Brett White
@brettwhite.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief 💎 Pop Heist
Bylines ✍️ Decider, CBR, MTV News, Marvel
Drag 👠 Barb Hardly
I guess I'm in Minneapolis.
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brett at popheist dot com
Bylines ✍️ Decider, CBR, MTV News, Marvel
Drag 👠 Barb Hardly
I guess I'm in Minneapolis.
https://popheist.com/
brett at popheist dot com
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Brett White
@brettwhite.bsky.social
· Dec 2
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Pop culture media is a hellscape. Sites are overrun with intrusive ads, or they’re SEO farms, or they pay writers at near-criminal rates. Some of them pollute the internet with AI-generated garbage, u...
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I can tell this Cobra-La feature piece is going to be good because I'm spending an hour perfecting the opening paragraph. Wow, taking my time with something! In this economy?!
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I can tell this Cobra-La feature piece is going to be good because I'm spending an hour perfecting the opening paragraph. Wow, taking my time with something! In this economy?!
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💄 ALERT 💄
A new RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE recap from @brettwhite.bsky.social is live! 💃
'Drag Race' is back and up to its old tricks again — and it turns out that old tricks are way, way more satisfying than new twists. 🏁
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A new RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE recap from @brettwhite.bsky.social is live! 💃
'Drag Race' is back and up to its old tricks again — and it turns out that old tricks are way, way more satisfying than new twists. 🏁
Support Pop Heist by subscribing 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
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'RuPaul's Drag Race' 18x01: Recap: The Granny Season - Pop Heist
'Drag Race' is back and up to its old tricks again — and it turns out that old tricks are way, way more satisfying than new twists.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
💄 ALERT 💄
A new RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE recap from @brettwhite.bsky.social is live! 💃
'Drag Race' is back and up to its old tricks again — and it turns out that old tricks are way, way more satisfying than new twists. 🏁
Support Pop Heist by subscribing 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
buff.ly/usWwLUI
A new RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE recap from @brettwhite.bsky.social is live! 💃
'Drag Race' is back and up to its old tricks again — and it turns out that old tricks are way, way more satisfying than new twists. 🏁
Support Pop Heist by subscribing 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
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After watching the X-Men become a team in 2000, 2011, and 2016 …
It's nice to see the Fox X-Men characters get one last goodbye, after saying goodbye to them one last time in 2014, and then in 2017, and also in 2023 comicbookclublive.com/2026/01/06/t...
To Me, My X-Men: New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Drops Officially Online | Comic Book Club
After leaking online, the Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer featuring the return of the X-Men has officially dropped online.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
After watching the X-Men become a team in 2000, 2011, and 2016 …
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The X-Men, saying goodbye forever, one last time:
bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
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January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The X-Men, saying goodbye forever, one last time:
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When Thunderbolts was announced people whined “this movie can't be good - you have to see too many other films to understand it” and now here's Doomsday with a hold my beer meme saying “the problem is Thunderbolts didn't follow up on ENOUGH films”
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
When Thunderbolts was announced people whined “this movie can't be good - you have to see too many other films to understand it” and now here's Doomsday with a hold my beer meme saying “the problem is Thunderbolts didn't follow up on ENOUGH films”
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LIVE SOON — EiC @brettwhite.bsky.social hops on @audibleintrrlude.bsky.social to talk all things G.I. JOE and COBRA-LA.
Live at 8 PM ET on YouTube
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Live at 8 PM ET on YouTube
www.youtube.com/live/nbF1L48...
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
LIVE SOON — EiC @brettwhite.bsky.social hops on @audibleintrrlude.bsky.social to talk all things G.I. JOE and COBRA-LA.
Live at 8 PM ET on YouTube
www.youtube.com/live/nbF1L48...
Live at 8 PM ET on YouTube
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This is how I write about politics.
Dumb Cobra is at it again ... and dumb G.I. Joe fans can't tell the difference.
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Dumb Cobra is at it again - Pop Heist
Because every now and then, some people need a reminder that you can love a sci-fi-adjacent military toyline and also hate Donald Trump.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is how I write about politics.
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Dumb Cobra is at it again ... and dumb G.I. Joe fans can't tell the difference.
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Dumb Cobra is at it again - Pop Heist
Because every now and then, some people need a reminder that you can love a sci-fi-adjacent military toyline and also hate Donald Trump.
popheist.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Dumb Cobra is at it again ... and dumb G.I. Joe fans can't tell the difference.
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
![Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/bafkreibrxbmhwrnkwo2ztnczubpnzpup3uf6dpyhs7mk2uxpeoeynhjo2q@jpeg)
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…and just like that, THE BOB NEWHART SHOW is no longer on any paid or free streaming services as of 2026, as far as I can tell. Worse, Disney only sells the first three seasons on digital. It remains available on linear TV and DVD.
But: it’s no way to treat one of the classics.
But: it’s no way to treat one of the classics.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
…and just like that, THE BOB NEWHART SHOW is no longer on any paid or free streaming services as of 2026, as far as I can tell. Worse, Disney only sells the first three seasons on digital. It remains available on linear TV and DVD.
But: it’s no way to treat one of the classics.
But: it’s no way to treat one of the classics.
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This was a great read!
From Cringe to Canon: ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Buzz Dixon Is Finally at Peace With That Movie - popheist.com/buzz-dixon-g... @brettwhite.bsky.social @popheist.com
From Cringe to Canon: ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Buzz Dixon Is Finally at Peace With That Movie - popheist.com/buzz-dixon-g... @brettwhite.bsky.social @popheist.com
'G.I. Joe' Story Editor Buzz Dixon Is Embracing the Movie Now
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This was a great read!
From Cringe to Canon: ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Buzz Dixon Is Finally at Peace With That Movie - popheist.com/buzz-dixon-g... @brettwhite.bsky.social @popheist.com
From Cringe to Canon: ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Buzz Dixon Is Finally at Peace With That Movie - popheist.com/buzz-dixon-g... @brettwhite.bsky.social @popheist.com
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Would love a single consequence.
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Would love a single consequence.
Another one of my GI Joe cardback mess-arounds (aka how I dissociate in the evening), asking and answering the question, "What if Hasbro *didn't* give up on toys of female characters and released the definitive multi-pack of the entire line in 1989?" 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Another one of my GI Joe cardback mess-arounds (aka how I dissociate in the evening), asking and answering the question, "What if Hasbro *didn't* give up on toys of female characters and released the definitive multi-pack of the entire line in 1989?" 🧵
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So happy to write this, and grateful to Pop Heist for caring about libraries.
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
2025 has been an exasperating year for libraries and librarians, but there is plenty of hope for a better future. @comicslibrarian.bsky.social looks ahead, cautiously, optimistically.
The Challenges Facing Libraries in 2026 (And Why There's Hope) - Pop Heist
2025 has been an exasperating year for libraries and librarians, but there is plenty of hope for a better future.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
So happy to write this, and grateful to Pop Heist for caring about libraries.
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
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Say goodbye to 2025 with this comprehensive look at the best queer pop culture moments from an objectively trash year! Courtesy of @ianxcarlos.bsky.social / @slayerfestx98.bsky.social
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Best Queer Pop-Culture Moments of 2025 - Pop Heist
Hold my finger, Ariana, because we’re listing all of the queer pop-culture moments of 2025 that gave us hope (or at least made us smile).
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December 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Say goodbye to 2025 with this comprehensive look at the best queer pop culture moments from an objectively trash year! Courtesy of @ianxcarlos.bsky.social / @slayerfestx98.bsky.social
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'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
'G.I. Joe' Story Editor Buzz Dixon Is Embracing the Movie Now
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
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We recapped a LOT of TV in 2025 — and a lot of it also aired in 2025! Check out our takes on some of the year's best shows in our RECAPS tag.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We recapped a LOT of TV in 2025 — and a lot of it also aired in 2025! Check out our takes on some of the year's best shows in our RECAPS tag.
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“Once this worm reaches the top of this pole, the pods will ripen and this pitiful planet will be ours!”
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
“Once this worm reaches the top of this pole, the pods will ripen and this pitiful planet will be ours!”
Good riddance 2025!
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Good riddance 2025!
And EVEN MORE Cobra-La coming in the next week! 🐍
GIGANTIC interview with the head writer of G.I. Joe about Serpentor and Cobra-La (two of my all-time favorite sci-fi concepts), dealing with Hasbro and the studio...absolutely fascinating reading if you were raised on this stuff. It's the interview @brettwhite.bsky.social was born to do
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
And EVEN MORE Cobra-La coming in the next week! 🐍