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Contributor, The A.V. Club. Reid's a writer and editor who has appeared at GQ, Playboy, and Paste. He also co-created and writes for videogame sites Bullet Points Monthly and Digital Love Child.

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Alexander Skarsgård was given a blood-soaked Viking g-string as a <i>Northman</i> set souvenir

Alexander Skarsgård was given a blood-soaked Viking g-string as a Northman set souvenir

During an interview with Stephen Colbert, Skarsgård talked about the gory thong he received as a set gift

Nicolas Cage, asked to confirm or deny Nicolas Cage myths, talks two-headed snakes, bat caves, mimes

Nicolas Cage, asked to confirm or deny Nicolas Cage myths, talks two-headed snakes, bat caves, mimes

Cage was interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel last night for his first talk show appearance in 14 years

Science confirms that it's impossible to achieve perfect Oreo separation

Science confirms that it's impossible to achieve perfect Oreo separation

At long last, we know for sure that human error alone isn't responsible for Oreo mangling

<i>Stranger Things</i> finds new avenues for nostalgia with Saturday morning cartoon collection

Stranger Things finds new avenues for nostalgia with Saturday morning cartoon collection

The video was released ahead of the show's fourth season and features work by multiple animators

Enjoy virtual hug website The Nicest Place On The Internet before everyone figures out how to ruin it

Enjoy virtual hug website The Nicest Place On The Internet before everyone figures out how to ruin it

The Nicest Place On The Internet is for giving and receiving video hugs and will definitely be destroyed before long

We're thunderstruck to learn that listening to AC/DC improves a surgeon's speed and accuracy

We're thunderstruck to learn that listening to AC/DC improves a surgeon's speed and accuracy

A study from Heidelberg University found that Australian hard rock improves surgical performance

YouTuber Tom Scott goes face to face with his robot doppelgänger

YouTuber Tom Scott goes face to face with his robot doppelgänger

Scott figured out the perfect use for the soulless machine: Having it sell ads for him

Take a moment to remember when Gilbert Gottfried voiced a newly laid off Clippy

Take a moment to remember when Gilbert Gottfried voiced a newly laid off Clippy

Gottfried voiced the infamous Microsoft character as part of an early 2000s ad campaign

Meet the queen of the scream queens: An actor who overdubs movie shrieks

Meet the queen of the scream queens: An actor who overdubs movie shrieks

Ashley Peldon is a "professional scream artist" whose voice is heard in Jurassic World, Paranormal Activity, and more

Robert Eggers clarifies that, no, Harry Styles was never going to play <i>Nosferatu</i>'s Count Orlok

Robert Eggers clarifies that, no, Harry Styles was never going to play Nosferatu's Count Orlok

Eggers also talked about the difficulties he's experienced with trying to get the movie made

Relive the golden age of aimless channel surfing with era-appropriate digital TV stations

Relive the golden age of aimless channel surfing with era-appropriate digital TV stations

My Retro TVs is a website that lets users stream TV shows filtered by decade

Ash Williams brings his boomstick to <i>Resident Evil Village</i> for a pretty groovy video edit

Ash Williams brings his boomstick to Resident Evil Village for a pretty groovy video edit

The star of The Evil Dead introduces himself to a bunch of primitive video game screwheads

<i>Mulholland Drive</i>'s Rebekah Del Rio on figuring out David Lynch through a trip to his hometown

Mulholland Drive's Rebekah Del Rio on figuring out David Lynch through a trip to his hometown

The singer talked about working with Lynch and visiting his Montana hometown

Fede Alvarez celebrated <i>Evil Dead</i>'s 9th anniversary with a clip from the movie's alternate ending

Fede Alvarez celebrated Evil Dead's 9th anniversary with a clip from the movie's alternate ending

The writer and director also discussed how a note from Sam Raimi led him to rethink an even bloodier conclusion

Dolly Parton says disrespecting the Earth is "like being ugly to your mama"

Dolly Parton says disrespecting the Earth is "like being ugly to your mama"

Parton spoke to National Geographic about climate change and Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains

Jump on into the world of extreme pogo athletes

Jump on into the world of extreme pogo athletes

Get to know the athletes turning pogo stick tricks into an extreme sport

Watch <i>Hansel & Gretel</i>, Robert Eggers' debut short and testament to a longstanding witch fascination

Watch Hansel & Gretel, Robert Eggers' debut short and testament to a longstanding witch fascination

Before The Witch's 2015 release, Eggers put out a short film about other demonically terrorized kids

Minneapolis news accidentally discovers footage of little kid Prince, presents it 4 U to watch

Minneapolis news accidentally discovers footage of little kid Prince, presents it 4 U to watch

WCCO in Minneapolis came across footage of an 11-year-old Prince while researching a recent story

UK beer company pulls "free beer" April Fool's prank, makes everyone mad

UK beer company pulls "free beer" April Fool's prank, makes everyone mad

Turns out that people don't like thinking they've won free beer for life when they haven't

Bask in the unfamiliarity of an unaired <i>Jeopardy!</i> pilot shot before the show's 1964 premiere

Bask in the unfamiliarity of an unaired Jeopardy! pilot shot before the show's 1964 premiere

Art Fleming hosted a trial taping before the show aired its first in nearly 60 years of episodes