Category Archives: Popular Culture

What Edith Wharton Knew: Bieber, Ambition and the A-List

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri wonders if social-climbing has changed 100 years after the publication of Edith Wharton’s THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture | Tagged Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, Justin Bieber, The Age of Innocence, The Custom of the Country, The House of Mirth, The Mount, Undine Spragg | 3 Comments

What Would Godzilla Do?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Samuel Sattin

In this new segment, thermonuclear destroyer of Tokyo provides his take on current events, controversies, and the arts. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged gay mrriage, global warming, Godzilla, Monsanto, nukes, Waterworld | 2 Comments

Licking Things: A History

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Lawrence Benner

The oral history of licking as presented by Lawrence Benner, who has spent years in the field researching the matter and is considered an expert in the field. Also, KISS. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged fellatio, ice cream, KISS, licking, lollipop, Margaret Thatcher, radium, Van Gough | 2 Comments

Walking Dead Season 3: The Cliffs Notes

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

The perfect Easter present, just what Lazarus asked for in his basket: The entire third season of The Walking Dead reduced down, like a fine demi-glace, into one succinct paragraph. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Easter, Glen, Herschel, Maggie, Merle, Norman Reedus, Rooker, The Baby, The Governor, the prison, The Walking Dead, World war z, zombie | 2 Comments

The Man Behind The Curtain

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Samuel Sattin

Charles Krafft, an avowed white supremacist, flew under the radar of the national art scene for years under the guise of a postmodern iconoclast. Now he’s been exposed. But why did it take so long? Why weren’t we willing to listen close enough? Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts | Tagged art, Charles Krafft, L. Frank Baum, White Nationalism, Wicked, Wizard of Oz | 12 Comments

Well “Red”: 8 Reasons Why Taylor Swift Should Date a Writer

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Greg Olear

If you want a “Love Story,” Taylor, you must love story. And the writers who craft it. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture | Tagged “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, Anne Hathaway, Conor Kennedy, dating, Emma Stone, Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Kardashians, Lauren Cerand, Minka Kelly, Miranda July, Paris Review, Selena Gomez, Tao Lin, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift, teen heartthrobs, The Nervous Breakdown, Tin House, writers | 18 Comments

The 50 Greatest Superhero (and Villain) Names of All Time

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Samuel Sattin

In which Samuel Sattin tackles The Weeklings ’50 Greatest Names’ tradition, this time in capes and tights. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged 50 Greatest Superhero Names, Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Superheroes | 223 Comments