Thor Benander, Author at The Gist

Thor Benander

Thor is the Editor-in-Chief of The Gist and a father of four. He's a lover of ancient history, Greek food and sports. He misses traveling and thinks that if libraries were the center of American society, many things would improve overnight. You can hit him up at [email protected].

Sports

The Best Sports Moments of 2020

This has been a hellacious year, but we’ve still managed to eek out some memorable sports moments, be they enbubbled or no. For sports...

Thor BenanderDecember 27, 2020

TV

The 30 Best SNL Sketches of the Last 5 Years

Saturday Night Live takes a lot of flak. Sketches either aren’t edgy enough or they’re too edgy and all of them run too long....

Thor BenanderDecember 20, 2020

TV

Season 5 of The Expanse Begins with Character

When we last left the crew of the Rocinante, they had once again saved humanity from the existential threat that was the red vapor...

Thor BenanderDecember 18, 2020

TV

Is Ray Shoesmith the Next Great Anti Hero?

Anti hero. Merriam Webster defines it as: “a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities.” But the term has come...

Thor BenanderDecember 6, 2020