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Quick Takes with Geek Girl Riot #2
The ladies of Geek Girl Riot are back to add to your ever-growing watch-lists! Catch some quick takes below about the TV shows premiering this week.
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The ladies of Geek Girl Riot are back to add to your ever-growing watch-lists! Catch some quick takes below about the TV shows premiering this week.
Morning commutes suck unless you have new music to spin. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine… Who: The Eiffels is a Los Angeles, CA band on the pursuit of crafting perfect indie bops. What: Filmed in The Dark Knight’s Batcave (no, really), the video for “Spin Around” is full of personality. Why: “Spin Around” makes you feel like a teenager in an 80’s rom-com—excited, young, and limitless (without any of the awkwardness). If you ever wanted to play a song through boombox speakers, this is the one. FFO: idobi Anthm Find The Eiffels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and their… Read more »
Miles Halter joins Culver Creek Academy to find his “Great Perhaps” and is taken on a journey of love, loss, pranks, and most importantly friendship.
If you’ve grown bored of swiping through tiny hat skateboarders and drama queens who just want free dinner, Tinder has come up with another way to keep you interested, if not in your matches than at least in the app. Starting October 6, Tinder launches a 4-part weekly series called Swipe Night. It’s a Bandersnatch-esque choose your own adventure that users engage with through the Tinder platform. The five-minute episodes center around 4 friends, Graham (Jordan Christian Hearn), Lucy (Angela Wong Carbone), and Molly (Shea Gabor), with the user in the starring role of the fourth friend. The micro-series is… Read more »
Content and trigger warning: This article has references to child predators and how they operate on YouTube. The video linked, while being informative, is incredibly disturbing and shows real videos with predatory comments attached to them. Thursday morning, September 19, 2019, numerous verified YouTube content creators woke up to an email from the platform informing them of new verification standards that will go into effect in October. Previously, a YouTube channel could become verified after 100,000 accounts had subscribed. Many creators took the de-verification as a slap in the face. Some pointed out how their ability to network among verified… Read more »
Little Hurt is finally released out into the world so Colin came by to co-host with Suzy Shinn plus American Teeth and FARR called in!
Everything old is new again and we’re here for it. It’s been 13 years since Kevin Smith added to the View Askewniverse but it looks like the newest addition to the volumes of hilarity will be not only funny but touching as well. The Jay And Silent Bob Reboot movie follows the oddball hetero-life-mates as they meet Jay’s love child, played by Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith, and travel to Hollywood to stop the making of the ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ reboot. The film is dripping in cameos by the stars like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon who were there at… Read more »
Sleep is good. Music is better. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
SNL Hires Then Fires Bigot Disguised As A Comedian SNL has been accused of partaking in “cancel culture” for firing a newly hired cast member, Shane Gillis, after videos of racist conversations and bigoted podcasts came to light. In these, Gillis and another less than memorable guy hold conversations where they both contribute their racist and homophobic ideas. The unimpressive performer issued an arrogant non-apology and has been defended by people clamoring to combat cancel culture. All attempts to defend the racist remarks are moot as they were not taken from jokes rather they are clips of boring conversations. Also,… Read more »
The man born Danny Rocco has been singing, writing, and performing his entire life — playing bars in punk bands since he was 13.
