Patrick has never seen The Hills. He picked an episode at random – “Don’t Cry on Your Birthday” (S05E01) — and now he’s going to tell you ALL about it. This spin-off/sequel to Laguna Beach follows the lives of a group of young socialites, models, and porn stars living in Los Angeles. When the episode begins, … Continue reading »
Author Archives: Patrick McDonald
Arrested Development: A Purer Love Than You Will Probably Ever Know
Warning: SPOILERS (if this applies to you, pop open a Netflix tab and watch this show) Most people from Generation Y have seen or at least heard of Arrested Development, the sitcom that fundamentally changed how we think about sitcoms. Of these people, many grew up seeing Corys and Topangas or Monicas and Chandlers fall … Continue reading »
The Internet (Sort of) Hates Music
Art by Molly Go to the comment section of any video from your favorite YouTube musician. Chances are someone has commented somewhere in the abundance of societal drivel about how that musician needs to post songs more often. This basically reduces the artistic process to nothing more than an assembly line. Music comes from emotion … Continue reading »
Upstanding Comics: The Best Graphic Novels
Art by Jasmin I always find the story. I’ll go to the store and end up talking to someone for 20 minutes about politics, love, or anything really. Then, when I finally make my way home, I’ll go through the entire sequence of causes and effects that led me to that conversation, to that moment. … Continue reading »
What to Expect in 2013
My name is Geraldine Benson. I was born in March of 1978. Before you go making any assumptions, I should mention that, despite being named Geraldine, I am a man. In late 1998, I won 50 million dollars in the lottery and used the money to invent time travel in an attempt to transport myself … Continue reading »
Bands That You Might Not Like
Disclaimer: This is by no means an objective list. If you don’t like the bands listed here, I’m not going to call you names or say you have no taste. These aren’t even necessarily my favorite bands. These are just some bands I feel deserve bigger followings. You may disagree, and that’s perfectly fine. In … Continue reading »
Making (Non)Sense of Teen Drama
How this works: I run a random number generator to pick an episode. I watch the episode. I fill in the gaps. Random Number: 65 Episode: “You Had Me At Goodbye” As I watched this episode, I really tried to find each character’s trajectory and the driving forces that brought them all together. There is … Continue reading »