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Peter Paul and Mary <i>Album 1700</i> on this throwback Thursday

Peter Paul and Mary Album 1700 on this throwback Thursday

“So alone, rollin’ home” You know when you become so obsessed over an album you just keep playing it over and over, until you are a little embarrassed by the fact (better make sure that Spotify is set to private!)? Well that is pretty much my…

Some humanimation from Neal Brennan’s <i>Women and Black Dudes</i>

Some humanimation from Neal Brennan’s Women and Black Dudes

“If he wanted a hand job, I would’ve given it to him” There will be periods of time where I don’t check the Twitter for like, two days, and then of course I have to play catch-up and star f*ck all my favorite comedians. One…

And you thought you knew Mary Poppins: <i>Saving Mr. Banks</i> review

And you thought you knew Mary Poppins: Saving Mr. Banks review

“Responstible” is not a word! It hasn’t even been 48 hours since first seeing Saving Mr. Banks and I might have to go back and watch this one again because my fulfillment of Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak singing / playing piano every five seconds…

2014 Short North Mini-Mural competition: vote for Maria DiFranco’s “Domesticating the African Wolf”

2014 Short North Mini-Mural competition: vote for Maria DiFranco’s “Domesticating the African Wolf”

One of the main reasons I created Loop was because I had an overwhelming amount of artsy-fartsy friends that I wanted to showcase their talent. I wanted Loop to be a promotional space where people from all over the world could come see something new,…

Thinking about Earth’s Albedo as half of America sits frozen in a polar vortex

Thinking about Earth’s Albedo as half of America sits frozen in a polar vortex

I don’t know if you guys knew but apparently it’s been really cold or something lately? As we continue undergoing the polar vortex I can’t help but think about Albedo. Most of my friends would look at me like I was a total nut if I casually brought…

Let The Teddy Boys’ <i>Social Club</i> guide you into 2014

Let The Teddy Boys’ Social Club guide you into 2014

“Buried in sarcophagus” There was this moment while driving around breaking in my first listen of Social Club that I thought to myself: “holy sh*t, these guys are really it.” Then I gave the album a second listen; a third, fourth, fifth (there was an additional…

<i>The Wolf of Wall Street</i>: Scorsese’s latest starring Leo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, and cocaine

The Wolf of Wall Street: Scorsese’s latest starring Leo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, and cocaine

“Was all this legal? Absolutely not.” The thing about Wall Street is I’ll never really understand Wall Street. I mean sure, I get that there’s a buncha people who talk on the phone all day and deal with a bunch of money stuff, but it’s…

Loop’s 2013 TV Picks

Loop’s 2013 TV Picks

As we pass a decade into the Internet’s use as a medium, we know two very contradictory yet absolutely correct facts: 1) distilling art forms into easily digestible top ten lists is reductive and useless, and 2) we absolutely cannot stop reading top ten lists.…

The movie <i>Frozen</i> is for everyone, we don’t care how old you are

The movie Frozen is for everyone, we don’t care how old you are

“Only true love can thaw a frozen heart” Imagine if like Midas everything you touched turned to…ice and snow? Maybe not the most convenient of mediums, but this superpower is not accidental for soon-to-be-Queen of Arendelle Anna (Kristen Bell), who is cursed with the inevitable…

Your holiday hangover guide

Your holiday hangover guide

Christmas might be over, but chances are your weird Uncle is still in town hanging out with his uncomfortable in-laws (you: glued to the couch, screaming), Grandma is probably Manhattan drunk falling somewhere, and you’re finding out there’s a snowstorm on its way with less…