The fascinatingly, poignantly terrible anti-feminist Marabel Morgan wrote the best-selling non-fiction book of 1974 in The Total Woman (with some ten million copies in print) and appeared on the cover of both Time and Mrs. Why has she been forgotten and why do her ideas suddenly feel so horrifyingly contemporary?
Read MoreWith the Noid back in action it seems like a perfect time to re-run the gritty, ultra-violent origin story I created for him.
Read MoreDon’t be put off by its title or its gimmicky-seeming central conceit: Pen15 is one of the deepest, darkest and just plain best shows on television.
Read MoreIn honor of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Edition of The Weird Accordion to Al’s publication day we’re running an excerpt from the book on Al’s 1985 longform video The Compleat Al.
Read MoreTales from the Crypt’s cynical portrayal of desperate, weak men who will do anything to overcome their personal and sexual inadequacies looks particular incisive and prescient these days.
Read MoreAmazon set up PR Twitter accounts to convey just how much fun its warehouse employees are having and how well-treated they are. Instead they opened up a portal to a heartbreaking world of infinite everyday sadness.
Read MoreGo the hell back to where you came from if you hate it here! Shit, I’ll even help you pack as long as we find a way to making doing so palatable for me!
Read MoreThe 20th annual Gathering of the Juggalos epitomizes what makes Insane Clown Posse’s annual festival of arts and culture such an essential American institution.
Read MoreWith the Kickstarter for the Weird Accordion to Al on, I figured it would be the perfect time to look back on my experiences following Al’s amazing tour last year.
Read MoreNearly three decades before the Cats trailer horrified a nation, Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick’s beloved cult classic Get a Life made the perfect parody with its classic “Zoo Animals on Wheels” episode.
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