ARTS

You are the Horseman

That creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg was able to sell a series whose comedic through-line is the vapidity of show biz and celebrity culture is gleeful madness in itself, even disregarding his choice to pitch it as an animated comedy about a drunken, has-been TV star searching for acceptance, who also happens to be a horse.

OPINIONS

Tabloid junkie

On June 25, the anniversary of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson’s death, Internet rumour-mill Radar Online published an article claiming that a previously undisclosed stash of child pornography had been discovered by the FBI in their 2003 raid on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch estate.

ARTS

New media, new medium

It would be difficult to find any western millennial with an Internet connection who hasn’t at least heard of YouTube personalities like Felix ā€œPewDiePieā€ Kjellberg, Mark ā€œMarkiplierā€ Fischbach, or Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla of Smosh fame.

OPINIONS

The passion of the nerd

James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd (or the Nerd) for his profanity-laden Internet comedy series of the same name, recently published a short video explaining that, despite his fanbase’s anticipation, he would not be reviewing the Ghostbusters reboot.

ARTS

A house divided

Currently, the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to occupy a strange ethereal plane that shields it from traditional film critique. Dislike the films? You’re obviously not a fan of the comics.

FEATURE

The Last Heir

A tribute known as ā€œThe Courtā€ is making rounds on the Internet in the wake of Prince’s passing, paying homage to Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Robin Williams, and—of course—Prince Rogers Nelson himself.