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Alive and, Well..... - Best of 2025

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(photo: Adam Janota Bzowski) Welcome one and all to the 16 th annual installation of the most rigorous, technical, thorough, and 100% OBJECTIVELY CORRECT Best of 2025 list! A midwest/emo comedy protest song? We got it. The best Valentine’s Day horror movie? It’s here. A Scottish detective thriller? Look no further. A straight theatre kid who will never live down the queerbaiting accusations? He’s in the house. All that and tons more await your discerning eyes and ears below, so take heed, and pace yourself, this is a marathon! I had quite the January, so this is the latest I’ve ever finished this. Apologies to my billions of fans, I know you were waiting and suffering from the lack of my nuanced observations. Jake Michael Chandler's Media Conglomerate and Annual Culture Review, Inc. promises to do better in the future. With that said, let’s kick it off with the OG, the one and only, the thunder from down under, the reason I put myself through this and why this all exists in the...
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Set Tastebuds to Stun - Best of 2024

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  Take your seat, the production’s about to begin! We’re going to dazzle you with all the things I consumed through my eyes and ears as I vomit them back up for you. From struggling to care, to a new hope, to a crushing defeat, 2024 was a rollercoaster. But we’re not here to talk about my fashion journey, or politics. We’re here to get funky, see jaw-dropping action, laugh until we cry, go to therapy (watch comedians), launch ourselves into the mosh pit, love our families (chosen or otherwise), lose our minds, find a new obsession, and realize that no, Ska is NOT dead. This is the All That Has Ever Been or Ever Will Be in the Magical Realm of Media Best of 2024 list! If you’re afraid of any of the above, leave now or take your regret to the grave mwahahahah…..Ok it’s not that serious. Hop in and let me give you a smooth ride through my self-proclaimed fabulous rolodex of favorites from the past year while you judge me! MUSIC We start our journey the same as we always hav...
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