Today Aiden was playing in front of his growth chart (a post still overdue)... H commented, "Look at you... you're tall! And Growing!"I replied, "10, 000 strong"The comment made no sense to anyone in the room but me... Sadly.. the response I wanted did not manifest.Any guesses what that response I wanted was?
Halloween is only a few days away but I am sure there are many people still looking for costumes. With the Presidential election just a few days later, we might be seeing more than a few Sarah Palins at Halloween parties this year. If you are creative, you can make quite a splash dressing as a pop culture personality or character. When my son was in high school, he attended a Halloween party dress
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“Joe the Plumber” is now famous and it won’t be long before his “brand” joins the ranks of other prominent advertising celebrities such as "Rosie the Riverter", “Aunt Jemina”, “Dr. Pepper”, “Chef Boy-Ar-Dee” “Buster Brown,” “Harry Hood”, “Big Boy” and others. Who exactly is “Joe the Plumber”? Joe Wurzelbacher is an Ohio man who chatted with John McCain
I don't ever remember an election that had everybody talking, the way that the 2008 election does. I've seen people that never even think about politics now spending an entire night talking about it. What has changed? This election has something for everyone. It so pervasive in everyone's life because of the pop culture phenomenon it has become. The great part about this, is it gets everyone talk
Some Brooklyn design company claims that Pineapple Express is ripping off their shark/kitten t-shirt from 2005. Who gives a shit? They're all bitched up about it, and they're now re-selling it on their site for $25. Stop whining about it, already. You're making bank off it. (Via Slash Film)America Ferrara and Blake Lively promote their movie, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 on Good Day L.A., a
I think everyone saw and loved those rap lyric graphs that made the email arounds about six months ago. Well know GraphJam lets cube warriors like you and me to create our own pop culture inspired graphs. The site is full of funny graphs that were made and submitted by readers and they even have [...]
That may be hyperbole...or maybe not - it's hard to say. The brilliance of Arrested Development can never be overstated or drilled into the ground. This two-minute compilation of scenes features a running gag from the show absolutely kills me. If you haven't watched the series yet, what are you waiting for?
its from Thailand!!
met Napat via online chat during the toycon web chat activity.
there we exchange notes and get to know each other about our toy culture in different homeland.
then he sent me their 2 issue magazine called Monkey Magazine
Napat is from a team of toy designer called Monkey Planet.
they are last seen at the Singapore Toy Comic Convention 2008
check their photos here at http
Pop Culture- handle with care. A tiny bit can be tasty, but too much is down right poisonous! Let's take a look at some of Pop Culture's messages that, if believed, can easily ruin your life! How to Ruin your Life in 3 Easy Steps~ Pop Culture Style 1) More Money = More Happiness. Be sure to spend lots of time fantasizing about how much better life would be if you had more money. Picture your hair
Day 15From "The Good News, Bad News Department" today: I found gas in Youngstown, OH for only $.84 a gallon, the bad news that I was almost on full when I found it. Anyway at $.84 a gallon I had to stop and get gas.The first stop today was at home of "The Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary" the one, the only, Brian Boytano, er I mean
Day 8I went to the Warden Show last night. It wasn't all that great. The Ranger was a bit too happy about her job. As I was driving back into the camp site, not wanting to bother the other campers, I turned off my headlights and was just using the parking lights. I hit the picnic table at full speed. Turns out the wagon is built stronger than the concrete bench. I got out to survey the damage and
Day 1Saturday, August 8As I departed the old homestead in Newtown Square, the wagon queen family truckster's odometer was reading 91, 256. Today was not so much trip stuff, just a day of traveling. I had to get to my sister 's wedding in North East MD. Pam and Sam's wedding was rather nice. It was held at Elks Neck State Park, in a little chapel that they have there. After the wedding and receptio
Day 15After a fun day of packing everything wet back in the car, we drove to New Orleans. There is a rather long bridge leading in to New Orleans. It's about 20 miles long, you do hit some land every now and then so it cant be classified as the world's longest bridge. It does give you a nice tour of the swamp land of LA.We arrived at our hotel and went for a swim and then ate at the Hard Rock Cafe
Day 8We started out the day by jacking the car off the tree stump that Mike parked it on.... No damage to the car or the stump. We went out and about on the shuttle busses today. We were the typical tourist. They talked about this old mine that you could go and see. We got off the bus and walked only to find out that it had a 10 foot high fence around it. The fence also had DANGER HIGH RADIATION A
Day 1 We are outta here! On the road again, launched off from "the pad" of the Newtown Square fire company tonight. We are on the road! Peter, Preston, MikeWe left at 7:15 PM from Newtown Square, PA. We took care of some stuff and got on the PA Turnpike in Harrisburg. Day one was rather uneventful. 234 miles later, it was mid night, and we were still in PA. We did stop for gas, and the great news
Day 1We left Newtown Square, PA Thursday Night 7/11 at 9:31 PM. Doc got out of school at 9:30 PM so we had to wait for him. 2311 miles on the car.We entered Ohio at 3:00 am and our first stop was TYRRELL Ohio and the Tyrrell Fire Dept. Got lost and found our way. We got better at both of these as the trip went on.Next stop was the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME in Cleveland. It was still early and they
Image via WikipediaTeen pregnancies are on the rise for the first time since 1991. A group of at least 17 teenagers in Gloucester Massachusetts made a "pregnancy pact" to all get pregnant and raise their babies together. What could be the reason for all these teenage pregnancies?Lets look at our popular culture over the past year or so. In the celebrity category we have 17 year old Jamie Lynn Spea
Did you love arcade games when you were younger? Would you like to share them with your teenagers and play them again? Then you must visit The American Classic Arcade Museum. If you can't make it to New Hampshire, where the actual Museum is located, there is still a lot to see and games to play on the website. It is the true pop culture experience for long time video gamer.The American Classic Arc
In honor of Xavier McDaniel and Gary Payton coming to Seattle Monday for the Save Our Sonics Rally, I thought I’d post a couple pop culture favorites of the X-man.OK, off to the Washington Brewers Festival to drink my weight in grain alcohol and ruin Father's Day Weekend for my family, again.
Image via WikipediaI once had to give a presentation for a job interview on any topic that I wanted. I chose "How to keep up with popular culture online". I began by discussing the reasons why you might want to keep up with pop culture, and one of the reasons is so you can understand a lot more of what is said on television. I recently began to think about which TV shows this applies to most, excl
James Gandolfini’s Personal Collection Of Costumes Worn During Filming of The Sopranos Will Benefit Wounded Warrior Project
Christie’s Pop Culture auction on June 25 in New York will be highlighted...
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Entertainment Weekly asked Alex O’Loughlin what should live on as pop culture forever, here are his answers….
1. Velcro. I think we all know why Velcro is as great as it is. It’s just terrific. You can stick an entire dining set to the roof. Very versatile: Shoes, nappies… sex toys. Whatever you need.
2. Monkey (aka [...]
So, would you?
Would you try this flavor of Pepsi?
TOKYO — Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with “Pepsi Ice Cucumber” _ a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.
The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn’t actually have any cucumber in it _ but has been artificially flavored to [...]
An in person autograph collection will be sold April 26 including George Reeves, 3 Stooges, Boris Karloff, Vivian Leigh, Barbara Streisand, Margaret Hamilton, John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, Eric Clapton and Billie Holiday among hundreds of signatures.An autograph collection consisting of 25 "Theater World" Hardcover Books with dust jackets from 1940s through the 1970s, profusely autographed in person and including signatures by the Greats of the Stage including Broadway, Off-Broadway, City Center, Repertory Theater, National Touring Companies, Shakespeare Festivals, Gilbert & Sullivan Savoyards, Professional Resident Companies, Award-winning Productions, Dance Companies, Variety Productions and Follies, Comedy, Drama and Experimental theater productions. This is a written history of Stage Pro
It’s Friday, it’s time for a little fun!
First up is the Ultimate Pop Culture Trivia Challenge that Hey! Nielsen is running. I was one of the dozens of pop culture sites and entertainment bloggeres that were asked to contribute trivia questions for the challenge and it’s a fun way to waste a few minutes. Plus, [...]
If you are watching the Oscars - or even if you are not, and just feel like bitching about Cameron Diaz's complete inability to construct a sentence that does not contain the words like, totally - then you should be checking in here. Some fun shiz, for reals.
Why hello there, fancy seeing you here.
Sorry it's been awhile, yours truly accidently destroyed the power cord to his laptop, watched the last of its power disappear and has now been without a computer since Thursday. But this is not a legitimate excuse to leave you all hanging (I know everyone's dying to here what I have to say), so here it goes.
First and foremost: Rainydayz, check it out. If
The simple answer to whether pop culture, trends and morality influence the outcome of an election is, yes! This raises other questions like why and how; that is not so simple to answer.In days past a presidential candidate made appeals to labor unions, military personnel, farmers, industrialists and quite a long list of common people. Today candidates are courting voters from the gays, the MTV generation, abortion proponents and a melee of other emerging social groups.Click here to continue reading the article at CrossAction News.Written by: By Rev. Michael Bresciani
I have a friend who apparently is a finalist in some kind of comic book superhero contest. If he wins, his character and plot will be featured in a series of comic books.Other than attending the occasional movie based on a comic and visiting Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash (the New Jersey location), I know nothing about comics -- but I can usually tell when something is a big deal. I quickly decided that my friend's contest must be a pretty big deal if he's getting email congratulations from some really big names in the entertainment industry. So, at first, I thought that his accomplishment was the equivalent of being crowned king of the geeks. But according to the A.V. Club, my impression was dead wrong: Comic books don't even rank on their list of the 20 geekiest pop-culture obses
Coffee is more than a drink these days it is a cultural phenomenon that seems to have taken the world by storm. While we aren't quite sure it exactly how it began or when it got so big, one thing is for certain: coffee is a drink that is definitely here to stay. If you are interested in beginning a business of your own, you might want to cash in on this big business (in excess of 5 billion United States Dollars per year) and the popular culture it represents.For whatever reason the idea of a coffee franchise has grown, expanded, and evolved over the last two decades making it one of the most sought after franchise types available on the market today. Why is it so popular? The possibility of high profit for a low investment is one reason though certainly not the only reason. Investors tend
Christian publisher Thomas Nelson has delayed the launch of 'Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World', a book by Britney Spears' mother Lynne following news that her 16-year-old daughter Jamie Lynn is pregnant. NBC's John
True LifeJoJo will star in "True Confessions Of A Hollywood Starlet" to air on Lifetime in 2008. JoJo will star as a young singer who is an alcoholic. Sound familiar? JoJo will begin working on her third album in January.November is trying to fly by! Here is it and it is already the 5th day of the month. Are you all ready for the holidays? What are you doing?
A family in Thailand runs these shops in that make great hand-made metal statues from scrap metal auto parts. I am not a big fan of statues or sculptures but these are changing my mind. They are great. I especially like the Spider-Man and Star Wars Battle Driod sculptures.
Link to their site.
Happy Autumn!Since it is the first day of Fall, what better time to start the Fall TV season? Actually, I would have preferred it if the new prime time shows started a couple of weeks ago because since all of the summer shows have ended television has been slim pickings. I have finally watched just about everything I have saved on my DVR. That Burn Notice marathon was super fun. But then again I have always been a sucker for watching a whole season at once. Yes, I am one of those people that records everything and zips through the commercials. If by some chance I start watching something "live" I get frustrated and put it on pause long enough so I can fast forward through the ads (just in case you are wondering that's 20 minutes for an hour long show. See how much time I save?). Yes, I watch A LOT of television and I have it down to a science (or maybe an art? possibly both?) -- I watch even more TV now that I don't have any money to go do anything. Kudos to me because I ha
Let's face it, I would much rather spend my time filling my brain with useless crap and escaping into trashy television rather than enriching my mind. Occasionally I find myself checking out some pseudo-intellectual type book along with the usual garbage I like to read, but it just gets shifted to the bottom of my book stack until it is time to take it all back to the library. Oh well. I tried. That is not the point of all of this. I have decided to save you all some time and tell you what useless information I discovered this morning (and I'll throw in my opinions for free!). Just a side note here, I had to do something to wash out the memory of MOTL's adventure in television for women (read post below). And just for those wondering, when I confronted MOTL about this he first told me that he was sleeping and not watching it. See, we think alike! But when I pointed out that he was the one that chose the channel, he admitted that he actually finds himself watching things on
I've been flirting with a cold for over a week. I would probably get completely well if I didn't work twelve hour night shifts. So -- when ever I start feeling perky -- I go to the hospital and get completely worn out and dehydrated. Poor me.But you know what makes me feel better? Watching marathons of America's Next Top Model and eating in bed. You would think that watching a long drawn out modeling competition would make a not-too-skinny girl like me feel bad about herself. Not so. Let me tell you why.1) Those are some dumb girls. (Not all of them -- there have been a couple that were apparently literate -- but literacy is not the norm here, folks.) My favorite dumb girl moment? Hmmm, there were so many. How about when the girls visited Nelson Mandela's jail cell and the African American girl says something like, "this prison was, um, from when they had, like, some kind of serious, um, racial problems here." Or how about when they had to read from the teleprompter and
I asked all "advanced" J.H./H.S. students to bring me a 100 yen clear type folder so we could start something new.I will start teaching "current" pop/media icons with pics ( via. google image search ) and bios ( via. a good site I found) and we will start on it this week. I chose Beyonce for the first one because she is familiar to them and she is definitely "current" .I wanted to use 2pac but explaining about a rapper who was persecuted by the media and assassinated by rivals will have to wait a bit...maybe he will be #4 or 5 ?(Note)The blog title should say "Chris's English School" if it does not, please refresh the page. This page was designed for monitors of 1024+ res.
Adam Raymond, an editorial assistant for Radar magazine's website, sent me a note this morning:Hi M-mv. I've got a quick, perhaps strange request. I write for Radar Magazine and I'm putting a piece together for our website about Rosie O'Donnell's poetry that she writes on her blog. I was wondering if you'd be willing to provide a review of a piece. I've pasted it below. [And he did. Here's a link to O'Donnell's poem.] We'd provide a link to your blog and it should be a pretty fun. You can just write a sentence or two or as much as you'd like. Ideally, this will appear alongside a few other reviews of the same poem from some of your fellow lit-bloggers. Thanks!So, I spent a few minutes reading the poem, poking around O'Donnell's site, and visiting Radar.Heh, heh, heh.Adam -- may I call you that? -- I'm just a plain ol' book-blogger. I am not a critic; I am not particularly interested in what I suspect will be "fun" at O'Donnell's expense; and, truth be told, "Pop - Pol
It seems like I'm not the only one experimenting on blogging. Now it has reached college where a professor and his 28 students are performing an Gender and Pop Culture Blog Experiment. I don't consider this pop culture but I'm pretty sure they have some interesting discussions in class. Funny thing though...Blogging in College: The Gender & Pop Culture Blog Experiment
Pop Culture Round-UpIt's moments like these that make me thank God I was born an American with its national right to reality TV. Sunday night saw the season finale of Flavor of Love and then Monday was another episode of The Bachelor. It was like a one-two punch of "reality" TV goodness!Let's start with Flavor of Love: Enough has really already been said about it that I don't need to go into detail (plus I'm a little behind because, to be perfectly honest, I can't stay up that late to watch TV and still get up and go to work the next morning so I actually watched the final episode on Monday afternoon) but I just want to put it out there -- I'm glad Deelishis won. I don't think anyone will disagree with me. New York is a bad-weave-wearin', drama-inducin' PSYCHO. Luckily, we haven't seen the last of her and apparently she's gotten her own show. On which men compete. For her hand. HAH! I admit it right now, I am MOST CERTAINLY tuning in to that program!The Bachelor had a lame-o
I saw Interview's Pop Culture test today (thanks Gawker!).I am astounded that I can only identify ten of them without resorting to Google or Wikipedia. Therefore, I've concluded that Interview is way out of my league.Accordingly, I've decided that I ought to come up with my own Pop Culture reference test. Possible candidates from recent blog posts include:George Allen Stephen Baldwin Charles Barkley Bono Tim Burton Kirk Cameron Naomi Campbell Neko Case Eric Dane Patrick Dempsey Devo Ted HaggardLogan EchollsTina Fey Mark Foley Kinky Friedman Lorelai GilmoreJeffrey, Michael, Uli & Laura Alex P. KeatonJimmy KimmelMichael Kors Rush Limbaugh Richard Linklater Dave Navarro Chris O'Donnell O.K. Go Matthew Perry Ryan Phillipe Trent Reznor Santino Rice Alex Rodriguez Al SharptonSlash & Axl Wesley Snipes Jeff Suppan Bill Watterson Jim Webb Gene Weingarten E.B. White Bradley Whitford Wegmans Michelle Williams Scoring: If you can't identify the majority of these names, then clearly, this
For most Marylanders who live, work or visit the city of Baltimore, landmarks such as the Inner Harbor, Camden Yards and Fort McHenry are synonymous with the city in the same fashion as crab cakes or oysters. Recently, I stumbled upon a hidden treasure up above the floors of Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards while at an event this weekend.Geppi's Entertainment Museum, atop the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards is unlike most museums you'll ever see.Let's say, I was a kid again for the first time in a long time. With eyes wide open, and armed with just my memories and vivid imagination, I took a look at American history and a definition of Americana, not in words and pictures, but in advertisements, posters, comic books and toys. Unlike most museums that require you take an academic approach to what you see, Geppi's Entertainment Museum is a place for anybody to relive their childhood, reminiscence on their past, and enjoy a lighter, brighter side if life. The museum is c
