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YouTuber’s autobiography isn’t just the Shawshank Redemption for nerds

Waiting for Nerdrotic is pop culture YouTuber Gary Buechler’s surprisingly honest account of a life of drug addiction and the serious crimes of his youth. He couples this with high praise for the support mechanisms of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alongside telling you why Marvel Comics matter, he’ll also tell you the secret of not getting murderedContinue reading “YouTuber’s autobiography isn’t just the Shawshank Redemption for nerds”

Does Starz’s Spartacus Sequel Dishonour the Blood and Sand Legacy It’s Built On?

Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight returns to the Roman era with Spartacus: House of Ashur. The show is an alternative history set in the same world, with a minor villainous character from the original show resurrected and rewarded with a gladiator school by his patron. Can the new show live up to the extremes of nudityContinue reading “Does Starz’s Spartacus Sequel Dishonour the Blood and Sand Legacy It’s Built On?”

Swipe Left for Decades of Bad Dating Advice

Dr Andrew King’s coming book describes today’s Tinder-dominated dating scene as an unholy blend of anxiety projection, the distorted politics of self-esteem, and impersonal algorithms. As a result, modern dating is wholly inadequate for solving the age-old problem of mate-selection.  It’s not every day that I ask a man about dating advice, especially not oneContinue reading “Swipe Left for Decades of Bad Dating Advice”

Top Gear Producer’s Memoir Motors Along at a Safe Pace

Top Gear and The Grand Tour producer Andy Wilman gives his perspective on two decades of auto-motive chaos, endless quiche buffets, and a graphic warning about dodgy salad. His memoir is a deceptively simple nostalgic look at a cultural juggernaut that presented as chaos but was actually precision engineering, arriving regularly like a rusty VolvoContinue reading “Top Gear Producer’s Memoir Motors Along at a Safe Pace”