Cory Casciato

The very best fictional concerts

This week’s question comes from contributor John Semley: What fictional concert would you love to attend?

Ideal fictional law enforcement

This week’s question comes from reader Stefan Robak:

Killing the mood music

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

9/2/13

Kick kick kick snare, repeat: 15 songs that borrow the drum intro from “Be My Baby”

As part of the session-musician collective known as the Wrecking Crew, drummer Hal Blaine left his imprint on pop…

8/30/13

Hitting “pause” on pop culture

This week’s question comes from reader Chris Weiderman: “Sometimes I wish all of pop culture would hit “pause” for a…

8/9/13

What book or series of books should be made into a TV show?

This week’s question: What book or series of books should be made into a TV show?

8/7/13

“Those writers make a lot of money”: 12 works of unpublished or unproduced TV fiction

Breaking Bad’s typically grim, full-throttle mid-fifth-season première allows itself at least one reprieve, during…

8/2/13

What upcoming 2013 entertainment are you most anticipating?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

7/19/13

What have been the best TV moments of the year?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

6/28/13

Pop pilgrimages 2.0

This week’s question: What pop culture pilgrimages have you made?

6/21/13

What song do you want played at your funeral?

What song do you want played at your funeral?

6/14/13

Who was your pop-culture mentor?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

5/31/13

Who was your first pop culture crush?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

5/27/13

“How can the same crap happen to the same guy twice?”: 14 unnatural movie sequels

“Never say never again” is a mantra by which Hollywood lives—and it’s the guiding principle behind most sequels.…

5/10/13

The films you’ve loved longest

This should wrap up our current nostalgia kick, with the obvious question to ask after the last two AVQ&As: What…

5/3/13

The books you’ve loved longest

What books did you discover earliest in life that are still on your favorites list?

4/19/13

The album you’ve loved longest

I’m turning 50 in April, but I’m putting aside how shocking that is. I’ve been pulling together a mix of one…

4/15/13

Head up high, feet on the ground: 16 onscreen drug trips that don’t go over the top

1. Louie’s wasted afternoon: Louie, “Dogpound” (2010)
It isn’t easy to visually replicate the singular, internal…

4/10/13

“Don’t worry about the government”: 13 fictional political machines that are too stupid to be sinister

1-3. British parliament, The Thick Of It (2005-2012)
British parliament and U.S. State Department, In The Loop (2009)
S…

4/3/13

The Spies Of Warsaw

The Spies Of Warsaw debuts tonight on BBC America at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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