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Kenny Herzog

Kenny Herzog is a journalist for outlets including Rolling Stone, Vulture, Death + Taxes and this one. He used to be an editor at places. Now he's not. You can find him on Twitter @kennyherzog.

Latest Posts From Kenny

better call saul

Jul 22, 2018

An Actually Useful 'Better Call Saul' Timeline (And Where 'Breaking Bad' Fits In)

TV is often only as compelling as it is confounding.

movies that are better than their rotten tomatoes scores

Jan 27, 2017

These Movies Are Way Better Than Their Rotten Tomatoes Scores

As we've proven time and time again, Rotten Tomatoes' patented Tomatometer isn't always a trusty gauge.

Jan 7, 2017

10 Questions You're Probably Asking About 'Emerald City'

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Emerald City, NBC's new series based on The Wizard of Oz.

The 9 Best Movie Food Fights

Nov 26, 2015

The 9 Best Movie Food Fights

When intra-family political debates get too heated this Thanksgiving, remember: that spoonful of creamy mashed potatoes can always be weaponized as a diversion (some Adele works in a pinch, too).

Slash Soloing Atop Axl Rose's Piano Will Happen Again

Nov 12, 2015

Slash Soloing Atop Axl Rose's Piano Will Happen Again

Next to "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Western culture's most pressing question of our times has been "Will Axl Rose ever bury the hatchet with Slash?" But now, according to severalsources, and thanks to a series of oh-so-Axl tweets that followed a "sure, why not?" shrug from Slash on the usually sour topic of a Guns N' Roses reunion, we may finally have an answer, at least to the latter query.

Our November TV Survival Guide Will Get You to Thanksgiving

Nov 10, 2015

Our November TV Survival Guide Will Get You to Thanksgiving

The first two-thirds of November cruelly dangles the carrot of the impending holiday season but laughs as we grind our way through the first few weeks of harsher temps and end-of-year workplace hustle.

'True Detective' Season 2 Deserves a Second Look

Nov 9, 2015

'True Detective' Season 2 Deserves a Second Look

At times last summer, the negativity surrounding True Detective's second season and the series' creator/writer Nic Pizzolatto approached a level of hostility typically reserved for cheating exes and George Lucas–directed prequels.

How to Watch SundanceTV’s 'The Returned', According to Its Creator

Nov 6, 2015

How to Watch SundanceTV’s 'The Returned', According to Its Creator

The most direct and obvious route to watching SundanceTV’s ethereal horror-drama The Returned is to, well, watch it.

6 Poorly Rated Rotten Tomatoes Movies You Need to See

Nov 5, 2015

6 Poorly Rated Rotten Tomatoes Movies You Need to See

Critical aggregator Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer has become a go-to reference for discerning and casual movie fans alike, even if its system for weighing reviewer consensus disregards an age-old maxim: to each his or her own.

Seth Rollins Injury Doesn't Mean You Should Bail on WWE 'Survivor Series'

Nov 5, 2015

Seth Rollins Injury Doesn't Mean You Should Bail on WWE 'Survivor Series'

Even World Wrestling Entertainment's not cavalier enough to contrive an injury to its marquee main-event superstar and long-tenured World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins, just to drive an audience toward a winner-take-all open tourney for his belt at its Nov. 22 Survivor Series event on the WWE Network.

We Can Prove Donald Trump Is a Democrat... via WWE Wrestling

Nov 2, 2015

We Can Prove Donald Trump Is a Democrat... via WWE Wrestling

It's never been accurate to call Donald Trump a traditional Republican -- not that such a classification can be reasonably measured these days.