Gladstone
Gladstone has been a columnist here since forever. His forthcoming novel, Notes from the Internet Apocalypse, published by Thomas Dunne, will be available for purchase in early 2014.
What Your Favorite Doctor Who Companion Says About You
Whovians love to argue over who are the best and worst companions, and for good reason.
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5 Obvious Lies That Are Sometimes True
Here are five phrases everyone assumes are lies, that can totally be true. Sometimes.
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5 Things People Mistake for Being Grown-Up
Aging is inevitable, but maturity isn't.
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4 Christopher Nolan Movies No Other Director Could Have Made
You know the drill -- spoiler alert and all that.
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4 Kinds of Lyrics That (Almost) Always Ruin the Song
There are certain things songwriters do that seem almost guaranteed to produce a bad song, but they keep doing it.
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5 Goth Women of Film (And Why We Love Them)
These goth chicks drove me to distraction from birth to today.
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5 Things You Can Apparently Give Up Without Missing
The other day, I realized that I'd gone about two months without something that had been a nearly daily part of my life, and I didn't miss it.
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3 Excuses Online Plagiarists Need to Stop Making
Stealing has been around since the dawn of time, and, like most things, the Internet makes it easier.
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4 Shows That Returned to Awesomeness After Sucking for Years
These shows started off being fine before forgetting what made the show work and going down a wrong path for a while.
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The 4 Greatest Secret Movie Roles of Famous Actors
These people weren't in the trailers or movie posters. They're just doing small but good work, and their presence in the film is a big surprise.
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5 Artists Who Faced Death With a Song
When death stares you in the face, then stare right back and ROCK.
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5 Upbeat Songs That Are Way Angrier Than You Realize
It turns out there's a lot of cheery tunes with very angry lyrics.
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3 Internet Shortcuts That Help No One
When it comes to shortcuts, the question to ask is: Is this shortcut worth taking because it's the smarter, more efficient way to do something, or am I really just being lazy?
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5 Life Hacks to Class Up Your Single Guy Apartment
Are you a dude? Do you have your own place? You're probably pretty gross, too. Here are some simple and cheap ways to keep your place from looking like a frat house.
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4 Things People Mistake for Signs of Aging
We all get older, and there are usually signs. But it's not exactly what you're thinking.
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4 Modern Luxuries That Should Be Way Less Expensive
There are some things that have gotten exponentially more expensive to a degree that inflation doesn't explain.
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4 Famous Movies With Deceptively Complex Symbolism
Here are four movies that define my favorite, previously unnamed literary device: the 'Trans-Redemptive Symbol.'
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3 Reasons Never to Use the Term 'Friendzone'
I'm writing about sex this week -- specifically, the situation in which certain men complain about being 'friendzoned' by woman who choose not to see them sexually.
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5 Acts of Baffling Selfishness We Just Sort of Accept
These are not just acts of awfulness; they're acts of extreme self-centeredness.
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