Entries Tagged as ‘Pop Culture’

June 11, 2009

Throwback Thursday.

Because it’s still hilarious.

Are there really 7?

December 31, 2008

Music 2008 Cont.

The 5 best. The 5 weirdest?
5. Shapeshifters, Invincible
Invincible, of Detroit, Michigan, wants to be “the best rapper period / not just the best rapper with breasts and a period.” Of the fact that on top of this she has the added disadvantage, in this genre composed mostly of black male emcees, of being a white [...]

December 29, 2008

The Best Music of 2008?

All “best of” lists are subjective, yadda yadda yadda. I see no reason for anyone making such a list to discredit him/herself by trying to claim some lack of universality or authority. We all at the very least find other lists lacking, otherwise we’d simply cite these other lists without going through the trouble of [...]

December 22, 2008

Obamarama.

This year for Christmas most everyone in my family will be getting an Obama cap or poster. This I know because my mother and Aunts most certainly bought at least 15 caps between them only moments ago, and measured carefully how many they would buy by naming each of my aunts, uncles and cousins. I [...]

December 11, 2008

Oh Come On.

The “white crusader saves the day” trope is beyond out-of-touch.
It’s insulting. This movie, while potentially well-made, looks seriously problematic.
I’m a bit disheartened that I’m not hearing this from anyone else…