Jan 20, 2021
By Steve King
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In Danse Macabre Stephen King wrote about American horror at Russia launching Sputnik as “Terror—what Hunter Thompson calls ‘fear and loathing’—often arises from a pervasive sense of disestablishment; that things are in the unmaking. If that sense of unmaking is sudden and seems personal—if it hits you around the heart—then it lodges in the memory as a complete set.” President Trump has terrorized Americans in such a profound way, more people voted (during a pandemic, no less) in this election than ever before in the history of American politics. More
Jan 19, 2021
By Dustin Krcatovich
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Conventional (or at least, capitalist) logic dictates that it’s insane to release your music during the holiday season, much less on an actual holiday. Unless you’re a megastar and/or releasing a Christmas album, you’re dooming yourself to get lost in the mix; besides which, all the year-end best lists are already written by then, right? More
Jan 05, 2021
By Mark Moody
Certainly 2020 is a year best observed from the rear view mirror. If you’re reading this, you made it to the other side of what is hopefully the worst year in many of our lifetimes. More
Dec 24, 2020
By Mark Redfern and Wendy Lynch Redfern
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For the eighth installment of our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide we present a smorgasbord of present ideas. There’s a little bit of apparel (some themed Christmas sweaters), a couple of tech items, some household items, a few amusing pins, and more. More
Dec 23, 2020
By Mark Redfern and Mary Moore Mason
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This part two of our 2020 Blu-ray/DVD gift guide, it was too massive to fit in one post (check out part one here). More
Dec 23, 2020
By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick
For the seventh installment of our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide we present a multitude of DVDs and Blu-rays worth giving or picking up yourself to help get you through the long, cold, socially distant winter. More
Dec 20, 2020
By Mark Redfern
Christmas might be almost upon us, but there’s still time to head out to your local bookstore (where it’s safe) or take advantage of two-day shipping online. For the sixth installment of our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide we present some good reads that might be worth giving or picking up for yourself in the after Christmas sales. It’s split into various parts and includes books for film/TV buffs, music fans, kids and parents, as well as graphic novels and cook books. Included are three books written by Under the Radar writers! More
Dec 18, 2020
By Steve King
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Greetings. If you haven’t seen Star Trek: Picard or Star Trek: Discovery this year, now might be the time to beam out if you don’t want to read any spoilers. Or not. Let’s practice Absolute Candor. More
Dec 14, 2020
By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick
While 2020 has been a hard year for adults, it’s also been tough on the kids. Many have been stuck doing virtual learning since March, staring at their teacher and classmates on Zoom or Google Meet rather than interacting in person. While not all parents have the means to spoil their children this holiday season, if you do have the funds then go for it, our kids deserve it and earned it after this trying year. In part 5 of our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide we present some toy gifts for kids. More
