslides.”

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 5, 2025
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Nathan RabinSeptember 4, 2025
Watching a live taping of the prison-themed podcast in the era of Trump is a profoundly bittersweet experience
Watching a live taping of the prison-themed podcast in the era of Trump is a profoundly bittersweet experience

Attending a live show of the prison-themed podcast Ear Hustle had me feelings all kinds of feelings, primarily bittersweet and sad.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 3, 2025
The Shudder Pick of the Month is the Wonderfully Insane Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
The Shudder Pick of the Month is the Wonderfully Insane Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Michael Myers returns (again) in a wonderfully terrible stinker with a crazed performance by Donald Pleasance as an utterly unhinged Dr. Loomis.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 3, 2025Halloween, Film, horror, sequel, Danielle Harris, camp
The Deeply Disturbing Reason Donald Trump Thinks that "Everyone" Agrees He's the Best President Ever and Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
The Deeply Disturbing Reason Donald Trump Thinks that "Everyone" Agrees He's the Best President Ever and Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

The disturbing part of President Trump continually insisting that “everyone” thinks he’s the best president ever, anointed by God to save our country and someone who should win the Nobel Prize is because he genuinely believes that to be true.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 2, 2025Donald Trump, ego, narcissism
I'm Rerunning This Five Year Old Piece on the Increasingly Hilarious Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
I'm Rerunning This Five Year Old Piece on the Increasingly Hilarious Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani’s very public fall from grace would be heartbreaking if it weren’t so freaking hilarious!

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 1, 2025Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
The Not So Random Rerun of the Day is the Hilariously Hagiographic TV Movie Biography Rudy about the Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner
The Not So Random Rerun of the Day is the Hilariously Hagiographic TV Movie Biography Rudy about the Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 1, 2025James Woods, Penelope Anne Miller, tv movie, Rudy Giuliani, hagiography
My Shudder Pick of the Month is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
My Shudder Pick of the Month is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Michael Meyers is back, baby! That’s not cause for excitement, I’m afraid, on account of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers sucking.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 28, 2025Halloween, Film, Sequel
The Bratty Inspiration of Gavin Newsom's Aggressive Social Media Trump Parody
The Bratty Inspiration of Gavin Newsom's Aggressive Social Media Trump Parody

Hunky California Governor Gavin Newsom has been making fun of Donald Trump’s social media voice in a way that has amused the left, enraged the right and increased his national profile.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinAugust 27, 2025
No More Wire Hangers, Ever
The Big WhoopNathan RabinAugust 26, 2025
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