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Pop Heist @popheist.com · Jun 26
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Incoming 'King of Drag' host Cameron Esposito talks providing stability and kindness for the competitors "amidst the jokes."

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'King of Drag' Host Cameron Esposito Touts Show's Cred
Incoming 'King of Drag' host Cameron Esposito talks providing stability and kindness for the competitors "amidst the jokes."
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September 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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My review of A LONG WINTER is up at @popheist.com. Wasn’t really a fan of this one.
September 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Move over Jacob Elordi and Bill Skarsgard, and make room for these underrated hotties from the darkest depths of the genre.

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The Hottest Horror Monsters (Underrated Edition) - Pop Heist
Move over Jacob Elordi and Bill Skarsgard, and make room for these underrated hotties from the darkest depths of the genre.
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September 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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From propane and parenting to paintball and potty problems, these episodes capture everything 'King of the Hill' does best.

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The 10 Best Episodes of King of the Hill
From propane and parenting to paintball and potty problems, these episodes capture everything 'King of the Hill' does best.
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September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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From Star Wars to Changeables, these instantly iconic fast food toys defined childhoods (and are still creating lines at the drive-thru).

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Order Up! The 10 Best Fast Food Toys of All Time - Pop Heist
From Star Wars to Changeables, these instantly iconic fast food toys defined childhoods (and are still creating lines at the drive-thru).
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September 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Being a freak or a geek is a false dichotomy that this show revels in making hollow. Freaks will be geeks; geeks will be freaks, etc.

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'Freaks and Geeks' Episode 1 Recap: Bad Reputation - Pop Heist
Being a freak or a geek is a false dichotomy that this show revels in making hollow. Freaks will be geeks; geeks will be freaks, etc.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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'Scarecrows' gets left out of the '80s horror movie convo, but people who know it prize its eerie vibes and folk-horror-tinged brutality.

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Horror Secret Handshakes: 'Scarecrows' - Pop Heist
'Scarecrows' gets left out of the '80s horror movie convo, but people who know it prize its eerie vibes and folk-horror-tinged brutality.
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September 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Spanning over 45 years of feature films (and now one TV series), the Alien timeline is more complicated than a Xenomorph's life cycle.

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Heist Guide: The 'Alien' Timeline - Pop Heist
Spanning over 45 years of feature films (and now one TV series), the Alien timeline is more complicated than a Xenomorph's life cycle.
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September 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine turned an ensemble of oddballs into a family fans rooted for week after week, and from network to network.

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Noice! The 10 Best Episodes of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' - Pop Heist
Brooklyn Nine-Nine turned an ensemble of oddballs into a family fans rooted for week after week, and from network to network.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Did you know that your library card can grant you access to a host of e-media like e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, magazines, and comics?

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Heist Guide: Libraries & Digital Lending - Pop Heist
Did you know that your library card can grant you access to a host of e-media like e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, magazines, and comics?
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September 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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In these 94 minutes, the best pilot in TV history, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable.

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'Twin Peaks' Series Premiere Recap: The Departed - Pop Heist
In these 94 minutes, the best pilot in TV history, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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'Cherry Falls' is a Y2K slasher film that savagely skewers teenage purity culture — and it's a flick every millennial needs to see.

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Horror Secret Handshakes: 'Cherry Falls' - Pop Heist
'Cherry Falls' is a Y2K slasher film that savagely skewers teenage purity culture — and it's a flick every millennial needs to see.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Money Violence Cruelty Illness Aging

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'Twin Peaks' 3x10 Recap: A Face at the Door - Pop Heist
From the trailers of Twin Peaks to the towers of Las Vegas to the nicest hotel restaurant in South Dakota, it's all coming together.
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September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Unlike the short story it's based upon, 'A Long Winter' is more like watching a diary unfold, day by day, in excruciating detail.

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TIFF Review: 'A Long Winter' Gets Lost in the Wilderness - Pop Heist
Unlike the short story it's based upon, 'A Long Winter' is more like watching a diary unfold, day by day, in excruciating detail.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Christopher Lee's Dracula is a unique and alluring cocktail, and that intoxicating brew is on tap in this Hammer classic.

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Horror Secret Handshakes: 'Taste the Blood of Dracula' - Pop Heist
Christopher Lee's Dracula is a unique and alluring cocktail, and that intoxicating brew is on tap in this Hammer classic.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Brilliant writing, cutting-edge animation, and indelible voice work made this series a blueprint for everything that followed

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The 10 Best 'Batman: The Animated Series' Episodes
Brilliant writing, cutting-edge animation, and indelible voice work made this series a blueprint for everything that followed
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September 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Mothman lives! West Virginia hosts an annual cryptid festival with fun, food, music, and all the beastly beasts you can shake a stick at.

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The Mothman Festival: Go! Fly, You Fools! - Pop Heist
Mothman lives! West Virginia hosts an annual cryptid festival with fun, food, music, and all the beastly beasts you can shake a stick at.
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September 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
From the trailers of Twin Peaks to the towers of Las Vegas to the nicest hotel restaurant, it's all coming together. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️

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'Twin Peaks' 3x10 Recap: A Face at the Door - Pop Heist
From the trailers of Twin Peaks to the towers of Las Vegas to the nicest hotel restaurant in South Dakota, it's all coming together.
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September 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Jordan Firstman's resonant movie is about finding someone you love and finding your own self-worth through that process.

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Jordan Firstman Plays Party Promoter Turned Parent in 'Club Kid'
Jordan Firstman's resonant movie is about finding someone you love and finding your own self-worth through that process.
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September 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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'Strange New Worlds' returns to form with a tense hour that offers a fascinating glimpse of the man James Kirk will one day become.

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' 4x08 Recap
'Strange New Worlds' returns to form with a tense hour that offers a fascinating glimpse of the man James Kirk will one day become.
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September 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Eddie Money made anthemic pop for tailgate party playlists, but in 1982 he took a stab at playing Dracula. Sort of.

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Great Moments in Music Video History: Eddie Money is...Dracula - Pop Heist
Eddie Money made anthemic pop for tailgate party playlists, but in 1982 he took a stab at playing Dracula. Sort of.
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September 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Few shows are as instantly confident in their voice as 'Gilmore Girls,' which establishes the series as a wholly original work.

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'Gilmore Girls' Series Premiere Recap: "Pilot" - Pop Heist
Few shows are as instantly confident in their voice as 'Gilmore Girls,' which establishes the series as a wholly original work.
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September 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Discussing scream queens and final girls is important, but let's also make room for the horror women who defy categories.

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9 Underappreciated Horror Women Who Need More Love
Discussing scream queens and final girls is important, but let's also make room for the horror women who defy categories.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Universal's 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' followup serves more than cheap thrills. It drafts a blueprint that sequel still use today.

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Up From the Depths: 'Revenge of the Creature' at 70 - Pop Heist
Universal's 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' followup serves more than cheap thrills. It drafts a blueprint that sequel still use today.
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September 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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The series remains one of the few bright spots in Godzilla's much-derided American reboot era of the late '90s.

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Skreeonk! The 10 Best Episodes Of 'Godzilla: The Series' - Pop Heist
The series remains one of the few bright spots in Godzilla's much-derided American reboot era of the late '90s.
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September 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM