25 of the Best Boring Movies
Social media movie discourse is at it again. This time around, I’m being horrified by posts from younger moviegoers who freely admit to fast-forwarding through movies to skip past “the…
10 Ways to Not Blow Off Your Fingers This Fourth of July
The US Consumer Products Safety Commission is bad at stealing people’s stoves, but it’s great at blowing up mannequins. In advance of the Fourth of July, the CPSC today demonstrated…
The Best Way to Eat the Crumbs From a Bag of Chips
Photo: Valerii__Dex (Shutterstock) Eating chips and dip is a streamlined activity. There’s no need for utensils or plates, as the delivery system for your dip is, itself, entirely edible, and…
The Antisocial Parents’ Guide to Avoiding Other Parents
Photo: Motortion Films (Shutterstock) There are a million things they don’t tell you about having a child—how heartbreaking it is when you realize they’ll never be a baby again, the…
What’s New on Prime Video in February 2023
Do you remember Carnival Row, that Prime Video show that, to the best of your recollection, was like a gritty fairy procedural or something, and you’re pretty sure it starred…
9 of the Best New Things to Stream in December 2022
Rejoice, my fellow Grinches: This curated list of December streaming options is (nearly) Santa-free. Although it’s a rather lean month as far as each streaming service’s releases go, there are…
12 Once Normal Baby Names That Pop Culture Basically Ruined
Harry Potter – Hermione’s Most Sassy Moments If you were a certain kind of hyper-literate/pretentious parent in the mid 1990s, you might have named your daughter “Hermione” to ensure she…
The Best Ways to Play Vintage Games on Your Modern TV
So, you want to play retro video games? Excellent. Whether you’re exploring old favorites or digging for new treasures, there’s a huge library of titles out there waiting for you.…
How to Talk to Kids and Teens About the Crisis in Ukraine
Photo: DANIEL MIHAILESCU (Getty Images) As the adults of the world watch Russia invade Ukraine, unleashing what many fear will be the biggest war in Europe since 1945 and potentially…
What’s New on Paramount Plus in December 2021
The weirdest thing about the Peak Streaming Era is that there are TV shows that have been running for years that I, a person who reads entertainment websites for fun…