Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

I Do Believe in Lesbians, I Do! IDo!

Debbie Schlussel is best known for her rabid hatred of anything that can even tangentially be connected to Islam, up to and including falafel. So it’s nice to see her branching out into some good old-fashioned hatred of other things. … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 34 Comments

Time Travel Movie Marathon

Definites: 13 12 Monkeys. Leading contenders: Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure Time Bandits The “Future Echos” episode of Red Dwarf. Groundhog Day The “Time and Punishment” segment from Treehouse of Horror V “Blink” from Dr. Who Maybes: Primer Time Crimes … Continue reading

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Bruce Jenner Has an Opinion

Bruce Jenner is terribly, terribly upset at Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. And for some reason, the Politico cares. I think it’s only fair to run this trailer for the 1980 film Can’t Stop the Music, starring … Continue reading

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In Honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day

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While We're On the Subject of Hitler

This. For the win. Hitler finds out about another Downfall parody – watch more funny videos Incidentally, if you haven’t seen Der Untergang, I highly recommend it. It’s a masterful portrayal of the pitiful, puny end of the Third Reich … Continue reading

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The Nice Naziā„¢

The following post contains an extended discussion of Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglourious Basterds. There will be spoilers. If you haven’t seen the film, please enjoy this short video from the 1968 Mel Brooks film The Producers. Otherwise, feel free … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 96 Comments

To Hug the Mountain, to Envelop That Mountain

Robert Wright gives us a little bit of sublime: Incidentally, that is William Shatner talking about the opening to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, a movie that most fans of Trek argue never actually happened. (Much like Rocky V … Continue reading

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Dance Your Ass Off

Years ago, my favorite part of the Drew Carey show was the opening credits, which featured Drew, who is fat, dancing. ((Actually, the show had a bunch of opening credit sequences over time, but at least a few of them … Continue reading

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 9 Comments

I liked Pixar's UP — and it had a fat co-star!

(Spoiler warning!) 1) We paid the extra couple of bucks to watch in 3-D. The 3-D was so well-done, so utterly natural and looked so good that we all stopped noticing it after the first fifteen minutes. Not really worth … Continue reading

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 59 Comments

Fox's "Glee," the stereotyping of fat black women, and making friends with the loser kid in the wheelchair

I’m getting sick of the-popular-kids-are-better-at-geek-stuff-than-the-geeks trope, which stinks of noblesse oblige. And there are a zillion other things wrong here. But I’ll still be giving this show a try, because I’m that much of a sucker for anything resembling a … Continue reading

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 57 Comments