Jason Heller

Gus Spelman,

A.A. Dowd,

Josh Modell,

Katie Rife,

Genevieve Valentine,

Molly Eichel,

Erik Adams,

and Mike Vago

PublishedApril 29, 2016

4/20/16

Elizabeth Hand on her 5 favorite books about music

With Reading List, The A.V. Club asks one of our favorite pop-culture creators to describe a list of reading…

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PublishedApril 20, 2016

4/15/16

What role has already been definitively portrayed?

This week’s question comes from A.V. Club contributor Caroline Siede:

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Gus Spelman,

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya,

Nick Wanserski,

A.A. Dowd,

and Mike Vago

PublishedApril 15, 2016

4/13/16

19 bands that have plowed through 3 or more frontmen without a name change

What’s in a name? Apparently more money than starting a new band when you lose your frontman. Here are 19 bands that…

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Dan Caffrey,

Annie Zaleski,

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,

David Anthony,

and Noel Murray

PublishedApril 13, 2016

3/16/16

Dream pipes: 16 songs that are actually improved by bagpipes

This is not just a bunch of hot air. Here are 16 songs that prove bagpipes have a place in our hearts beyond St.…

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Sean O'Neal,

and Dan Caffrey

PublishedMarch 16, 2016

3/15/16

Where to start with the primal howl of Iggy Pop

In February—one month after the death of his close friend and collaborator David Bowie—Iggy Pop covered Bowie’s “The…

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PublishedMarch 15, 2016

2/19/16

What actor would star in the movie of your life?

This week’s question is from reader Bankole Imoukhuede:
Who would you want to star in the story of your life thus far?

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Kyle Ryan,

and Mike Vago

PublishedFebruary 19, 2016

2/12/16

Who do you ’ship?

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

PublishedFebruary 12, 2016

1/27/16

David Bowie gave the punk movement both fuel and fire

“Five years / That’s all we got.” So sings David Bowie with apocalyptic doom in his 1972 song “Five Years.” It’s the…

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2016

1/26/16

Charlie Jane Anders on 5 books that wonderfully combine sci-fi and fantasy

With Reading List, The A.V. Club asks one of our favorite pop-culture creators to describe a list of reading…

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PublishedJanuary 26, 2016

1/20/16

Rickman rescues: 9 movies the actor elevated just by showing up

Like everyone else in the world, The A.V. Club was devastated to learn of the recent death of English stage and…

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and Mike Vago

PublishedJanuary 20, 2016

1/15/16

What piece of media inspired you to actually do something?

This week’s question is from Senior Editor Marah Eakin:

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya,

Leonardo Adrian Garcia,

Nick Wanserski,

William Hughes,

Jesse Hassenger,

Marah Eakin,

and Mike Vago

PublishedJanuary 15, 2016

1/12/16

What did David Bowie mean to you?

With the possible exception of The Beatles, no artist has bonded me with more people than David Bowie. I never got…

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Jesse Hassenger,

Kyle Ryan,

A.A. Dowd,

Josh Modell,

Katie Rife,

Zack Handlen,

Molly Eichel,

Erik Adams,

Oliver Sava,

Noel Murray,

Matt Gerardi,

Drew Fortune,

Mike Vago,

Dennis Perkins,

and Laura M. Browning

PublishedJanuary 12, 2016

1/8/16

What’s your pop culture resolution for 2016?

This one’s a tradition:

1/6/16

Enter to win a signed copy of Adam Christopher’s sci-fi-noir novel Made To Kill

A robot private eye who clanks around the hardboiled streets of 1960s Los Angeles, seeking to unravel a Cold War…

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PublishedJanuary 6, 2016

12/28/15

R.I.P. Lemmy, Motörhead frontman and rock icon

Ian Fraser ”Lemmy” Kilmister, legendary frontman of Motörhead, has died. He had been battling a number of health…

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PublishedDecember 28, 2015

12/25/15

What’s your 2015 pop-culture gift to the world?

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

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Kate Kulzick,

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya,

Erik Adams,

Brandon Nowalk,

Marah Eakin,

William Hughes,

Jesse Hassenger,

and Mike Vago

PublishedDecember 25, 2015

12/16/15

Denver, see Attack The Block in 35mm tonight as part of our Science Friction series

Howdy! Senior writer Jason Heller here. Just letting you know that Science Friction, The A.V. Club’s monthly science…

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PublishedDecember 16, 2015

12/11/15

What book did you finally get around to reading in 2015?

This one is a yearly tradition as well: What book did you finally get around to reading in 2015?

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Kyle Ryan,