Spike
A Eulogy for Spike TV and Its Godawful Internal Manifesto
The broiest network to ever grace our cable boxes is dead. The absurd, hyper-masculine brand manifesto they created in 2006 will live forever.
The 'Buffy' Episode That Changed the Way We Talk About Television
"Seeing Red" – which featured a rape scene – created outrage, and is still being used in Culture Studies classrooms 15 years on.
Sucking and Fucking: The Legacy of 'Buffy' Vampires 20 Years On
Spike, Angel, and all the others were the embodiment of unbridled, kinky, sadomasochistic sex for a heavily female and LGBTQ audience.
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Actors and Experts On Their Favourite Buffy Episode
For the seminal show's 20th anniversary, we asked people who love it more than anyone to tell us the episode that is most meaningful to them.
Listen to a Dutch Master Getting the Remix Treatment on a New Golf Channel LP
Enigmatic recluse Spike has been re-rubbed by the likes of Juju & Jordash and DJ Nature. Listen to the whole thing exclusively here on THUMP.
Why the Bartending World Is Pissed at Jon Taffer of ‘Bar Rescue'
Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer has screamed at more than his fair share of bartenders and operators. The tables have turned, however, as a recent interview with Taffer has a sizable chunk of the bar and spirits community calling him out.
"Killer Heels" Take Center Stage At Brooklyn Museum Exhibition
We spoke to photographer-turned-filmmaker Zach Gold about "Spike," his new fashion film for the 'Killer Heels' exhibition.