25 Spooky, Witchy and Overall Fantastic Books of Halloween

It’s not fall until Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween premieres, where you can watch “Hocus Pocus” in all its witchy glory on repeat along with some other Fall favorites. In honor of that spooky tradition, I wanted to put together…

The Best of What We Saw at Riot Fest 2019

Riot Fest continues to be one of the nation’s most exciting niche festivals, creating a communal platform for misfits and outcasts to find their people. And for their fifteenth year, they didn’t hold anything back. The roster for Riot Fest…

Book Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

It’s easy to understand why WICKED SAINTS by Emily A. Duncan is on the New York Times bestseller list. Lush worldbuilding, high stakes and well-written narratives create a page-turner that will delight fans of Game of Thrones and fans of Leigh Bardugo, Morgan…

Every Jenny Lewis Song, Ranked

Jenny Lewis, siren of Southern California, a literal Las Vegas baby, has been a presence in the indie rock music scene since the late 90s and made a charming impression before that as a young Hollywood starlet. She is a…

Album Review: Weezer – “The Black Album”

“Raw… constructed perfectly.” “One of the greatest songs of the decade.” These are words that critics have used to describe “Say It Ain’t So,” the third single from Weezer’s 1994 debut album. The song is a deep dive into the…

Survivor: Edge of Extinction Season Premiere Review: “It Smells Like Success”

A not-so-subtle-in-the-least elimination kicked off Survivor’s 38th season: Survivor: Edge of Extinction. After 19 years of immunity challenges, survival instincts, and betrayed alliances, the castaways are pretty attuned at this point to what it takes to play the game. Some…

Glass Movie Review: A messy but fascinating character study

With Glass, M. Night Shyamalan faces a challenge fit for a superhuman. How does one cross the grounded style and characters of Unbreakable, a 19-year-old superhero mood piece, with the nightmarishly deranged antagonist of Split? His answer mirrors the philosophy…