Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture

Michael Moscovitz is our collective dream boyfriend, and it's time the world knew. We're talking about The Princess Diaries, including the first three books in the series and the two Disney films. What's up with the diary format? Why do movies insist on trying to tell us Anne Hathaway is unattractive? Lets find out!

There's really no uniting theme to this week's WWBUT, other than that we've been under some time constraints due to watching lots of [REDACTED] and reading Animorphs.

The Animorphs series draws to a close with a not-insignificant amount of heartbreak. So how did those character types pan out? Did [REDACTED] have to die? And will we ever recover?

Hope you like trash-talking Scarlet Johannson because uh... there's a lot of that, for some reason. Also: psychoanalyzing Missy's terrible taste in men, Merri's thoughts on wide boys, and showing himbos some love.

Body horror, anti-imperialism, and cinnamon buns—what more could you want? Let's talk about Animorphs, a foundational middle-grade series best known for traumatizing a generation of readers and being the butt of every joke about bad cover design. What exactly makes the series so special? Is this just all silly children's fare? And why were we all allowed to read this series without any oversight?

Warning: Contains swearing and discussions of suicidal ideation.

A "short one" in which we talk about Hamilton for 20 minutes. Other topics include: grocery games, cowboy feelings, and time loops.

We return to another high school classic with George Orwell's Animal Farm! Why does this book get cited as proof that revolutions don't work as often as the opposite? What's all this REALLY about? And why is it taught in American high school, anyway? Let's find out!

It's musical season among the Fake Geek Girls. Also: Scientology, villainous women, and things that aren't as good as Carmilla.

We're taking a look at the fascinating history of Eddie Brock and Venom! Join us for conversations about the Jungian shadow self, masculinity, and Missy's theory about Peter Parker's ridiculous dancing in Spider-Man 3.