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Books

Fantastic Four First Steps New Photo Book Insights

Fantastic Four First Steps New Photo Book Insights

A personal take on Fantastic Four: First Steps and Jess Harrold’s behind-the-scenes book, highlighting visuals, cast moments, and the film’s retro sci-fi style.

LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Magic From Coraline to Wildwood LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood

LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood

LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Magic From Coraline to Wildwood

Go inside LAIKA’s world of stop-motion, exploring Coraline to Wildwood with rare art, in-depth interviews, and a detailed look at animation techniques.

How An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Changed Modern Cinema

See how Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Robert Enrico’s film adaptation influenced modern noir, psychological thrillers, and directors like Nolan and Soderbergh. It is not remembered only because of its ending, though the ending is unforgettable.

Cartoons

Foools Animated Short Is Pure Wholesome Magic

Foools Animated Short Is Pure Wholesome Magic

Animated short Foools is a charming Warner Bros animated short about friendship, circus life, and a magical star cake that blends whimsy with heartfelt emotion.

Rankin/Bass: The First Easter Rabbit, the Forgotten 1976 Classic

Step into Rankin/Bass’s 1976 Easter classic, The First Easter Rabbit, featuring hand-drawn animation, Burl Ives’s narration, and a heartwarming storybook tale.

Fleischer Cartoons Return in Stunning Restored Collection

Fleischer Cartoons Return in Stunning Restored Collection

Fleischer Cartoons – Greatest Hits, Volume 1, distributed by ClassicFlix, feels like rediscovering a lost treasure chest from animation’s most imaginative era. Seeing these shorts restored with modern clarity is a revelation. Many of these cartoons have not looked this vibrant since their original theatrical releases nearly a century ago.

Food

Marshmallow Peeps: The Polarizing Treat of Easter

Marshmallow Peeps: The Polarizing Treat of Easter

Marshmallow Peeps bring nostalgia and sugar overload. Learn their origins, why critics push back, and what makes this Easter candy a love-it-or-hate-it treat.

KitKat Heist: The Sweetest Food Theft Ever

KitKat Heist: The Sweetest Food Theft Ever

A truck carrying 400K+ KitKat bars vanished in Europe. Explore the sweetest heist, Nestlé’s response, and the viral buzz that followed.

Cereal Savages: What Happens When Mascots Snap cereal savages book cover

Cereal Savages: What Happens When Mascots Snap

Cereal Savages revives the wild joy of eating sugary cereal while watching cartoons, turning 1980s mascot nostalgia into a funny, heartfelt graphic novel.

Art

Going Analog: From Tiny Cameras to Flying Food by Piotr Gregorczyk

Going Analog: From Tiny Cameras to Flying Food by Piotr Gregorczyk

From analog trends to Piotr Gregorczyk’s gravity-defying food photography, explore how creativity thrives beyond screens and perfectly polished digital worlds.

Banksy Identity Mystery Revealed to be Robin Gunningham banksy

Banksy Identity Mystery Revealed to be Robin Gunningham

Reuters reignites the Banksy identity mystery, linking Robin Gunningham to the famed street artist and raising new questions about anonymity, myth, and art.

Bob Ross “Old Mill” Painting Recreated as Moving Diorama handcrafted-bob-rosss-painting

Bob Ross “Old Mill” Painting Recreated as Moving Diorama

YouTuber Physical Render recreates Bob Ross’s “The Old Mill” as a 3D mechanical diorama with a flowing river and working water wheel, turning a classic painting into living art. This project proves that sometimes the best way to honor a painting is to let it flow.

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Movies

Jason Momoa as Lobo Shakes Up Supergirl Film

Jason Momoa as Lobo Shakes Up Supergirl Film

Jason Momoa’s Lobo joins Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, blending gritty space western vibes with a darker Kara Zor-El story fans won’t want to miss.

Why The Wizard of Mars is my New Sleepy Cult Sci-Fi Favorite the wizard of mars movie poster

Why The Wizard of Mars is my New Sleepy Cult Sci-Fi Favorite

Why The Wizard of Mars joins Santa Claus Conquers the Martians as my favorite cozy, sleepy Mars cult movie ritual for the perfect night’s sleep.

Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary Does not Land

Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary Does not Land

Ryan Gosling’s viral football stunt at Randy’s Donuts wasn’t real, but everyone believed it. A funny look at movie magic, perception, and star power. According to a critic, Ryan Gosling's most impressive performance this week might still be that imaginary football throw.

Comics

Baby Blues and Zits Say Goodbye to New Strips

Baby Blues and Zits are shifting to reruns, marking a bittersweet moment for newspaper comic strips and the fading comfort of original daily funny pages.

Cathon’s Fruit Salad is a Charming Indie Comic Gem fruit salad comic strip book cover

Cathon’s Fruit Salad is a Charming Indie Comic Gem

Montreal cartoonist Cathon transforms everyday moments into funny, personal, and charming comics in Fruit Salad, a delightful slice-of-life gem.

Spy vs. Spy at 65: MAD Magazine’s Silent Icons spy vs spy mad comics strip

Spy vs. Spy at 65: MAD Magazine’s Silent Icons

65 years on, the brilliance of Spy vs. Spy still comes down to its simplicity, proving again and again that great comedy needs no dialogue, only clever ideas, perfect timing, and a bold willingness to blow everything sky-high.

Music

Rush Reunion 2026: Anika Nilles New Drummer

Rush Reunion 2026: Anika Nilles New Drummer

Rush returns in 2026 with Anika Nilles on drums, honoring Neil Peart while spotlighting the legacy of groundbreaking female drummers in rock history.

Chuck D and John Densmore Unite for doPE Album

Chuck D and John Densmore Unite for doPE Album

Chuck D and John Densmore team up as doPE for a bold Record Store Day release, blending Public Enemy and The Doors into a fresh, genre-crossing album.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! at 60 Still Packs a Punch

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! at 60 Still Packs a Punch

60 years later, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! still shocks and inspires with its bold visuals, fierce performances, and groundbreaking take on female empowerment.

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