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poe-tic license Oct. 13, 2023

Deconstructing The Fall of the House of Usher’s Murderous Poe Mash-UpMike Flanagan’s bloody pharma fable synthesizes dozens of references to Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, poems, and personal life. Let’s break them down.

By Ben Rosenstock
egg hunting June 21, 2023

Every Hidden Easter Egg in Black Mirror Season 6That “White Bear” glyph is everywhere this season.

By Brian Tallerico

listening closely Dec. 9, 2022

Everything SZA References on SOS (Including Herself)From Aaliyah to Kill Bill to Lower East Side hotels.

By Zoe Guy
austin’s power Oct. 12, 2022

Austin Powers References Are Comedy’s Hottest Mini-TrendAnd they’re perfectly tucked inside This Fool, Ramy, and Bros.

By Roxana Hadadi
batter up! Aug. 16, 2022

All of A League of Their Own’s Nods to the 1992 PeachesOf course the Prime Video series knows “there’s no crying in baseball,” but that’s just the beginning of its many winks to the movie.

By Sarene Leeds
dungeons & dragons & references June 1, 2022

Stranger Things 4’s Most Notable Nods to ’80s Pop CultureAn episode-by-episode guide to this season’s key references, from “Running Up That Hill” to Lite-Brite.

By Keith Phipps
future reference Mar. 2, 2021

Bless Riverdale for Just Doing it and Being Legends Post–Time JumpThe teen drama is living its best Uncut Gems–slash–A Star Is Born–slash–Succession life.

By Jackson McHenry
game of thrones Apr. 14, 2019

All the Major Callbacks in the Game of Thrones Season PremiereFrom Ed Sheeran to that damned spiral symbol.

By Nate Jones and Kathryn VanArendonk
vulture lists Apr. 6, 2018

Every Pop-Culture Easter Egg You Probably Missed in Atlanta Robbin’ SeasonDid you catch the nods to Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples, and BoJack Horseman?

By Dee Lockett
does whatever a [record scratch] fish!? can July 7, 2017

Did You Catch the Amazing Spider-Man Shout-out in Spider-Man: Homecoming?A friendly neighborhood allusion to the Andrew Garfield–and–Emma Stone era.

By Jesse David Fox
bing June 13, 2016

Was that a Groundhog Day Reference on the Last Silicon Valley?If you got Stephen Tobolowsky, might as well use him.

By Jesse David Fox
June 22, 2015

The Rise of Consumer ComedyConsumer comedy passes as comedy on a large, public scale and on small, everyday ones.

By Devin Blake

July 26, 2013

Watch a Supercut of Every ‘Simpsons’ Movie Reference in Seasons 1-5 Film site NextMovie made this delightful supercut of every single movie reference from the first five seasons of The Simpsons. It’s a fun […]

By Bradford Evans
crossovers Apr. 23, 2013

Did Mad Men Reference 30 Rock on Sunday?Who drinks an Old Spanish?

By Jesse David Fox
allusions Jan. 2, 2013

Watch Every Reference From Quentin Tarantino MoviesIt starts with Charlie Chaplin and ends with Lindsay Lohan.

By Jesse David Fox