Category Archives: Popular Culture

Marking Time

Posted on December 29, 2012 by James Greer

James Greer’s brief history of time, and the instruments that measure it. Continue reading →

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The 12 Best People of 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Sean Beaudoin

Makes the 2011 list look like a bunch of pikers. Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Miracle on 34th Street

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Greg Olear

The 1947 classic Christmas movie was decades ahead of its time. Continue reading →

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Who Will Be The Maccabees?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Samuel Sattin

What can an obscure Hanukkah story teach us about the nature of zeal? Whether you’re talking Superman or Super Mario Bros., insanity and primitiveness can be a evolutionary tool for cultural innovation. Continue reading →

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Madness In The Penguin House

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Peter Mountford

Wherein Peter Mountford examines the “gloriously ungainly” new direction of publishing–the forced merger—and makes friends with a legion of authors with a novel suggestion for compensation. Continue reading →

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Watch Me Two Times

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Greg Olear

What makes some comedies funnier when you watch them more than once? Lebowski knows, and so do Osborne Cox, Veronica Sawyer, Lionel Hutz, and Randy “Pink” Floyd. Continue reading →

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The Crucifixion of LiLo

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Quenby Moone

Lindsay Lohan is the poster girl for childhood fame gone bad. Quenby Moone offers LiLo what she deserves: sympathy. Continue reading →

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