About The Omnicosm
The Omnicosm covers the things that make life fun. Pop culture, movies, TV shows, snacks and more. It’s the home of Snackology, Popculturology, and The Cold Open, newsletters focused on those topics.
The Omnicosm traces its roots back to 2012 with the founding of Popculturology. After a hiatus that began in 2015, Popculturology returned as a newsletter in 2022. Snackology was launched in 2024, with both sites coming together under The Omnicosm in early 2025. The Cold Open joined Popculturology and Snackology as its own vertical in late 2025, spinning out from Popculturology.
The Omnicosm’s mission is to bring readers news about their favorite things — whether it’s a new Star Wars movie, thoughts on the latest episode of SNL or a review of the latest culinary innovation at McDonald’s — directly into their inboxes.
The Omnicosm team
Bill Kuchman is founder and executive editor of The Omnicosm while also serving as editor in chief and author of Popculturology, The Cold Open and Snackology. Bill previously ran Popculturology as a standalone website that covered pop culture on a daily basis. He also wrote for CBS Interactive’s TV.com before that site disappeared. Between those two ventures (and Twitter), he has written about pop culture — Star Wars, the MCU, How I Met Your Mother, SNL— for over a decade.
Tim Kuchman is The Omnicosm’s copy editor.
Popculturology is a newsletter about pop culture.
Publishing schedule
Friday Newsletter: Fridays at 7 a.m. ET
The Box Office Report: Mondays at 7 a.m. ET
The Monthly: The last Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. ET
Special Editions: Published when needed
The Cold Open is a newsletter about Saturday Night Live.
Publishing schedule
Episode Reviews: The Sunday after a new episode of SNL
Host Promos: The Wednesday before a new episode of SNL
News: Published when needed
Extras: Published when needed
Snackology is a newsletter about snacks.
Publishing schedule
Thoughts for Food: Publishing times based on new releases
Classics: Publishing times based on new releases
Roundup: Publishing times based on new releases
Ranked!: Publishing times based on new releases
Snack Chat: The last Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. ET
Reader praise
“For years, I loved being Bill’s coworker because I got to pick his brain on pop culture — everything from analyzing SNL’s guests to explaining Marvel’s strategy. I’m delighted that he’s sharing those insights.”
— Dan Diamond, The Washington Post
“A fun and irreverent look at pop culture with a focus on Star Wars, Legos and other nerdy stuff. Highly recommended.”
— Will Cleveland, The Cleveland Prost
