Samantha Nelson

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Freelance writer working for publications including IGN, Eater, Time Out, Polygon, Adweek, Dicebreaker, Wyrd Science and the Chicago Tribune. Always looking for more work!

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I genuinely love that the spoiler warnings for My Adventures with Superman are rarely big plot points and mostly "Don't tell anyone how sweet this costume looks."

Elon Musk wants to be Tony Stark but he’s really just a shitty version of Lex Luthor.

The season finale of “The Boys” is called “Assassination Run” and I’m guessing there are some very heated discussions going on about if it will drop as planned this week.

I spent July 4 in London and was sitting outside a brewery when two Brits came over to say hi to a friend's dog. When they realized we were Americans they insisted we explain our form of government to them. It involved 20 minutes of them shaking their heads at saying "That's mental." Perfect holiday

July 4, 2020: Cancelled due to COVID July 4, 2021: Cancelled due to COVID July 4, 2022: Mass shooting at a parade July 4, 2023: Let's pretend everything is normal July 4, 2024: Supreme Court celebrates early by making the president a king. Let's set off some fireworks I guess.

Woke up at 1 a.m. to check the TKTS West End drop and now I’m going to see Dominic West star in a Samuel Beckett play tonight.

There are days I really miss living in the U.S. but today is not one of them.

Xavin was a revelation for me when I first encountered the character in college, but Hulu's adaptation did them dirty. Gen V's Jordan is complex, powerful, funny and a big dose of gender euphoria. I want their necklace.

Hulu’s Runaways Erased Its Genderfluid Hero, But Gen V Shows Their Powerwww.primetimer.com The Boys spin-off offers an exploration of gender fluidity that was long overdue in superhero TV.

Interview with the Vampire is getting a season of The Vampire Lestat, Damon Lindelof is working on a Green Lantern series and The Bear Season 3 is coming out? Hot damn, this is a good week for television.

Lestat is an S-Tier Toreador.

Kevin is still in the U.S. and the neighbor Burr used to hang out with has moved out and thus he has decided he is not being paid a sufficient amount of attention. One of the few things that seems to calm him down is grooming, but I have done this so much that now he has a bald spot.

If you see this, post a cat.

This lump is a cat.

Kevin's dad is in the hospital and he's requested cute animal pictures and ideas for D&D games to chear him up while he waits for results. Please help.

I've been chasing The Acolyte screeners for weeks despite having previously reviewed Star Wars shows, having a confirmed assignment and other outlets getting screeners. Looks like I'm just not going to get them. I thought I was done with this sort of bullshit when I stopped reviewing video games.

I can’t remember what the show was but a commenter responded to my negative review once by saying it was “Not gay enough for Samantha Nelson” and that was a pretty clean hit. Happy Pride!

I’m watching the Star Wars video in small doses and I feel like everyone involved in making and marketing that thing should no longer have jobs. Beyond everyone here raving about the video YouTube would not stop recommending it and you are all right.

I have created a Google Doc with all my favorite recipes to avoid losing them to bit rot but I don't have backups of my stories because I find guessing which publication I write for will disappear next too depressing.

I was worried because I hadn’t seen Burr in hours and found him in my neighbor’s living room where he apparently has his own chair. I knew he went over there to visit but didn’t realize just how comfortable he made himself.

I was search for Game Night on Netflix and Dead Boy Detectives popped up as soon as I typed in "ga" and while I know the reason is that Netflix has it tagged for Gaiman I prefer Kevin's explanation that they want to make it easy for anyone trying to find gay boy detectives.

Burr loves board game night where he will attempt to eat or bat away the pieces and eventually settle himself into a chair, box lid or his bed near the gaming table to be admired and pet between turns. Happy my editor used the picture of him helping me set up. www.gamesradar.com/games/board-...

Dune: Imperium - Uprising review - "An elegant mix"www.gamesradar.com Captures the spirit of the series with high-stakes conflicts and intrigue

I'm honestly surprised you can't just pay for a guaranteed Trump drop-in if you spend enough money at Mar-A-Lago like it's a Disney character breakfast.

I have a joke about Thor’s chariot and it’s the GOAT.

i told a joke about the importance of diverse mythologies but it was all greek to them.

I’ve got a beautiful joke about Narcissus. It’s really best after some reflection though.

I used to have a joke about Prometheus. You would have loved it, it was absolute fire.

I think I have the new COVID variant. 🤢

My cat will sit in the bathroom when I shower but doesn't care when my husband showers. I can't come up with a reason for the behavior difference except for that he's some kind of perv.

I cooked a whole dorade for dinner.

I'm proud of my alma matter for being the first university to listen to student protesters rather than calling in cops to beat them up.

Northwestern, Brown University reach deals with student demonstrators to curb protestseu.usatoday.com Hundreds of student activists who camped on university lawns to protest Israel's military attacks in Gaza have begun to declare victory this week.

Interview with the Vampire is fixated on the thrill of performance, with vampire intrigue boiled down to a group of catty theater kids.

Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Episodes 1-6 Review - IGNwww.ign.com Season 2 of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire continues to deliver a powerful mix of melodrama and horror.

Corporate greed is a greater villain than Thanos and Elesh Norn and flooding fans with mediocre content will eventually lead to a revolt.

What Magic: The Gathering needs to learn from the Marvel Cinematic Universewww.dicebreaker.com Is Wizards of the Coast driving the TCG towards its own endgame?