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Matthew Weiner Used Allison on Mad Men Really Well Allison on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner Used Allison on Mad Men Really Well

What Does it Mean to Release a Music Single in the Streaming Era? Sabrina Carpenter on "Pretty Girl Avenue"

What Does it Mean to Release a Music Single in the Streaming Era?

How Did Billie Eilish Win a Grammy in 2026 for a 2024 Song? Billie Eilish and her brother win a Grammy

How Did Billie Eilish Win a Grammy in 2026 for a 2024 Song?

Codifying Characters’ ‘Will They or Won’t They?’ Status is a Bad Idea Janine and Gregory kiss

Codifying Characters’ ‘Will They or Won’t They?’ Status is a Bad Idea

Haley Lu Richardson’s Heated Rivalry Masturbation Riff is Iconic Haley Lu Richardson laughing about her Heated Rivalry fandom

Haley Lu Richardson’s Heated Rivalry Masturbation Riff is Iconic

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Who Was the Garage Band Singing ‘Daddy Cop’ in the Latest Episode of The Rookie? 1

Who Was the Garage Band Singing ‘Daddy Cop’ in the Latest Episode of The Rookie?

Does Neal McDonough Really Refuse to Ever Kiss His Female Co-Stars? 2

Does Neal McDonough Really Refuse to Ever Kiss His Female Co-Stars?

Do Christina Applegate and Ed O’Neill Have a Good Relationship? 3

Do Christina Applegate and Ed O’Neill Have a Good Relationship?

How Did The Big Bang Theory Film Howard in Outer Space? 4

How Did The Big Bang Theory Film Howard in Outer Space?

Why Wasn’t Madonna Included In ‘We Are the World’? 5

Why Wasn’t Madonna Included In ‘We Are the World’?

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Friday I’m In Love 6

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Friday I’m In Love

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Opening Title Easter Eggs 7

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Opening Title Easter Eggs

Matthew Weiner Used Allison on Mad Men Really Well Allison on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner Used Allison on Mad Men Really Well

Today, we look at how Matthew Weiner used Allison so well on Mad Men.
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What Does it Mean to Release a Music Single in the Streaming Era? Sabrina Carpenter on "Pretty Girl Avenue"

What Does it Mean to Release a Music Single in the Streaming Era?

Brian explains what it means to release a music "single" in the streaming era.
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How Did Billie Eilish Win a Grammy in 2026 for a 2024 Song? Billie Eilish and her brother win a Grammy

How Did Billie Eilish Win a Grammy in 2026 for a 2024 Song?

Brian explains how Billie Eilish won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2026 for a song that was on her 2024 album that was nominated for a Grammy LAST year
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Codifying Characters’ ‘Will They or Won’t They?’ Status is a Bad Idea Janine and Gregory kiss

Codifying Characters’ ‘Will They or Won’t They?’ Status is a Bad Idea

Brian explains why you never have "Will They or Won't They?" character codify their status AS a "Will They or Won't They?" couple.
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Haley Lu Richardson’s Heated Rivalry Masturbation Riff is Iconic Haley Lu Richardson laughing about her Heated Rivalry fandom

Haley Lu Richardson’s Heated Rivalry Masturbation Riff is Iconic

Brian shares Haley Lu Richardson's iconic riff on masturbating to Heated Rivalry
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Comedians Very Often Are Doing Shtick Kam Patterson doing comedy

Comedians Very Often Are Doing Shtick

Brian explains that much of what a comedian does in their act is shtick, and not meant to be taken seriously
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The Rookie Oddly Nerfed a Mass Shooting Event

The Rookie Oddly Nerfed a Mass Shooting Event

Brian explains why he takes issue with how The Rookie oddly "nerfed" a mass shooting event.
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It’s Striking How Wonderfully Gay Conan Gray’s Wishbone Is The guys of "Vodka Cranberry"

It’s Striking How Wonderfully Gay Conan Gray’s Wishbone Is

Conan Gray delivers a very melodic and heartfelt pop concept album about a failed romance with a closeted guy
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Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Used Morgan Freeman Really Poorly Morgan Freeman in Now You See, Now You Don't

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Used Morgan Freeman Really Poorly

Brian explains why the use of Morgan Freeman in Now You See: Now You Don't was so poorly handled
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Did Timmy Never Actually Fall Down a Well on Lassie? Timmy and Lassie

Did Timmy Never Actually Fall Down a Well on Lassie?

Brian reveals the surprising truth behind whether Lassie actually frequently had to rescue little Timmy from wells
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