Topic: Popular Culture

Jepchumba posted a blog entry

9 Ways to Be A Media Activist
1. Don’t be such a couch potato, engage with the media you are consuming. Be an active participant by consciously...

5 hours ago

jepchumba | Topics: activism, media..., media..., popular...

John C posted a blog entry

My debut as an M&M

17 hours ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., m&ms

JamesOTB posted a blog entry

Is the B.A. Just B.S?
arles Murray, he of Bell Curve fame/infamy, argues that a system where everyone is expected to get a four year college degree...

19 hours ago

Outside the Beltway | Topics: Economics and..., Education, James Joyner, Late Night...

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

AMC Pacer (an Auto so Homely it’s Cute?)………………………….
1976 AMC Pacer XAMC PacerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAMC Pacer AMC Pacer coupeManufacturer American Motors...

1 day ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Beauty, Business, Culture

John C posted a blog entry

Batman ’sizzle reel’
Here’s some promotional video for “Batman: Gotham Knight,” about which I blogged last night:Batman Gotham...

2 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., batman, batman gotham..., dvd

MadSilence posted a blog entry

Cross-cultural Enka: Japan’s First Gaijin Singer
Lost loves, mourning over a good hard drink, dark nights and storms of emotion, perseverance and strength in the face of...

2 days ago

MadSilence | Topics: Culture, Japan, Japanese..., Music

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Bruce Springsteen - I’m going down…………………………………
Posted in Art, Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, Culture, Democrats, Economy, Justice, Music, News, Political, Society,...

2 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, Culture

John C posted a blog entry

‘Trust me. I’m a doctor.’
This has apparently been out for a week or two, but I didn’t see it until tonight:

3 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., advertising, bebe neuwirth, dr pepper

John C posted a blog entry

When Food Network was about food
The first cooking shows I ever watched were the ones that used to air on Saturday mornings or early afternoon on public...

3 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Food, Popular..., bobby flay, food network

JamesOTB posted a blog entry

O.J. Simpson Going to Jail, 13 Years Too Late
Acquitted-but-not-innocent double murderer O.J. Simpson may spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted in a...

3 days ago

Outside the Beltway | Topics: James Joyner, Law and the..., Popular..., Clark County

David H posted a blog entry

From The Archive: So, This is Real Life
From The Archive is a special Friday feature. It features posts from my earlier (now-deleted) blog: Stuff & Nonsense and a...

4 days ago

A Tangled Rope | Topics: Celebrities, current..., Society, Film

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

The Black Crowes, “Sister Luck” (Live)…………………………………
Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Music, Musings, Reflections, Relationships, Society,...

4 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Media

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Pilot………………………………….
Posted in Art, Commentary, Culture, Film, Literature, Media, Movies, Music, Recovery,...

5 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Commentary, Culture, Film

John C posted a blog entry

Culture Making
I had two good reasons to get to sleep early last night — I’ve been suffering through a cold, and I had to come in...

5 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Faith, Popular..., andy crouch, books

John C posted a blog entry

Embed problem
If your feed reader tried to direct you to a non-existent post titled “Conan and Julia (and Kenneth the Page),” my...

6 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., 30 Rock, Conan..., Jack McBrayer

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Pee Wee Herman - Tequila…………………………………………….
Posted in Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Funny, Humor, Media, Musings, Society, Television,...

6 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Funny

diamat1 posted a blog entry

Science in popular culture
I have often thought that the public understanding of science would be vastly improved if there was a better portrayal of...

6 days ago

Open Parachute | Topics: Dawkins, belief, science, superstition

John C posted a blog entry

P.J. O’Rourke stares death in the face, sort of
No matter what your opinion of P.J. O’Rourke, and no doubt there are those who love him and those who hate him, you have...

7 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Faith, Popular..., cancer, p.j....

dmiddlecamp posted a blog entry

Harvest Festival Parade
October 1, 1966Arroyo Grande celebrated their 71st Harvest Festival last weekend. By my reckoning that makes it the second...

7 days ago

Photos from the Vault | Topics: 1960's, Popular..., 1966, Arroyo Grande

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Luniz, “I Got 5 on it”……………………………………………………
Posted in Art, Culture, Daily life, Entertainment, Media, Music, Rant, Rants, Society, World

7 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Daily life, Entertainment

John C posted a blog entry

Ukelele redux
The other day, I posted a link to the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain performing the “Theme From Shaft” at a...

8 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., smells like teen..., the good the bad and the..., ukelele orchestra of great...

JamesOTB posted a blog entry

Michael Moore Gets Results
Perhaps the House Republican leadership have read Michael Moore’s latest diatribe?Let me cut to the chase. The biggest...

8 days ago

Outside the Beltway | Topics: Economics and..., Humor, James Joyner, Popular...

John C posted a blog entry

O bring back my Bonnie to me
My old trusty VCR died a few weeks back. I haven’t replaced it yet, and don’t have TiVo, so I have no way to...

8 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., bonnie hunt, TV

Caprica posted a blog entry

This makes me happy. Springsteen and E Street to play Superbowl '09
Springsteen and E Street to play Superbowl '09 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the half-time slot at the...

8 days ago

Cyn City | Topics: Bruce..., Entertainment..., Fanwank, News

John C posted a blog entry

A white shirt in the distance
My sister-in-law went to see Barack Obama:I didn’t really see Obama — I glimpsed a distant white shirt (as one fellow near...

9 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., barack obama, politics

JamesOTB posted a blog entry

SNL Parodies Palin, Debates
“Saturday Night Live” is continuing to weigh in heavily on the presidential race, hitting Sarah Palin and John...

9 days ago

OTB Media | Topics: Campaign 2008, James Joyner, Popular..., US Politics

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Tears For Fears, “Shout, Shout”………………………………………
Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Musings, Psychology, Rant, Thoughts, Video,...

9 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Media

JamesOTB posted a blog entry

Paul Newman Dies of Cancer
BREAKING: Legendary actor Paul Newman has died of cancer at the age of 83. His philanthropic foundation has issued a...

10 days ago

Outside the Beltway | Topics: James Joyner, Obituaries, Popular...

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

The Commodores “You’re Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady”
Posted in Art, Beauty, Culture, Love, Music, Musings, Relationships, Video, Videos, Women

10 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Beauty, Culture, Love

John C posted a blog entry

Preaching to the choir
It’s the nature of presidential politics: unless there’s some major catastrophe, you’re always going to think...

11 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., debate, politics

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way………………………………….
Posted in Art, Culture, Love, Media, Music, Musings, My Life, Reflections, Relationships,...

11 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Love, Media

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Lou Reed “Take a Walk on the Wild Side”
Posted in Art, Culture, Human Rights, Justice, Media, Music, Musings, Opinion, Society,...

11 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Human Rights, Justice

yourhappyface posted a blog entry

why is mirc, for me, so addictive?
You can give yourself any name you want. You can set up rooms, imagining places where people chat whatever. Or rather, it’s...

11 days ago

Piss Artist | Topics: Academikz, CyberWorld, essay, invisibility

Rachel posted a blog entry

David Blaine is Full of FAIL
Last night, pop culture got the best of me, and I tuned into David Blaine’s special. If you don’t know, he was...

12 days ago

A Little Piece of (My) Mind | Topics: Popular..., Television, Canada's..., David Blaine

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Neil Diamond, “Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon”………………………
[Posted in Art, Beauty, Culture, Entertainment, Love, Musings, Reflections, Relationships, Thoughts,...

12 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Beauty, Culture, Entertainment

John C posted a blog entry

Shut your mouth
Never let it be said that I don’t meet your “Theme from ‘Shaft’ played by a ukelele orchestra”...

12 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., shaft, theme from..., ukelele

John C posted a blog entry

Here is what a geek I am
I happened to think today about “Dave Allen At Large,” a British comedy show, combining sketch comedy elements with...

13 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., british humor, dave allen, TV

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

The Who - Love Reign O’er Me………………………………………..
Posted in Art, Beauty, Culture, Europe, Inspiration, Love, Music, Musings, Thoughts, World

13 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Beauty, Culture, Europe

John C posted a blog entry

The areas of his expertise
If you saw the interview with John Hodgman in this month’s issue of Wired magazine, be sure and go to the web site and...

13 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., john hodgman, McSweeney's, pc

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Billy Idol, “Rebel Yell”……………………………………………………
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Media, Miscellaneous, Musings, Opinion, Ramblings, Random, Rant, Rants,...

14 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Media, Miscellaneous

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Donovan, “Atlantis”(with Art Video)………………………………….
Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Inspiration, Music, Musings, Reflections, Society, Spirituality,...

14 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Inspiration

MadSilence posted a blog entry

Atomic Afterimage
Atomic blast. Nuclear fallout. Atom bomb. Mushroom cloud. Radiation poisoning. Hydrogen bomb. Cold War. Fallout...

15 days ago

MadSilence | Topics: Art, Culture, Life, Popular...

John C posted a blog entry

If you like ‘The Closer’….
You’ll love “The Looker,” courtesy of SNL:

16 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., fred armisen, penny..., saturday night...

TRO posted a blog entry

Last Minute Links
I’m off on an over-night road trip to Illinois in a couple of hours so I thought I would post a few links to keep you fed...

16 days ago

The Reluctant Optimist | Topics: 2008..., Elections, History, Liberals

John C posted a blog entry

Live Long and Wait, Wait
Each week, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” has a celebrity or newsmaker guest for its “Not My Job”...

16 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., leonard nimoy, npr, star trek

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Mike Oldfield, “Ommadawn” (part 2 is Best, Amadeus 1981)……
Posted in Art, Beauty, Culture, Europe, Inspiration, Media, Music, Musings, Reflections,...

16 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Art, Beauty, Culture, Europe

lundquist.richard posted a blog entry

Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”…………………………………………
Posted in Comedy, Funny, History, Humor, Politics, Rants, Recovery, Thoughts

17 days ago

dummidumbwit | Topics: Comedy, Funny, History, Humor

MadSilence posted a blog entry

These Crackers make Christmas
Tom Smith Toy Crackers 1891-1900. Image source: The King of the CrackersMy friend Eleanor emigrated from Great Britain...

18 days ago

MadSilence | Topics: Art, Culture, Life, Popular...

TRO posted a blog entry

Five Non-Political Things
Or ten, depending on how you count em.1. Top Ten Brilliant Watch Designs.2. Unnecessary knowledge. Keep refreshing the page...

18 days ago

The Reluctant Optimist | Topics: Consumer..., Hooters, Humor, Internet

John C posted a blog entry

Doxology
Here’s a fascinating short subject:Be sure and go to the Cartoon Brew web site for an interview with the creator.

19 days ago

Lake Neuron | Topics: Popular..., animation, short...