Well, I like to read The Stranger. Otherwise IDGAF.

Just read the huffpo entertainment section and develop a heroin habit. You'll be fine.

I D O N ' T B E C A U S E I'M A N A D U L T

I have recently added Vulture to my feedly- not sure what I think of it yet, but it's an option

By paying attention to celebrities, you only make them more powerful.

The A.V. Club. The writers there are passionate pop-culture people, the community has some input on content covered, and the tone is just perfect for my tastes.
Plus, it's the only comment section I regularly participate (other than here) in because it kind of reminds me of Slog.

For film, there's nothing better than Empire Magazine from England. It's snarky but careful reporting. True fans of film. Lots of information and very entertaining. Available at Bulldog Newstand, and even some of the Barnes and Noble magazine section. (Or you can get a subscription, which is cheaper, obv).

It will be useless for keeping up with most US pop culture, but it's a true delight to read.

Don't bother. It's all about the long tail. Pop ate itself.

I check Google Plus twice a day to see if Paul has posted any "must-sees."

AV club covers pretty much everything EW does but quicker and funnier, I'm not sure why I still have a subscription either

Well, considering that I rely on you, Paul, for this sort of stuff, I have *no fucking idea*. Good luck.

For TV and Movies, AV Club and Vulture for sure. I'm still trying to find a good music site that doesn't go waaay too deep for my "just want to know what's goin on" tastes.

Hmmm

I mostly read The New Yorker but ignore all reviews by Anthony Lane (AL) because he is always wrong

Always

@11,

I also get the vast majority of this crap from Paul & Slog. Maybe I'll start trying to eavesdrop on peoples conversations when they're walking down the street.

I teach middle school.

I concur regarding the Onion AV Club. For movies I also view EyeForFilm, Film-Forward, sometimes Paste , and Slant, the last of which sometimes seems to love to hate everything, but that I admit usually explain why well, even when I disagree with them.

@15 for the win.

Knew some entertainment writers who hated freelancing for EW: the editors always burned their sources by adding SHIT THE EDITORS MADE UP just to be provocative.

Nope, haven't read EW in decades.

It seems that the Stranger doesn't have interns anymore (i.e., unpaid writers). True?

I've had a subscription to Entertainment Weekly, on and off, for about 15 years. Total guilty pleasure, I admit it! I recently let me subscription lapse through sheer laziness, and was trying to decide if I should renew. Looks like I won't have to bother - I knew Jess Kagle had left the magazine, but not that some SI dude was brought in, and certainly not that the EW model is moving to the HuffPo system of "community" writers. No thanks.

Thanks for your feedback, everyone!

@5: The thing I liked about EW was that it wasn't about celebrity culture, insofar as it wasn't about paparazzi shots and who's divorcing who. It was more about pop culture itself.

@4: I enjoy Vulture quite a bit. Weirdly, @6, I do not have the AV Club in my RSS feed, but I will do that. Thanks for the recommendation.

@7: You've sold me on Empire, for sure. I've missed glossy movie magazines since Premiere went under.

@19: We haven't had unpaid interns for a while, which is a decision that I agree with. Although I have to say that I'm not against all free writing opportunities. I got my job here at The Stranger through an internship, and so did Cienna Madrid, Anna Minard, and Lindy West, among others. There's something to be said for a mentorship program that provides a place to hone your craft. But way too many sites profit off people who are willing to work for free, and that sucks.

You should only give your writing away for free if you're getting something meaningful in exchange. Free writing gigs, at the very least, should ensure that the beginning writers come away from the gig as better, more professional writers. Most sites I see that profit off the free labor of writers do not make that promise, nor do they provide any guidance to the writers. That's just shitty.

Hmm. Interesting that you would post this now. I have my renewal notice on my desk for "Entertainment Weekly." I've never thought of it as guilty pleasure (like "People" magazine) but as a way to keep up with what's going on in entertainment since there's so much now. EW seems to cross all the spectrum not just TV and movies. That was what I liked. Oh, wait, I would guess that "Bullseye" has turned into guilty pleasure for me. Still, I agree with what Paul is saying and I won't renew my subscription. I believe in paying writers.