Category Archives: Popular Culture

I’ll Give up my Independence When You Pry it From my Hot, Sweaty Puberty

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Sean Beaudoin

It’s July 4th at Camp Cement, and the keg is empty…but the arts and crafts have just begun. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Popular Culture | Tagged holiday, independence day, keilbasa, Summer camp, Yul Brenner is hot, yurt | Leave a comment

The Gay Divorcé?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Greg Olear

Tom Cruise is getting divorced. Again. Greg Olear has a few suggestions on whom his next spouse should be. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged divorce, gay marriage, gay rights, Katie Holmes, pink elephants, Scientology, Tom Cruise | 7 Comments

The Sun Always Shines on TV

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Alex Clark

In which Alex Clark ponders the problems of planning your couch-life Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged David Bowie, Grayson Perry, Midsomer Murders, Music, Robert Smith, Shakespeare, Television, The Cure, The Old Grey Whistle Test | 1 Comment

Smells Like Sophisticated Teen Spirit

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Sean Beaudoin

In which Sean Beaudoin reveals how a great-books-reading, Coltrane-worshipping, punk-listening, obscure-reference-dropping, dyed-in-the-wool cynic like himself came to write fiction for young adults. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged adult, advice, bloodsport, boring, Katy Perry, kittens, steven king, tolstoy, writing, yawn, Young | 27 Comments

Captain America, The Earl of Grantham & The Office of Deliverance: The New BBC Comedy “Twenty Twelve”

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Dennie Wendt

In which Dennie Wendt raves about “Captain America” and “Twenty Twelve,” the new BBC comedy starring “Downton Abbey”‘s Hugh Bonneville about a (make-believe?) team trying to deliver the Olympic Games to London. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts | Tagged BBC, Captain America, Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville, London, Olympics, The Office, Twenty Twelve | 1 Comment

The Dozens II

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Sean Beaudoin

In which Sean Beaudoin takes issue with the ever-expanding Axl Rose. Plus 11 other gems. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Douche, Garfunkle, Jarmusch, Me, Requeim For A Dream, Shia LaBouff, SImon, The Beatles | 11 Comments

Like Superior

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Greg Olear

God against Satan, 2Pac against Biggie, Bush against Gore…Greg Olear selects a winner based on Faceook LIKEs. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged 2Pac, Al Gore, Beyonce, Biggie, Facebook, Facebook likes, George W. Bush, God, Hollywood Undead, Jesus, John Lennon, Rihanna, Satan, The Beatles, Twilight | 2 Comments