Like most reality TV shows, like most TV shows, like most storytelling, period, TLC’s My 600-lb Life depends on a certain predictable, unchanging format. But the specific way in which this one expresses its repetitiveness is uniquely depressing. The pattern approximately mirrors the tradition of celebrating Fat Tuesday just before Lent in cities like New […]

The House voted to cut billions of dollars for foreign aid and public broadcasting early Friday morning, a win for President Donald Trump as he is plagued by GOP divisions over the release of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House’s $9 billion rescissions package cleared the chamber, 216-213. Two Republicans, Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and […]

In 2003, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland introduced the concept of fast zombies to popular culture with their apocalypse film 28 Days Later. In 2025, I have finally forgiven them for it.  28 Years Later comes 23 years after the release of 28 Days Later. If you’re confused by the titling format, just […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent a letter to the White House concerning the $2.5 billion renovations to the bank’s headquarters after a top official said the building was undergoing an “ostentatious overhaul.” Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, posted a letter to social media last week that openly questioned Powell’s leadership […]