Nicholas Tanek (@nicholastanek) is a New Jersey based writer who drew from a dissolute youth, tragedy, and the BDSM scene to write his books The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself, Chipped Black Nail Polish, and Your Kinky Friends. Have you ever learnt something unsavory about a celebrity you admired, only to have that fact change your perception of that person? The year is halfway through - what has been our favorite bits of pop culture so far in 2017? Every film is now part of an Extended Cinematic Universe and now we no longer know how to experience a "one-off" film.