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 Jacksonā€™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 Jacksonā€™s Neverland Ranch estate.

ARTS

New media, new medium

It would be difficult to find any western millennial with an Internet connection who hasnā€™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 fanbaseā€™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? Youā€™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 Princeā€™s passing, paying homage to Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Robin Williams, andā€”of courseā€”Prince Rogers Nelson himself.