School
Haaga University of Applied Sciences
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Universe, 2000s horror movies
- Pauli is well-versed in European cinema and keeps a "Mads Mikkelsen list" of actors from Scandinavian dramas and goofy comedies who'll inevitably end up playing Hollywood villains.
- Due to his incurable habit of scribbling notes and article ideas during screenings, he owns a collection of battered Moleskines that are full of some of the worst handwriting known to man.
- A lifelong student of pop culture trends, Pauli is well-informed on a number of entertainment industry topics.
Experience
Pauli has written thousands of articles for various online outlets since 2011, collaborating with some of the finest word-crafting minds on the internet to surf the cultural zeitgeist. Apart from his work on Looper, Grunge, Sciencing, Mashed, The Modern Rogue, TopTenz, and others, he was a regular columnist for comedy juggernaut Cracked.com from 2013 to 2017, where he covered a wide variety of subjects and crafted pop culture analysis for up to millions of readers every week. You may have read his printed words in the books "The De-Textbook: The Stuff You Didn't Know About the Stuff You Thought You Knew" and "Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Lists."
Education
Pauli has a BBA from the Haaga University of Applied Sciences.
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Horror Shows
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Drama Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Comedy Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Drama Shows
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Fantasy Movies
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Thriller Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Drama Shows
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Drama Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Thriller Shows
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Superhero Shows
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Comedy Shows
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Superhero Shows
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Superhero Shows
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Superhero Shows
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Comedy Shows
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