"The Simpsons" Blogs & Blog Posts

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While Arsenal ran Manchester City close for most of the campaign last season, when the chips were down in the spring they got mauled by the Citizens twice, as well as other boneheaded results that eventually left them up the track. It was this versio...

Last week was a rough one in America. Sunday was the 60tth anniversary of the passing of the Civil Right Act. It was celebrated by the United States Supreme Court swinging an ax through legislation that helps level the playing field for marginalized...

Has any television show produced as many series finales as Futurama? Matt Groening’s sci-fi followup to The Simpsons aired on Fox for four seasons from 1999-2003 before it was canceled for the first time (series finale #1). A few years later, it wa...

In a new Code Switch episode on NPR, comedians Hari Kondabolu and Hank Azaria had their first public chat since Hari's documentary, The Problem with Apu, came out in 2017. The film took a critical look at how Hollywood represents South Asians and cal...

Video editor Ewzzy Rayburn discovered the concealed gag in the 1992 Simpsons episode "The Otto Show." In this episode, Homer's tinnitus drowns out Marge's words, leaving viewers uncertain about her dialogue. Rayburn carefully examined the audio and m...

Over the years, I've seen many takes on the ol' "steamed hams" gag but this one really stood out to me. It reimagines the Simpsons' bit as an animated Russian cartoon ("Steamlyannaya Hamonika"), transcending the meme to something much loftier but yet...