Tag Archives: Pop Culture

January 21

A Conversation Between JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe

In a heart-warming interview, J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe talk about Harry Potter, their introduction to each other, and some of the challenges and delights they’ve both experienced, bringing the books to life on film.

December 22

Amazing Video Shows You What Would Happen If Mario Fought Master Chief, Lara Croft, And An Assassin

Lara Croft, Master Chief, and Assassin Connor set out to steal Mario’s treasured power-ups. Mario shows them the true meaning of power. This video from Corridor Digital shows how Mario would take them out.

December 19

‘A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow’

“A Mighty Wind” is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy-drama film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. One of my favorite songs in it is ‘A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow.’ Check out the song and let […]

December 14

Jon Stewart Demolishes Megyn Kelly and Fox Freaking Out Over Santa’s Race and the War on Christmas

Jon Stewart is really getting tired of Fox News still flogging this War on Christmas nonsense, and Thursday night, he said that “shit’s getting real.” He took on both Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly Thursday night for freaking out about a Festivus pole and black Santa. Stewart mocked Fox’s “manger danger warnings” before getting to […]

September 07

Little Britain

Britain, Britain, Britain. For 3 seasons and 36 episodes, Little Britain entertained, amused, and amassed a legion of fans worldwide. The show comprised sketches involving exaggerated parodies of British people from all walks of life in various situations familiar to the British. Today I am dedicating my blog to Little Britain and the greatness of its […]

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 07

HBO “Girls” – My Favorite Scene So Far

I couldn’t get over the genius of this scene. They captured so many emotions (yes, girls do feel a wide range of emotions at once) into a stupid dance sequence that was too familiar. I can’t tell you how many times I have been at my wit’s end just to turn on Robyn or the […]

July 19

Fictional Engineers in Popular Culture

Originally posted on Blue Pigeons:
Recently, my little 10 year old cousin Olivia asked me what I was studying at university and I promptly told her engineering. She looked at me and said that that was really boring because it just made her think of a car mechanic. I rolled my eyes, this of course…

Cultural Indictment: The New Star Trek

Originally posted on Former Aspiring Philosopher:
I’ve been a lifelong science fiction fan, especially so of the Star Trek franchise. As a kid, I was drawn to the stories and to the ability to use reason to guide humanity past difficulties and solve complex problems (though I could not put such words to it as…

Why Disco Won

Originally posted on the next wave:
I was watchng a documentary about the guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers, who together with his musical collaborator Bernard Edwards had, with Chic and (as producer) Sister Sledge, a golden run of hits in the late 1970s, at the height of the disco boom. And then – after the…