Oh, right, you might have forgotten what The Monitor even is. It’s our weekly web series highlighting the best in pop culture! Sometimes we get so excited about it we use gratuitous exclamation points! We kicked things off last week with some usual suspects, but now we’re taking a trip to the dark side: new movie Chernobyl Diaries, the sublime weirdness of The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and rapper/producer El-P’s new album, Cancer for Cure.
SUCH UNRELENTING BLEAKNESS HOW WILL WE EVER— oh, wait, no, some of it is actually funny and well worth your time. Plus, The Monitor is only like, four minutes long, so just pop a Hot Pocket in the microwave and watch it before you hear the delicious “ding!” (Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and cannot be held responsible for the state of your Hot Pocket.)
