Did you know that Insert Foot appeared in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?” A strange thing happened recently when I asked my 14-year-old daughter – whom we’ll call “Lucy” (because that’s her name) – if she wanted to see the latest Marvel movie, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” She punched…

Malia J, courtesy Ariel Hirsch. Among the questions moviegoers asked after seeing Marvel’s latest summer blockbuster, “Black Widow,” is who sang that rendition of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to open the movie?” The answer: Hawaii-born singer-songwriter Malia J. It seems almost improbable that an unsigned, independent artist would…

Anna Akana, courtesy. Back when she was writing the songs on her debut album, 2019’s Casualty, Anna Akana had just left a toxic relationship, and her songs were both a form of therapy and a way to directly address her musician ex. Shortly after, she began writing what would…

Insert Foot is woke on Joey Chestnut, “Luke Cage.” A few independent thoughts on Independence Day. As I brace myself for the annual Joey Chestnut Coney Island puke fest (I can’t even eat one hot dog without feeling like I committed a health crime unless I ate it at…