Stranger Things 5: Mad Max, Fantasia and T-100s
A breakdown of 1980s pop culture references in Stranger Things season 5 and how they have come full circle.
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Love Actually in 2025: Why Cue Card Guy is the WORST Actually
The famous Love Actually cue card scene isn’t romantic — it’s manipulative, creepy, and deeply unfair. A breakdown of why Mark is a walking red flag.
Why Illumination’s Grinch is Telling You to Go to Therapy
The animated Grinch (2018) isn’t really about Christmas or gifts. It’s a story about unresolved hurt, emotional isolation, and what happens when pain is projected onto others.
WondLa Season 3: A Rush of Lazy Coincidences
A critical look at WondLa Season 3 and why the rushed six-episode finale relies on coincidences, clichés and lost plot threads despite a strong build-up.
Stranger Things 4 Is Basically Labyrinth — Here’s Why
Stranger Things 4 echoes Labyrinth through broken staircases, dreamlike memory traps, and Vecna as a dark Goblin-King. A deep dive into shared visuals and themes.
Taylor Swift Fatigue is Real! Here’s Why…
She is the world’s biggest pop icon. But have twelve vinyl variants, a boring album and overexposure left people bored of Taylor Swift?
So, is Lily Allen’s New Album AI Generated?
West End Girl was written in just ten days! With her admitted usage of ChatGPT, did Lily Allen use it to write her newest album?
No Pictures Please: The Rise of the Rude Celeb
Fans love a snappy red carpet comeback and a celebrity with boundaries — until the boundaries are turned on them. Here’s the rise (and fall?) of the rude celebrities!
Erasing Christmas: The “Holly Jolly” Epidemic
Holly Jolly and Joy are the new advertising words of the festive season. Here’s how advertisers are slowly erasing “Christmas”.
The David Mitchell Multiverse: Bone Clocks, Cloud Atlas and More
Discover how The Bone Clocks, Cloud Atlas, and David Mitchell’s other novels form one interconnected universe of recurring souls, characters, and timelines — a literary multiverse decades in the making.