Nathan Rabin
@nathanrabin.bsky.social
I've been writing about pop culture for 28 years, primarily as the head entertainment writer for The A.V. Club and staff writer for The Dissolve. My Substack is Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas, and my main site is Nathan Rabin's Happy Place. Author, autistic
We have an affordability AND an accountability crisis because nobody in the Trump administration takes accountability for any of their mistakes. They blame everything on Joe Biden, FAKE NEWS, and the radical left Marxists. It's pathological and pathetic.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We have an affordability AND an accountability crisis because nobody in the Trump administration takes accountability for any of their mistakes. They blame everything on Joe Biden, FAKE NEWS, and the radical left Marxists. It's pathological and pathetic.
In honor of the new Edgar Wright movie, the Joy of Positivity pick of the day at Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is the 1987 adaptation of The Running Man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-honor-o...
In Honor of Edgar Wright's New Adaptation, the Joy of Positivity pick of the day is 1987's The Running Man
We're not in the bleak world that Stephen King chronicled in his 1982 novel The Running Man. We've stumbled into an even more hopeless reality.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In honor of the new Edgar Wright movie, the Joy of Positivity pick of the day at Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is the 1987 adaptation of The Running Man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-honor-o...
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As the man who coined the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl, I'm always looking for nifty new terminology, like "nut-picking", an adroit encapsulation of bad-faith arguments that pretend the words of loony extremists represent the convictions of many. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
Nut-Picking and Charlie Kirk — Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
Nut-picking is a nifty phrase for bad-faith arguments that pretend that the opinions of nutty extremists represents the firmly held convictions of large groups of people that’s never been more relevan...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As the man who coined the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl, I'm always looking for nifty new terminology, like "nut-picking", an adroit encapsulation of bad-faith arguments that pretend the words of loony extremists represent the convictions of many. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
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My Screen Rant story. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/my-screen-...
My Screen Rant Story
During the eighteen years or so that I wrote for The A.V.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My Screen Rant story. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/my-screen-...
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My Screen Rant story. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/my-screen-...
My Screen Rant Story
During the eighteen years or so that I wrote for The A.V.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My Screen Rant story. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/my-screen-...
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In the latest entry in my column on pop star vanity projects, I cover 1985's Copacabana, a Dick Clark-produced, James Lipton-written TV movie that marked the beginning and end of Barry Manilow's career as a leading man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-the-lat...
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In the latest entry in my column on pop star vanity projects, I cover 1985's Copacabana, a Dick Clark-produced, James Lipton-written TV movie that marked the beginning and end of Barry Manilow's career as a leading man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-the-lat...
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It took me twice as long as anticipated, but I finally finished The Fractured Mirror, a 548-page exploration of the complete history of American movies about filmmaking, with a foreword by the great Joe Dante and illustrations by the also great Felipe Sobreiro www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took me twice as long as anticipated, but I finally finished The Fractured Mirror, a 548-page exploration of the complete history of American movies about filmmaking, with a foreword by the great Joe Dante and illustrations by the also great Felipe Sobreiro www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
The "Weird Al" Yankovic song of the day at Nathan Rabin's Happy Place is "Midnight Star."
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The "Weird Al" Yankovic song of the day at Nathan Rabin's Happy Place is "Midnight Star."
www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
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It took me twice as long as anticipated, but I finally finished The Fractured Mirror, a 548-page exploration of the complete history of American movies about filmmaking, with a foreword by the great Joe Dante and illustrations by the also great Felipe Sobreiro www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took me twice as long as anticipated, but I finally finished The Fractured Mirror, a 548-page exploration of the complete history of American movies about filmmaking, with a foreword by the great Joe Dante and illustrations by the also great Felipe Sobreiro www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
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My definitive ten-part series on the 100 greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic songs continues with a deep dive into entries 70 through 79. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
The 100 Greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic Songs: 70 to 79 — Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
Our definitive list of the 100 greatest “Weird Al” Yankovic songs continues with a loving look at entries 70 through 79.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My definitive ten-part series on the 100 greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic songs continues with a deep dive into entries 70 through 79. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
As the man who coined the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl, I'm always looking for nifty new terminology, like "nut-picking", an adroit encapsulation of bad-faith arguments that pretend the words of loony extremists represent the convictions of many. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
Nut-Picking and Charlie Kirk — Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
Nut-picking is a nifty phrase for bad-faith arguments that pretend that the opinions of nutty extremists represents the firmly held convictions of large groups of people that’s never been more relevan...
www.nathanrabin.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As the man who coined the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl, I'm always looking for nifty new terminology, like "nut-picking", an adroit encapsulation of bad-faith arguments that pretend the words of loony extremists represent the convictions of many. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
The "Weird Al" Yankovic song of the day at Nathan Rabin's Happy Place is "Eat It" www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The "Weird Al" Yankovic song of the day at Nathan Rabin's Happy Place is "Eat It" www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
In the latest entry in my column on pop star vanity projects, I cover 1985's Copacabana, a Dick Clark-produced, James Lipton-written TV movie that marked the beginning and end of Barry Manilow's career as a leading man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-the-lat...
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In the latest entry in my column on pop star vanity projects, I cover 1985's Copacabana, a Dick Clark-produced, James Lipton-written TV movie that marked the beginning and end of Barry Manilow's career as a leading man. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/in-the-lat...
My definitive ten-part series on the 100 greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic songs continues with a deep dive into entries 70 through 79. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
The 100 Greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic Songs: 70 to 79 — Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
Our definitive list of the 100 greatest “Weird Al” Yankovic songs continues with a loving look at entries 70 through 79.
www.nathanrabin.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My definitive ten-part series on the 100 greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic songs continues with a deep dive into entries 70 through 79. www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/...
He will do anything to help anyone, particularly the 60 percent of the public that he describes as evil, insane, treasonous, motivated solely by jealousy of his incredible achievements and an enemy of the American people.
I know this is an obvious and old point, but it still shocks me how quickly the culture of the GOP has come to defined by the absurd personality type of the "toad-licking, ass kissing alpha." Amazing that they've built an audience that finds such deportment appealing, rather than disqualifying.
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
He will do anything to help anyone, particularly the 60 percent of the public that he describes as evil, insane, treasonous, motivated solely by jealousy of his incredible achievements and an enemy of the American people.