When news broke that Lorde was actually a 40-year-old male geologist from Colorado, not a gothic female middle schooler from New Zealand, many assumed her career would be over. Though much of the success of […]
Who Will Be Our Next Misogynist Monster?
The ever-cresting wave of misogyny currently sweeping the American cultural landscape presses on, gaining momentum by the second, and it may not crash until its mass assures the drowning of every empathy-capable person in this […]
READ MY NOVEL NOW: Chill or Fraud? Chapter Two
For reasons previously iterated, I will be serializing my novel, Chill or Fraud?, in its entirety on this blog. You can read the latest version of the novel’s second chapter, “Gentrified Brooklyn,” by clicking the words below […]
The 2nd Annual CarCar v Georgie NFL Showdown for All the Margaritas: Week Six
In Week Five of the 2nd Annual CarCar v Georgie NFL Showdown for All the Margaritas, Carmen and George again played to an impressive gentleman’s draw, with both posting a 10-5 record against the spread. Will […]
BPoFD Podcast Episode 15: Talking Gone Girl with Thandie
In Episode 15 of the BPoFD Podcast, managing editor Carmen Petaccio sits down with his friend Thandie to discuss David Fincher’s Gone Girl. Highlights include an analysis of the film’s “alleged” misogyny, ruminations on the morality […]
Worst to First: David Fincher Movies
David Fincher isn’t often described as a playful director. On the surface, his ten feature films appear to be linked more by technical aesthetics than by theme, with the clinically meticulous arrangement of his shots […]
The Strawberry Criterion: The Mulaney Pilot
The three best American stand-up comedians currently living are, in my opinion and deliberate order, Mike Birbiglia, Louis C.K., and John Mulaney, whose eponymous sitcom, Mulaney, premiered last night on FOX. Under no circumstances should you watch […]
The 2nd Annual CarCar v Georgie NFL Showdown for All the Margaritas: Week Five
In Week Four of the 2nd Annual CarCar v Georgie NFL Showdown for All the Margaritas, George cruised to an easy victory over Carmen and “special” guest competitor Ryan Rudnicki. Will George’s luck continue in Week […]
Should Lena Dunham Have to Pay Her Art Slaves?
The question of proper monetary compensation for artists should have precisely nothing to do with Lena Dunham, whom is neither an artist nor a person raised by artists, but her momentary association has–albeit inadvertently–injected a semblance […]
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