NOT GAMES
Dylan Roth May 26, 2022. 6 minute read
With “Memento Mori,” Strange New Worlds Goes USS-571
Strange New Worlds is easily the most approachable new Star Trek series of its generation, so far requiring no previous experience with the franchise or even a linear viewing order. So, it’s funny that the most natural way for me to discuss the show has been in comparison to other…
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TV/FILM
Colette Arrand May 25, 2022. 1 minute read
Wardlow: A Review
Wardlow is a Large Man Who Does Powerbombs. If I were the person responsible for fixing the firmament of professional wrestling, Large Men Who Do Powerbombs would be a constellation with all of the coolest stars to watch, your Nashes and your Sids and your Vaders and your Awesomes and…
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WRESTLING
Imran Khan May 24, 2022. 4 minute read
3 Video Games Like Our Flag Means Death
If you happen to like period romantic comedies about pirates, you’ve probably already heard of HBO’s Our Flag Means Death. The show stars Flight of Conchords‘ Rhys Darby and ubiquitous director and actor Taika Waititi as the real-life pirates Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard. Bonnet, both in the history books and in…
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David Bixenspan May 23, 2022. 8 minute read
How WWE Reacts When Workers Leave the Job
Last Monday night, the wrestling world was blindsided by the news, announced during Monday Night Raw, that Sasha Banks and Naomi, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, had walked out on the show over creative issues. And though the underlying story was big enough, it blew up even bigger because of…
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WRESTLING
Kenneth Shepard May 23, 2022. 2 minute read
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Comes Home with a New Short Replacing Idris Elba
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming to digital stores tomorrow, May 24, but even if you’ve already seen the live-action sequel in theaters, the digital version will come with something new, and a little bit different: an animated short starting Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. The short, titled Sonic Drone Home, will feature…
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NEWS
Danielle Riendeau May 23, 2022. 58 minute read
Batman and Robin is the Best Batman Movie
You probably know that while I harbored fond memories for it, upon rewatch, I hated Batman (1989). So it’s with great joy and pleasure I can confirm that Batman And Robin, one of the most maligned movies of all time, remains a wonderful, ridiculous, extremely gay banger. Oh yes, this…
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TV/FILM
Joseph Anthony Montecillo May 20, 2022. 8 minute read
Press A+B Together: The Art of Stealing a Finisher
For a lot of reasons, theft has been on my mind in recent weeks. External events of the world aside, AEW Dynamite was rife with it on May 11th. The first two matches on the card—Dax Harwood vs. Adam Cole, and John Silver vs. CM Punk—both featured finishes that saw…
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WRESTLING
Natalie Weiner May 20, 2022. 3 minute read
What U.S. Soccer Finally Awarding Equal Pay To Its Women’s Team Means For Women’s Sports
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. This week, the women’s sports world got a rare dose…
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SPORTS
Charles Harte May 19, 2022. 4 minute read
With The G Word, Adam Conover Actually Made Me Care About the Government
As a fan of Adam Conover, I know he’s no stranger to criticizing America and its government. He did it on his show Adam Ruins Everything, he does it regularly on his podcast Factually, and he’s even testified in front of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission about…
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FEATURES
Colette Arrand May 19, 2022. Less than a minute
It’s May 19th! To Celebrate, Here’s a Timely Reminder About Kane
He fucking sucks, y’all. Imagine liking Kane. More Professional Wrestling Guy Who Crossed Out His Pro-CM Punk Sign When Punk Came Out Wearing an Abortion Rights Shirt: A Review CM Punk’s “Abortion Rights Are Human Rights” Shirt: A Review “WWE Superstar” Is a Job. People Walk Off of Their Jobs…
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WRESTLING
Imran Khan May 19, 2022. Less than a minute
Guy Who Crossed Out His Pro-CM Punk Sign When Punk Came Out Wearing an Abortion Rights Shirt: A Review
0/10 Hope you had no fun at all last night dude Support your local abortion fund.
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WRESTLING
Colette Arrand May 19, 2022. 2 minute read
MJF Whipping Wardlow: A Review
Last night on Dynamite, Maxwell Jacob Friedman whipped Wardlow a little north of 10 times. It ruled. The last time MJF whipped somebody, his victim was Cody Rhodes. Back then, there was a two-fold objective: show off Cody’s new neck tattoo, and establish the fact that Cody would preserver anything…
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WRESTLING
Dylan Roth May 19, 2022. 7 minute read
In “Ghosts of Illyria,” Strange New Worlds Tackles Tolerance and Hypocrisy
Yesterday, the trailer debuted for a new studio romantic comedy called Bros, written by and starring comedian Billy Eichner. In the trailer, Eichner’s character describes being invited by a movie studio to create a “straight-friendly” gay romcom that demonstrates that gay relationships are really just like straight relationships. Except, he…
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TV/FILM
Colette Arrand May 18, 2022. Less than a minute
CM Punk’s “Abortion Rights Are Human Rights” Shirt: A Review
10/10, no notes. Support your local abortion fund.
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WRESTLING
Colette Arrand May 17, 2022. 6 minute read
“WWE Superstar Is a Job.” People Walk Off of Their Jobs All the Time.
Last night, Sasha Banks and Naomi, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, walked out of the Norfolk Scope before the start of Raw after disagreeing with Vince McMahon and other WWE agents about the creative direction of their tag team, most immediately a scheduled six pack challenge to determine the…
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WRESTLING
Danielle Riendeau May 16, 2022. 3 minute read
Three Leaked Plots from Black Mirror Season Six
Thanks to an interesting bit of muffin-related espionage, the Fanbyte team has gotten our hands on several (slightly crumb-stained) treatments for Black Mirror Season Six. Straight from the Black Mirror writer’s room in San Junipero, these treatments contain plot details, crucial casting information, and exciting (and totally real) details from…
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TV/FILM
Colette Arrand May 16, 2022. 6 minute read
I Guess Ric Flair Is Wrestling His Last Match? Well, That Kinda Sucks.
“Nature Boy” Ric Flair, the 73-year-old professional legend who, in 2021, was one of the focal points of the docuseries Dark Side of the Ring‘s episode on the infamous WWE “Plane Ride From Hell,” most notably for allegedly sexually assaulting flight attendant Heidi Doyle, will be coming out of retirement for…
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WRESTLING
Danielle Riendeau May 16, 2022. 10 minute read
Viola Davis Deserved a Huge Payday for Widows
This month on You Love To See It (fanbyte’s movie podcast!) our theme is Payday May. That is, we’re watching movies where an actor infamously got a massive paycheck from a movie, according to Hollywood legend and/or the reporting we could find on the subject. This week, we’re watching Widows,…
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TV/FILM
Paul Tamayo May 16, 2022. 56 minute read
You Love to See It Reviews Widows (2018) | The Annotated Podcast Transcript
Payday May continues on You Love to See It, although this week we’re flipping the script on those sweet Hollywood paychecks to show how different the game is for people of color — especially women of color. So, we decided to focus on one actress who has been a leader…
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PODCASTS
Natalie Weiner May 13, 2022. 5 minute read
Oh Please, The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue isn’t “Empowering” Women Athletes
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated announced one spread in its 2022 swimsuit issue…
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