Genevieve Koski's posts

Now in its fourth year in Chicago, the Just For Laughs festival is reaching critical mass. Its lineup, chock-full of…

Pop-culture references can be tricky. In my review of the first episode of Animaniacs, I praised the show’s aptitude…

Hey, you like podcasts? Make sure you check out Reasonable Discussions, the A.V. Club podcast. Podmass comments can…

It’s interesting watching Animaniacs in the order the episodes originally aired. Because the show is a collection of…

If you haven’t yet succumbed to the summer-jam joy of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”—seriously, who are you, and…

For those who have spent the three weeks since “Digital Estate Planning” aired praying to Batman to deliver unto us…

… Or at least more “Two Princes”-y, anyway. Enjoy this trailer, courtesy of UCB Theater, for Now That’s What I Call…

In the age of specialized Tumblrs, Buzzfeed lists, and long-form childhood-mining, it’s difficult to regard a…

We get a lot of records sent to us here at The A.V. Club, and a lot of it’s too good to ignore. In Playlisted, we…

Hey, you like podcasts? Make sure you check out Reasonable Discussions, the A.V. Club podcast. Podmass comments can…

It’s no secret that popular music is filled with similar-sounding chord progressions, riffs, and beats; a finite…

Given the band’s original riot-grrl associations, its connection with the queer community, the political bent of its…

… which means we here at The A.V. Club are out enjoying our long weekend, and we hope you are as well. For those of…

A.V. Club writers Genevieve Koski and Steven Hyden have decided to explore the Billboard charts every month in…

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Every year, a group of us trek to the Sweets & Snacks Expo at Chicago’s McCormick Place because, duh, it’s a…

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

It’s pretty tough to claim a sentiment as vague and universal as “cool” as one’s catchphrase, but if anyone’s earned…

With series like the Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games books becoming international mega-bestsellers,…

Ah, television: teacher, mother, secret lover. With Mother’s Day on the horizon, what better time to focus on that…