Category Archives: Pop Culture

September 04

How to Write Hugely Successful Young Adult Novels

Originally posted on Knowingly Undersold:
So, you want to rake in that sweet YA coin, do you? Chronologically, it’s the last age group where you can guarantee some level of readership, so it makes sense. Once you leave this demo everyone is distracted by going to college, getting hammered, taking pregnancy tests, and gaining weight/losing…

August 29

Jurassic Prank

This Terrifying Raptor Chase Is the Most Traumatic Prank of All Time Japan has just raised the bar on pranks forever. There’s putting buckets of water above doorstops, filling someone’s cubicle with packing peanuts, and now there’s making a dude think he’s being chased by an actual fucking velociraptor.

August 24

Pop Culture Roulette Introduced

My best friend’s husband – Pop Culture Roulette – is one of the coolest guys I know. [Remember I never share real names on this blog.] Pop Culture Roulette is a walking pop culture wikipedia page. If you want to know who the non-speaking actor who was in the Nestle 1998 commercial, he has that covered. […]

August 22

13 Signs You’ve Lived In NYC Too Long

This city changes you, man.

August 20

American Music

Do you like american music I like american music Don’t you like american music baby I want you to hold me I want your arms around me I want you to hold me baby Did you do too many drugs I did too many drugs Did you do too many drugs too baby You were […]

August 02

Coming Out to Siri…

National Coming Out Day was a few weeks back but perennially shirtless vlogger Davey Wavey waited a bit to tell his iPhone he’s gay. My favorite line: “Your hair is gayer than Elton John blowing Barney at a figure skating competition on John Travolta’s private plane.”

July 28

Friends – They’re Your Reset Button

In 2001, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide captured a unique attribute of the gay community. Friends are our families so often our own families reject us or don’t understand the unique path we are on. On behalf of client Miller Lite, the agency launched a print campaign highlighting how friends are our reset button. This concept has […]

July 14

Contemporary “Heroes”

Originally posted on arussthebus:
The new Superman is a “hero” for our times: dark, moody, and full of angst. The Internet is still awash with blog posts and movie reviews that detail the controversy behind the ending of this year’s new Superman movie, Man of Steel. Apparently, Superman defeats his enemy, the renegade Kryptonian General…

July 13

Viral Video: “Adrift” in San Francisco’s Fog

Photographer Simon Christen created a 4-minute video that shows the majesty of the fog rolling in along the California coast, blanketing everything, including the entire iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Christen wrote with his video uploaded last week. “‘Adrift’ is a love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area. I chased it for […]

June 28

100 Best Covers Ever

One YouTuber threw together a list of the 100 best covers ever. Some are little more than cheap photocopies, with someone hitherto unknown. Here are 100 of the best musical covers of all time. Let me know what you think in the comments.