How Vince Gilligan designed ‘Pluribus’ to destroy every sci-fi trope

Vince Gilligan spent a decade ruminating about his next TV series before he had a clear vision of what it was going to be. But through all that time, the writer/director, who is best known for creating Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, knew one thing for sure: it had to be entirely different fromContinueContinue reading “How Vince Gilligan designed ‘Pluribus’ to destroy every sci-fi trope”

Data shows the ‘Made in USA’ brand still suffered under tariffs

In Denmark, a grocery store chain used a black star. In Canada, it was a maple leaf. President Donald Trump’s trade war inspired new country-of-origin “Made In” labels this year as shoppers outside the U.S. looked to avoid buying American-made goods and shop local instead. In the U.S., though, the “Made in USA” brand isContinueContinue reading “Data shows the ‘Made in USA’ brand still suffered under tariffs”

‘Meme depression,’ Ghibli-gate, 6-7: An internet-culture roundup for 2025

For the chronically online, 2025 was the year of “brain rot”, AI slop, and “rage bait,” a time of consuming Labubu matcha Dubai chocolate to the sound of “nothing beats a Jet2 holiday” and “six-seven,” on repeat, as a form of torture.  Here, ​​we take a look back at the biggest internet-culture moments that brought usContinueContinue reading “‘Meme depression,’ Ghibli-gate, 6-7: An internet-culture roundup for 2025”

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started