Angelica Cataldo

6/1/21

Eating our way through Disney World in a pandemic was an Olympic-level feat

While normal life and normal travel were largely off-limits over the past year, Disney World eventually found a way…

3/21/21

AWOLNATION’s “Sail” is more than just a one-meme wonder

In the internet age, getting meme’d into stardom is a surefire way to get your two minutes in the spotlight—before…

2/11/21

Let’s all move on: 60 minutes of songs about looking ahead to brighter days

Someday, we’re going to be telling our grandchildren working the moon farms about this legendarily bad year—the…

12/18/20

<i>The A.V. Club</i>’s favorite games of 2020

The A.V. Club’s favorite games of 2020

God, that was a weird one, huh?

11/25/20

<i>Tomb Raider: Chronicles</i> pays tribute to the original Lara Croft, gaming’s abandoned superhero

Tomb Raider: Chronicles pays tribute to the original Lara Croft, gaming’s abandoned superhero

In 1996, Toby Gard introduced the world of video gaming to one of its new icons: Lara Croft, The Tomb Raider. Gard…

11/16/20

The<i> Lego Star Wars Holiday Special</i> assembles all the best parts of the saga

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special assembles all the best parts of the saga

It was only 42 years ago that CBS blessed (cursed?) us with The Star Wars Holiday Special. The 1978 independent…

10/6/20

What’s your favorite Eddie Van Halen memory?

As if 2020 hasn’t been brutal enough, news arrived today that in this hellscape year, we’ve lost one of the all-time…

7/11/20

The 25 best songs of 2020 so far

With concerts reduced to livestreams, curating an entertaining playlist has become an increasingly important in the…

5/20/20

The final <i>Masked Singer</i> season 3 clues—and our final guesses

The final Masked Singer season 3 clues—and our final guesses

The third season of The Masked Singer continued Wednesday with its 18th and final episode. Last Week, The Rhino was…

3/25/20

<i>Animal Crossing </i>is still gaming’s cutest way to teach kids about crushing debt

Animal Crossing is still gaming’s cutest way to teach kids about crushing debt

The word “debt” has always struck a chord with me—the kind you hear when a toddler slams on the keys of a grand…

2/20/20

Sophia Lillis gives a superpowered performance in the middling <i>I Am Not Okay With This</i>

Sophia Lillis gives a superpowered performance in the middling I Am Not Okay With This

There’s nothing like adding a little unhinged psychokinesis to a coming-of-age story to spice things up. If it…

11/23/19

The evolution of online gaming threatens extinction for the disconnected life

There’s something to be said about the sheer amount of effort it takes to get a crap ton of people together just to…

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