My Reaction to This Year's Golden Globe Nominations

What were the biggest surprises? What were the most egregious snubs? I wrote about all that and more for Rolling Stone.

What's the Funniest Movie to Win the Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy?

I offer my rankings over at Cracked.

'Ted Lasso' and the Limits of Positive Thinking

After Jason Sudeikis won the Golden Globe on Sunday, I decided to finally watch Ted Lasso. I like the show, but I had some thoughts about the unreal universe it creates for its super-positive main character. You can read my essay over at MEL.

A Short History of the Golden Globes' Strangest Nominations

The Golden Globes are dumb. To illustrate my point, let's take a quick look back at their most boneheaded nominations. (And, to make it fair, I didn't spotlight movies or performances that also got love elsewhere. You can't yell at them for liking Green Book when everybody else did as well.)