I’m trying to figure out what to call Claire Danes’ version of the scream queen. Because she has become the go-to actress for tortured, on-the-edge, ugly-crying roles. Emo empress? Grimacing grand duchess? Crazy countess? Okay, none of these quite have the same ring to them, but The Beast in Me …
It’s 2025 and we need some comedy in our lives. Inconsequential adult television that speaks to us in a language that isn’t overly-complicated genre or four-joke-a-page network sitcom nonsense. Not that I don’t watch a ton of genre stuff, but sometimes I just need to hang out and laugh at …
This album feels like the most obvious successor to The Breeders since… well, since The Breeders. Who, frankly, don’t really …
What even is alt-country these days? It seems it’s just indie rock with some twang. Much in the same way …
Ok, my musical tastes in 1989 were admittedly a little sus. I would buy anything even vaguely funk rock. Funk …
There was something that captured my attention when I saw the trailer for this film. It reminded me of a time back before everything was commoditized and market tested and even professionally weird like a Yorgos Lanthimos movie. It felt DIY and indie and just plain odd. In the best …
This is a deeply odd movie. Almost a Name That Tune challenge that said, “I see you A Quiet Place and I can tell that story in two words!” Because that is literally all you get in this film. I get it. I do. But at some juncture you watch …
This was a good book. I don’t say that often enough. And because of that I feel like a bad consumer of literature. I mean, I used to enjoy reading. I did it a lot. As the years have progressed, though, I’ve sloughed off that part of my brain. Mostly …
Look at me dipping into genre fiction! But, really, I’ve been doing it for years. I’ve just been intrigued by crime fiction in recent times. I’m not sure why, honestly. Every time I finish one of these novels filled with violence and tough guys I feel like perhaps I’m too …
I guess this is what you’d call low stakes in the true crime game. Nobody is dead, there’s no like …
I was a fan of Reply All. And was in the middle of my glory with it when “The Test …
Psychogenic illness is fascinating. Mass psychogenic illness is even more interesting. Such was the case in Leroy, NY when a whole group …
Booze & Grub: NYC
First, this place is absolutely adorable. I mean, not the interior or the decor or anything — on that front it’s …
Look, I’m not really going to waste your time here. If you haven’t been to a McDonald’s, then you’re either …
You know that bizarre bike messenger? You know, the one who shows up in your office wearing Hefty bags when …
“I don’t see color; I’m a social scientist.” True words spoken by a pretentious little prick sitting next to us …
The fact that this place is in any way related to the ”ugliest place on earth” is both surprising and …
Booze & Grub: NJ
Here we go again. It is The Salad House? Or just Salad House? Probably the least important thing about an …
I’m not sure when the word “maker” made it into our lexicon. I mean, it’s been a term for hundreds …
There is a college in Montclair. Not surprisingly, it’s called Montclair State. And like any college, it’s filled with kids …
Nutley is not the first town one thinks about when they think of “cool.” Mostly they think about a racist …
From the ashes of Royal Bagel & Deli comes… a place that clearly got some really big bagel ovens on …
