Not cool, baby — After a long night of wiping surfaces, I can go home. It’s monotonous wiping other people’s shit. I think I saw an employee spitting on a table so I could clean it. At least they make my job entertaining. But my house is more fun than my job. I’ve everything…

Idiosyncrasies reimagined — Caution: This list contains explicit content. There is a day for every occasion. Do you have an idea? It can become a national holiday. So, it’s not surprising my favorite genre, experimental, has a nationwide holiday. August 24th marks Strange Music Day, and to celebrate, let’s list ten weird and…

Only the strong learn Capoeira — One day when I was four years old, binging my favorite Barney VHS. My father comes home with a mysterious tape. He said it’s a movie about fighting that I knew I’d love. I asked Dad where he got the VHS from. I can’t get a straight answer. …

This is Jerry Springer’s, Jerry Springer Moment — I’ll be straight with you. I’m not one for musicals. Hamilton is the only play I can tolerate. It’s scrappy, and it doesn’t miss its shot. However, there is another musical I can tolerate, Jerry Springer: The Opera. Another thing I have to be straight with you. You would think…

More joy to a Happy Meal — My short bio isn’t a lie — I am an obscure media enthusiast. I’ve watched and listened to countless weird and non-pop-culture media to earn the title throughout the years. So, let’s prove it. My favorite obscure music? Easy. “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” by Napolean XIV. …

One man and a clown creature find meaning in a technocratic future — On October 28, 1943, a U.S. warship in Philadelphia tested electromagnetic invisibility fields to make invisible planes. The U.S. government hired the Navy to partake in this operation. It’s unclear what occurred because none of it happened. It’s only a theory with a cheesy B-Movie name: the Philadelphia Experiment. However…

I don’t get it — Art has changed through the centuries. We started with paintings, arena fights, and musicals. Soon, they became animation, motion pictures and mp4 downloads. So, as technology expands, experimenting occurs. Art, for instance, had many phases in the 20th century. Artists focused on realism to dadaism. Fast-forward to the 21st century…

Let’s rewrite the simulation — Our minds misremember things, so we invent theories to understand our faulty memories. Take the Mandela Effect, for example. Fiona Broome coined the idea after she thought Nelson Mandela died in prison during the 1980s. …

Martin Luther King deserves better — Consider this scenario: we remove Martin Luther King Jr. from the Civil Rights Movement, and the United States remains a segregated country. This happens in the 1999 animated educational film Our Friend, Martin by Dic Entertainment. The film depicts Martin Luther King Jr. as the only one responsible for Civil…

Animating is difficult, as these films prove — Spoilers ahead, but you’re not missing anything. Animation has been around since we had motion pictures. Many short 2D animated films paved the way, like Humorous Phases of Funny Faces and Disney’s Steamboat Willie. …

The popular web series uses the same formula with more twists and turns — Sesame Street pissed off the wrong people. The banned Sesame Street episode with the wicked witch from Wizard of Oz horrified the people behind the web series Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared as children. …

The search ends here — WARNING: This article contains NSFW (Not Safe For Work) content. If you’re uncomfortable with suicide, murder, gore, incest, and pedophilia, do not read. Everyday creators produce media for all to see. Said creators hope their media gets attention and becomes a money-making franchise. And others expect a few people to…

ReBoot would like its insults back. — Mortal Kombat’s ingrained in pop culture, but it is a weird franchise. What is now a hyperrealistic fighter where everyone kills each other for the sake of violence, Mortal Kombat was a campy martial arts title where fantasy and kung-fu collide. …