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Best Holiday Album

Holiday albums have existed since at least 1945, when Bing Crosby released “Merry Christmas,” a collection of 8 Christmas songs for Decca Records. Since then, countless popular music artists have released full holiday albums to…Read more

Best Holiday Album Playlist

Want to hear music from the Top 16 discs debated in the 2023 Holiday Special episode devoted to the Best Holiday Album? We made a playlist for you! We’re so thoughtful. Listen below, or CLICK HERE for…Read more

Best Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon

Best Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloon

It has been nearly 100 years since Macy’s launched its Thanksgiving Day Parade outside the department store’s flagship Herald Square location in 1924. Since then, it has become the world’s largest parade, and has delighted…Read more

Best TV Detective

They solve crimes and captivate our attention. Detectives on TV! Since at least the late 1930s, detectives have been a staple of television shows. Most are procedurals like the "Law & Order" contingent, a bunch…Read more

Best 2000s Broadway Musical

The Aughts -- the years between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2009 -- were a tumultuous period, to say the least. Still, those difficult times produced some spectacular new works of American pop culture,…Read more

Best “Doctor Who” Companion

Since the TARDIS first appeared on telly screens via the BBC on November 23, 1963, The Doctor has had dozens of Companions -- typically ordinary humans who join the time-traveling alien on wild, wacky, wonderful,…Read more

Best Super Hero Film

Since the early 2000s, super-hero films have become box-office sensations that have generated billions, spawned innumerable sequels and related projects, and delighted millions more fans than the comic-book source material ever reached. But even before…Read more

Best Horror Film Franchise

Horror has been embraced by the film industry almost since its beginnings. The moving image is ideally suited to evoke the chills and thrills inherent in the genre. And perhaps greater than any other genre,…Read more

Best 90s Soundtrack

The films of the 1990s were big, bold, and left a lasting impression on audiences and future filmmakers alike. The best 90s soundtracks were no different. After the 1980s saw an explosion in commercially viable…Read more

Worst TV Series Finale

Is there anything more heartbreaking than a beloved TV show building up to a much-anticipated final bow, and then utterly blowing it? It happens more often than it should. In some cases it's a big…Read more

Best Solo Musician to Come Out of a Band

Some of the most iconic stars in music history didn't start out as solo acts. They emerged from already-successful bands, and in some cases went on to solo careers that dwarfed the careers of the…Read more

Best Pixar Film

Ever since "Toy Story" was released in 1995, Pixar has become the gold standard in digital animation in film. In the intervening 20-plus years, the studio's films have included some of the most iconic animated…Read more

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QUIZ: Name that 90s Image Comic

BY Eric Rezsnyak Image Comics launched more than 30 years ago, founded by a squad of hotshot comic-book artists looking to have more creative control in an industry largely dominated by a handful of publishers….

Top 10 Lists

TOP 10: “Drag Race” Season 16 Promo Looks

BY Eric Rezsnyak The queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 16 are here! Today the 14 new contestants were ruvealed ahead of the S16 debut on Friday, January 5, 8pm on MTV. The promo theme…

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GPCD Spotify Wrapped 2023 Playlist

Spotify unveiled its 2023 edition of Wrapped last week, and some of the Great Pop Culture Debate panelists wanted to share their top artists and songs with you. Find a playlist for all the top…

Top 10 Lists

TOP 10: “Drag Race” Seasons of 2023

BY Eric Rezsnyak It sounds insane that we could have a Top 10 ranking of “Drag Race” seasons that aired in one year. But gals, it’s true. In fact, counting the international spinoffs, there were…

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