Garrett Martin

Georgia

Senior Editor at Paste

Senior Editor at Paste. TV, games, music, travel, theme parks, wrestling, and more.

Articles

Mario Kart World Opens Up to the Internet Age

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

At what point does a spinoff become the main event? Mario Kart 8 is one of the best-selling games of all time, easily moving more units that any other Mario game. Many people, though, including Nintendo itself, would consider the line of Super Mario platformers that predates the kart racers to be the main franchise—the trunk from which every other branch, including Mario Kart, grows.
Switch 2: Transferring Data from the Switch Is Quick and Easy

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

The Switch 2 is out today, and like everybody fortunate enough to find one Paste has dived headfirst into Nintendo’s new system. I’m ready to finally explore the open-world Mario Kart game I played briefly back in April, to try out some GameCube favorites through Nintendo Switch Online, and to see if that weird tech demo game (Switch 2 Welcome Tour) can possibly justify its $10 price tag. First, though, I’ve got to do what every new gaming system now requires: I’ve got to set the dang thing up.
Physical Specimens: New 4k Reviews, Including Killer of Sheep, Across 110th Street, and More

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. This week in Physical Specimens, our biweekly round-up of new physical media and 4K reviews, we catch up with some of May’s best new 4K UHD releases, including a box set of Blaxploitation favorites and the most prominent release yet of a genuine American masterpiece.
Word Will Travel Oh So Quickly: A Manchester Music Tour

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. When Bob Dylan played Manchester’s Free Trade Hall in 1966, an audience member infamously yelled “Judas” at him. When the Sex Pistols played Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976, in a different part of the same building, they kickstarted a local music scene pivotal to the next 50 years of popular music.
Word Will Travel Oh So Quickly: A Manchester Music Tour

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Garrett Martin

1 hour agoIn England, the adorable moment a young girl was introduced to her baby brother for the first time was captured by the excited parents of 2-year-old Mallory Parsons and newborn Rhodie. The video shows the curious toddler peering into the basket at her brother before being given the opportunity for a cuddle and a kiss. Yair Ben-Dor has more.
Epic Universe: The Triumph of the Post-Theme Park

4 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. If you follow theme parks, you no doubt know that Epic Universe, Universal’s new playland, opened last week. It’s a huge deal for Universal, for theme park fans, and for theme parks as an artform. New theme parks don’t happen often; Epic Universe is the first new American theme park from Universal since 1999’s Islands of Adventure (we don’t count water parks like Volcano Bay as theme parks; they’re their own thing).
Still Ready: Peter Hook & The Light Revisit New Order’s First Album of the 21st Century

4 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Peter Hook points to a pair of rails buried in the asphalt of a parking lot. We’re outside the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, England, a few hours before his band The Light plays, and he’s thinking of his childhood, as you often do in your hometown.
The Gang's All Here with Elden Ring Nightreign—And, Surprisingly, It Works

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Are you one of the many people out there who tried to get into From Software’s Souls games—Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, etc.—but couldn’t crack it?
Disneyland Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary with Fun Both Old and New

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Disneyland doesn’t turn 70 until July, but there’s nothing wrong with celebrating early. The park kicked off its birthday party earlier this month, with a combo of new experiences and returning favorites paying tribute to its seven decades. If you’ve never been to the original Disney theme park, now’s the time; if you’re a regular, well, you’ve probably already checked out the 70th offerings.
Nathan Fielder Pulls Off His Biggest Feat Yet on The Rehearsal's Season Finale

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Don’t question Nathan Fielder’s commitment. In tonight’s Season 2 finale of The Rehearsal, Fielder nonchalantly revealed that he learned how to fly for his show, and is now a fully licensed 737 pilot. That doesn’t mean you’ll hear Fielder’s monotone the next time your pilot gives you an update.