Coffee is for Closers

“Hercules!  Table for eight!” one of the bots says on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.  The feature ripe for riffage stars Steve Reeves, has sub-par dubbing, and copious shots of Reeve’s chiseled torso.  Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword & Sandal Film explores the history, interpret

An analysis of the Hunger Games movie and how pop culture can be used to depoliticize and repress a nation.

A tribute to North Korea's Supreme Leader, the politics of insanity, and the dangers of consensus thinking.

Greg Proops explains the story of Thanksgiving: One of the hallmarks of this most hallowed day is eating … eating lots of stuff, then collapsing in a tryptophan coma to watch football.  Patton Oswalt talks about Black Angus Steakhouse in an ode to eating.  Enjoy! Granted, I think football is a techn

Short answer: Why not? Only a few short steps to Warhammer 40K fandom. Long answer: The reason I’m investigating Warhammer 40K mostly stems from my own biography.  As an 80s pre-teen, I enjoyed the pop culture of the time, especially if it was on TV and involved robots, vehicles, and weapons.  Trans

Coffee for Closers wishes you a Happy Labor Day.  Unfortunately, one of the more pressing issues this holiday season is labor itself.  Due to our current economic situation, it’s either a Recession or  a Depression depending on whether or not you have a job.  The job shortage has created a situation

Did she say “Trains!” or “Brains!”? Having survived Ayn Rand’s epic literary atrocity Atlas Shrugged, we thought that it is time to explore other pop cultural avenues.  The two subjects under consideration are the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and Warhammer 40,000.  (Each title is shorthand for s

What better way to celebrate Independence Day than to have Patton Oswalt talking about KFC’s Famous Bowls.  Time to wrap your patriotism in a high calorie bowl of sad. And to celebrate New York state legalizing same-sex marriage, here’s Brian Posehn talking about Slayer.  Hopefully this will assuage