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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The new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds confirms a detail about a character that has been part of fan head canon for a while now.
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Superhero Shows
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The Penguin was a big hit that just nabbed a bunch of Emmy nominations, but star Colin Farrell was worried the show would get canceled before it started.
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Superhero Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
The actors playing the main villains in this year's big blockbuster hits Sinners and Superman share a TV series background.
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Horror Movies
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The I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise returns to theaters this year, but the series has suffered from one major problem.
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Netflix's Trainwreck documentary series, which focuses on events gone very wrong, is drawing lots of eyes with this installment about an out-of-control party.
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Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor only occupied the TARDIS for a total of 19 episodes spread across two seasons. Here's why he left.
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Fans of Rashida Jones, quirky sci-fi shows, or both would do well to seek out this Apple TV+ series, which was sadly canceled after just one season.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Charlie Barnett has stayed busy since leaving Chicago Fire, but why was his character, Peter Mills, written out to begin with? Here's what happened.
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Stories about Tom Hardy wrestling director Alejandro G. Iñárritu on the Revenant set emerged before the film's release, but Hardy has since clarified things.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Here's why Chris Klein's Sweet Magnolias character Bill Townsend left the successful Netflix series after a few seasons.
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Fantasy Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
The Dark Tower movie adaptation starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey was a notorious flop, but you might be surprised by Stephen King's thoughts on it.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Narcos is the kind of show that can easily drop the viewer down a rabbit hole of crime history, so let's determine which season is a cut above the rest.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Leonard Nimoy may have a restraining order against Sheldon in-universe on The Big Bang Theory, but the Star Trek legend still found a way onto the show.
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Stellar Video Repair is an easy-to-use repair tool that's specifically designed to fix corrupt and unplayable videos in just about every format.
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Horror Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
True to its title, the Walking Dead franchise keeps chugging along with multiple spin-off shows. Here's our ranking of each and every one of them.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Sophia Bush's Erin Lindsay left Chicago P.D. after four seasons, and Bush was open about her decision to depart the hit show.
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Thriller Shows
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Winning Squid Game takes agility, cunning, cooperation, a whole lot of luck, and sometimes a touch of betrayal. Here are the 12 best players, ranked.
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The sudden and absurd nature of Carson Beckett's death on Stargate Atlantis was pretty controversial, but Paul McGillion had a hunch as to why it happened.
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Comedy Shows
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There were shockingly few duds during Gilligan's Island's run, so selecting its 10 best episodes can be a bit of a dealer's choice. Still, here are our picks.
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Thriller Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Squid Game season 3 puts the players through more twisted versions of childhood games. Here's our ranking of all three games.
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The Old Guard 2 has only just premiered on Netflix, but franchise lead Charlize Theron is already raising doubts about the possibility of The Old Guard 3.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Netflix has canceled its murder mystery series The Residence after a single season, and its decision can be attributed to two major factors.
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Fantasy Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
Netflix's well-reviewed Norwegian spin on the giant monster movie genre is worth seeking out whether you're a Godzilla fan or kaiju enthusiast in general.
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After the disappointment of Squid Game season 3, Edgar Wright's The Running Man could be the perfect project to pick up that show's social commentary baton.
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The organ harvesting storyline returned for Squid Game season 2 and felt pointless, but season 3 finds a way to make it useful.
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Thriller Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
A beloved character from Squid Game season 1 returns in season 3, as Gi-hun faces a crisis of morality and practicality.
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Thriller Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Out of all the curveballs Squid Game keeps throwing at its players, it's hard to imagine a crueler game than the one highlighted in season 3, episode 5.
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