Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

Obama and Chavez: "Hombres del Fuego"

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jack Stephens

I knew Fox News was bad and wasn’t even really an actual journalistic television station, but this? Damn! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c This Week in Demagogues – Ahmadinejad & Chavez thedailyshow.com Daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Latin America, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, The Obama Administration | 5 Comments

Susan Boyle, Class, Age, and Prettiness

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Ampersand

I’m finding the story about Susan Boyle, a “Britain’s Got Talent” contestant whose audition video has been very popular on Youtube, interesting. The video (which can be found here) is great fun to watch, because Susan Boyle herself is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 56 Comments

At Last!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Julie

Okay, everybody, CALM DOWN. You can stop panicking now. I am delighted – no, relieved – to announce that we finally have a klezmer song about toxoplasmosis. Via JVoices: What is toxoplasmosis, you ask? Why, it’s the scary brain parasite … Continue reading →

Posted in Jews and Judaism, Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 12 Comments

For the Record

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

The Room is as mesmerizingly awful as advertized. Sadly, I can’t find the tuxedo football scene on YouTube, so you’ll have to do with this amazing acting performance by writer/director/producer/studio owner/star Tommy Wiseau: This makes Showgirls look like Citizen Kane. … Continue reading →

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I Sympathize

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

The Onion breaks news: According to sources in the White House, President Barack Obama has been uncharacteristically distant and withdrawn ever since last month’s two-hour series finale of Battlestar Galactica. “The president seems to be someplace else lately,” said one … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Topher

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Julie

In Aspects of the Novel, E.M. Forster argues that there are essentially two types of characters: flat and round. (I’m describing this from memory, since for some unfathomable reason I’m a novelist who doesn’t own the book, so correct me … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Popular (and unpopular) culture, Whatever | 7 Comments

Someday You Will Ache Like I Ache

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Blame Andrew Sullivan for this.

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 10 Comments

9 Comments About Battlestar Galactica's final episode

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Ampersand

Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers.

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 43 Comments

The Other Side

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

This is a post about the last episode of Battlestar Galactica. It goes without saying that extensive spoilers are contained herein. If you read anything below this video of Bear McCreary’s version of “All Along the Watchtower,” you’re just asking … Continue reading →

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Speaking of House…

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Mandolin

I’m really tired of media depicting atheists as joyless, grouchy people whose lives are characterized by a lack of human connection, and a disdain for other people’s happiness. Some of us laugh and are silly and enjoy being social.

Posted in Anti-atheism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 10 Comments