Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

Manic Pixie Dream Girlfriends

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Ampersand

From AV Club: Ah, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, that sentient ray of sunshine sent from heaven to warm the heart and readjust the attitude of even the broodiest, most uptight male protagonist. In his My Year Of Flops entry … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 31 Comments

Random Tuesday Linky Things

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

 Scott at World-o-Crap disassembles an awesome Carey Roberts column, in which Mr. Roberts proclaims, “Hey girls, want to get skanky? Well, sashay down to your local abuse shelter and get buzzed!” Via Amanda, news that the Mounties spied on women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Links, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Whatever | 4 Comments

Heron61's Geeky Musings on Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Ampersand

The Terminator TV show (all nine episodes that exist so far) is an extremely pleasant surprise — who would have expected it to be good? Heron61 deduces some implications of time travel in the Terminator show and movies (some spoilers):

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 4 Comments

Support Vivian Stringer's Book

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Rachel S.

Vivian Stringer is the head coach of the Rutger’s women’s basketball team, so many of you may have heard her name in the wake of Don Imus’s racist and sexist comments.  However, her story and her influence as a pioneering woman extends well beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 5 Comments

MLK Talked Nichelle Nichols Out Of Quitting "Star Trek"

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Ampersand

I had to post this — it so nicely overlaps my political interests with my geekish side. Plus, I think Nichelle Nichols totally rocks. It’s also an interesting reminder of how a character who is, looked at today, a glaring … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 21 Comments

The Super Bowl, Politics, and Contradictory American Values

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Rachel S.

If you missed last night’s Super Bowl, you missed a great game. I’ve gotten out of the habit of following sports since I moved to the east coast and could no longer follow my (original) home teams, but a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, In the news, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 7 Comments

2007 The Year in Race, Ethnicity, and Racism: The Top 10 List of the Most Fashionable Racial Trends

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Rachel S.

In 2006, inspired by Racialicous, I put up a post of the top trends in race and racism for 2006. Given the popularity of that post, and the general enjoyment I get from discussing folks’ perceptions of trends, I figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments

Two Forthcoming Sequels That Make Me Happy

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ampersand

A sequel (Youtube trailer) to Harold & Kumar… And a sequel to Ganges.

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 4 Comments

A Really Original Idea For Comedy: Let's Use A Fat Suit!

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Ampersand

So I watched the new season of The Business, IFC’s oh-so cutting-edge parody of the movie business. Hey, look! Lance, the vain, shallow character very into his sexiness, comes back from the between-season break fat! And he initially tries to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 10 Comments

He's Gay, and He's Native American: Rowling and Scalzi Claim Marginal Identities for Charcters After the Fact

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Mandolin

Well, this is interesting. (Hat tip Lawrence Schimel) On October 20, J. K. Rowling read from book 7 at Carnegie Hall in New York. After reading briefly from the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, she took questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 42 Comments