Joey Daniewicz
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Joey's a 23-year-old who graduated from the University of Minnesota Morris and now lives in Minnesota's Twin Cities. He enjoys art, activism, and politics, especially when he's looking at them through a lens of popular culture. First and foremost he's obsessed with popular music, but aside from what you'd expect, he's also into comic strips, graphic novels, cartoons, and indie games made for mobile phones (his highest tile in Threes is 3,072). He'll tell you that his favorite book of all time is Goodnight Moon. He needs more people in his life who understand the joys of Achewood.

TV Review:Steven Universe (3×08) “Mr. Greg”

“I shouldn’t have come along, should I?” “No. This is exactly why I brought you along.” And with that moment, Pearl might understand that Steven actually did bring his mother along to Empire City. But how well does “Mr. Greg” really…

TV Review: Steven Universe “Steven Floats” & “Drop Beat Dad”

“Wait, can Steven fly? …yeah, I think I remember that.” “Steven Floats” is, on its face, a reintroduction. And it’s going to kick off the Summer of Steven, new episodes every weeknight for a month (the only packed scheduling that I…

Album Review: The Lonely Island – “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” soundtrack

First, don’t expect what could have been: Conner4Real’s second album, Connquest. Tracks from that are  certainly here, and if you want that experience, then pick out “I’m So Humble,” “Equal Rights,” “Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song),” “Mona Lisa,” and “Ibitha.” Nah,…

The Top Ten Lonely Island Songs

So here I’ve compiled the best works by The Lonely Island predating their new soundtrack for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Enjoy the definitive list of the greatest fake emcees on earth. Honorable Mention: “We Like Sportz” This is stupid. But…

Rick and Morty 2×02 Review: “Mortynight Run”

“That’s the difference between you and me, Morty: I never go back to the carpet store.” Rick says this to Morty right after Morty’s playthrough of Roy, a video game featuring the full human life. The Roy scene is one of…

Rick and Morty 2×01 Review: “A Rickle in Time”

“Who cares about the dumb thing you guys are talking about? The whole point of freezing time was to stop giving a fuck.” And with that, Rick and Morty is back. We last saw the show in “Ricksy Business,” a less extraordinary…

Steven Universe 2×15 Review: “Keystone Motel”

Fury. Patience. Garnet’s nearly flawless. If Pearl and Amethyst seem plagued with humanity, Garnet seems superhuman. Ordinary Gems don’t ever seem superhuman, though, as we find out that Garnet is a fusion of Ruby and Sapphire in series highlight “Jailbreak!”…