Barack Obama Covers Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” in Best Mashup of 2016
What could make Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” better than it already is? A few hours ago, I would have said absolutely nothing. But that was before I was blessed enough to come across this mashup featuring...
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Will David Bowie Join Tupac in Life After Death?
The Cooler is back from hiatus! Everyone freak out!!! Subscribe in iTunes! Don’t miss an episode of The Cooler! Also available via RSS. This week, we’re catching up on everything we missed while we...
View ArticleSerial’s Adnan Syed Gets Second Chance in Court Next Week
Serial’s second season may have started, but all anyone can talk about is how it doesn’t hold a candle to the greatness of the first season. That is, when they’re not talking about all the recent...
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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6 Episode 5 Recap: Sunday Bloody Sunday
It’s been a week since Sybil’s ghost returned to Downton to make everything right. Will she still be floating around this week and come up behind Branson while he’s molding clay at a pottery wheel?...
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A Reluctant Sports Fan’s Guide to Super Bowl 2016
Allow me to tell you the story of me and sports. Don’t worry, it won’t take very long. From an early age, my mother decided to shape her only son into a “man” through gifts of over-sized Redskins...
View ArticleSerial: Everything You Need to Know about Adnan’s New Hearing (Day 1)
Last week, a new hearing was scheduled for Serial’s Adnan Syed. Proceedings have begun in Baltimore and Sarah Koenig, who got us all so worked up about this story in the first place, was thankfully in...
View ArticleNipplegate Revisited: Why America Owes Janet Jackson a Huge Apology
The aphorism goes: your life can change in a split second. And no one knows this better than Janet Jackson, who went from pop music royalty to scapegoat pariah in a matter of 9/16th of a second, the...
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The People vs. Janet Jackson
It’s time for another episode of your new favorite podcast, The Cooler! Subscribe in iTunes! Don’t miss an episode of The Cooler! Also available via RSS. Since the Super Bowl is right around the...
View ArticleSerial: Everything You Need to Know about Adnan’s New Hearing (Day 2)
Last week, a new hearing was scheduled for Serial’s Adnan Syed. Proceedings have begun in Baltimore and Sarah Koenig, who got us all so worked up about this story in the first place, was thankfully in...
View ArticleSerial: Everything You Need to Know about Adnan’s New Hearing (Day 3)
Last week, a new hearing was scheduled for Serial’s Adnan Syed. Proceedings have begun in Baltimore and Sarah Koenig, who got us all so worked up about this story in the first place, was thankfully in...
View ArticleBeyonce Surprise Drops New Single and Video Before Super Bowl Performance
Beyonce, the queen of surprises, has graced us with another. No, not a whole album this time, but a single called “Formation” and its music video. The song, which samples Big Freedia, is an homage to...
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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6 Episode 6 Recap: I Get So Lonely
It’s been a week since Robert puked blood all over everyone and everything. Will they ever get the stains out of the carpet? Will the hospital storyline finally die, like Robert should have? Will I be...
View ArticleNewly Surfaced ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Deleted Scenes Will Rip Your Heart Out
We tend to look back on Mrs. Doubtfire as a fun elderly drag romp. Remember the time Mrs. Doubtfire screamed “Helloooo!” with cream all over her face? Ha ha ha. Or that time she threw a citrus fruit...
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Will You Accept This Deep Analysis of The Bachelor?
It’s time for another episode of your new favorite podcast, The Cooler! Subscribe in iTunes! Don’t miss an episode of The Cooler! Also available via RSS. Since Valentine’s Day is right around the...
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No Boo? No Problem! A Singles Guide to Valentine’s Day 2016
(Note: This post made its debut three years ago today! This is an updated version with brand new events so you don’t end up showing up to that Icona Pop concert expecting an encore 1,095 days later.)...
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The Dark and Twisted History of Valentine’s Day
When Valentine’s Day rolls around, it’s inevitable that you’ll hear someone exclaim, “It’s just a holiday created by Hallmark!” Sure, card and chocolate companies have come to define the holiday, but...
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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6 Episode 7 Recap: Off to the Races
It’s been a week since Carson bullied Mrs. Hughes so hard that she’s probably considering poisoning his food and bullied Thomas so hard that he sobbed in a rocking chair in the dark all by himself....
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Weird Facts You Never Knew about the U.S. Presidents
Back in high school, U.S. History was not my thing. A bunch of white dudes in powdered wigs bickering? No thanks. But behind every boring textbook page is a treasure trove of super interesting facts....
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God Bless Beyoncé (and America Too)
It’s time for another episode of your new favorite podcast, The Cooler! Subscribe in iTunes! Don’t miss an episode of The Cooler! Also available via RSS. Since it’s the week of Presidents’ Day, I hit...
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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6 Episode 8 Recap: Tears Dry On Their Own
It’s been a week since all the straight people got proposed to and the lonely gay was mercilessly bullied (a nice and neat allegory for most of human history). Will there be a double wedding with...
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