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Jews! Blacks! Hispanics! Asians! Diversity!: Quote of the Day 6/29 2008-06-30 02:18:45 -Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Ali Starzyk“It appears that hackers are specifically targeting Black, Hispanic, Asian and Jewish youth" - Felicia Palmer, CEO of SOHH.com (a search engine dedicated to hip-hop culture) giving her deep analytical insight on the recent work of a hate-group that hijacked SOHH and other similar sites, posting fake headlines and images along with racial slurs.A pretty good Read more:Blacks
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Daily Dose of YouTube: I'm Bo Yo 2008-06-29 18:28:06 "Consider yourself warned, I'm offensive and creative like handicapped porn"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To view this article in a separate window, click here- Read more:Daily
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Sunday News: Amy Winehouse... 2008-06-29 13:56:47 After what appeared to be a pleasant return to civilization for Amy Winehouse
with her performance at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, the rehab-resisting rapscallion was the "spitting image" of her old self in Glastonbury. (Read Article Here)----------------------------------------------------------------------------To view this article in a separate window, click here- Read more:Sunday
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The PopSense Vernacular: Interpolate 2008-06-29 10:30:00 Photo by Stelinterpolate \in-TUR-puh-layt\, transitive verb:1. To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter. Jeff- Keith Richards blacked out for three straight days when a salad was covertly interpolated into his regular diet of hash brownies and cigarettes butts. - Who could forget that time on the Brady Bunch when Marsha and Greg were both running for school President, and in h
Miley Cyrus Concedes Partial Imperfection: Quote of the Day 6/ 28 2008-06-29 01:20:42 “I was embarrassed, but also, it's like, every career thing that I do can't be perfect, and sometimes my decisions are wrong" - Miley Cyrus giving her reaction to the scandal sparked by a series of risque pictures she took with Vanity Fair.A pretty good time to use this quote:When you are acting genius and Jeopardy all-star Sean Connery after you realize that you've lost hundreds of millions of Read more:Quote
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Saturday Top 5: Awww 2008-06-28 22:12:42 Top 5 Cute Little Kid Videos on YouTube...yes the site has been hijacked by middle-aged women, and we love it:5. The Evil Eyes4. Laughing Baby3. He's Gonna Kick My Ass2. He Kicked Him in the Penis1. Charlie Bit My Finger! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To view this article in a separate window, click here- Read more:Saturday
In an Octopus' Garden in the Shade: Cultural Conclusions 6/28 2008-06-28 15:04:21 Which of these 4 artists would best write the soundtrack to your life?a. Beatles - 47%b. Elton John - 9%c. Elliott Smith - 42%d. Dr. Dre - 0%This poll taught us all something about ourselves. After writing this question, we quickly realized that the poll was really just asking if you are: a. White and happy, b. Gay and happy, c. White and depressed, or d. Black and badass. To no surprise of our ow Read more:Garden
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The PopSense Vernacular: Mazy 2008-06-28 12:00:30 mazy \MAY-zee\, adjective:1. Resembling a maze in form or complexity; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing.Stel- With an expansive, doughy landscape and mazy rolls of plains, Roseanne's stomach provides shelter to many insects and pieces of belly-button lint alike. Jeff- The road to success is long, winding, and mazy... unless your name is Will Smith, in which case it's easier than Hannah Mon
Kabbalovers: Quote of the Day 6/27 2008-06-28 01:50:29 -Ali Starzyk and Jeff Luppino-Esposito“He was genuinely into it and it helped the bond between them"- An unnamed source close to Madonna and Guy Ritchie telling "The Sun" about the effect that Kabbalah once had on their relationship, and how Ritchie has ceased to embrace it.A pretty good time to use this quote:When you are citing the successful marriage of your neighbors, Bill and Brenda, and u Read more:Quote
Who Knew Child Torture Could Be Fun? 2008-06-27 18:32:18 There was something particularly uncanny about Randolph, New Jersey after the 40 minute trip down 287 and across 10. The houses looked similar to ours, the schools, the library, the police station, but you could sense something different, you could actually feel that extra half an hour away from the city. In our heads it was the land of witch-burning-Puritans and farms somehow mixed with images th Read more:Torture
Fleet Foxes: The Vision of a Gentle Coast 2008-06-27 13:22:15 If you've looked at the musical landscape of late and wondered where the pure harmonies and natural sounds the likes of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have gone, then this is your lucky day (Also, if you have specifically wondered where the baroque harmonic pop jams have gone, then this is like twice as lucky of a day for you). Nevertheless, Fleet
Foxes is lightly chanting its way into everyone's Read more:Coast
The PopSense Vernacular: Harbinger 2008-06-27 12:26:49 Merry PopSense y'all! Thanks for an awesome first month of full operation!Cake/Photo by Antigone Philiharbinger \HAR-bin-juhr\, noun:1. A forerunner; a precursor; one that presages or foreshadows what is to come.Stel- Saved by the Bell was an obvious harbinger to the 40 minute sex tape featuring Dustin "Dirty Sanchez" Diamond, aka "Screech". Jeff- NBC studios must not have been paying attention wh
SAG Strike Saves Lives and Stops Wars: Quote of the Day 6/26 2008-06-27 02:11:11 -Stelios Phili and Jeff Luppino-Esposito"The SAG strike can definitely stop you from shooting. It stops everything"- Mike Judge, writer/director of "Office Space," discussing the impact of the looming actor's strike.A pretty good time to use this quote:When you are trying to justify to Snoop Dogg why your production company won't be accepting his latest film, "The Snoop Dizzle REMIX of the Cartoon Read more:Quote
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An Ode to Elbo.ws 2008-06-27 02:10:13 Elbows, oh Elbows, oh Elbows,Without you our sound would be wackWe'd be a sad group of lame fellowsOur ipods would loop NickelbackBut now that you've entered our livesOnly joyful sounds do we hearWolf Parade will kiss the Bee HivesYoung Folks was so last yearWe read of the Coldplay attackAnd uncover conspiracyWe think that the 80s are backWith "Cut Copy" and "MGMT"Is Sigur Ros really that coolCan
Daily Dose of YouTube: Shoes 2008-06-26 19:00:01 Let's get some shoes with Kelly and her troupe of sexy hula hoop artists.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To view this article in a separate window, click here - Read more:Daily
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Why So Serious? Cultural Conclusions 6/26 2008-06-26 14:29:21 Which actor has put out the best comedy films?a. Adam Sandler - 31%b. Jim Carrey - 25%c. Ben Stiller - 12%d. Mike Meyers - 31%Despite the absolutely not funny recent productions of "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" and "The Love Guru," Adam Sandler and Mike Meyers pulled out PopSense's first ever tied results for first. Adam Sandler's memorable performances as mentally challenged athletes in Happy G Read more:Cultural
The Black Ghosts Will Shit On You. 2008-06-26 12:10:06 That's right. Ghost excrement that is so pungently danceable that you can't help but bust a move. When electro-rock group Simian self-destructed, two new groups emerged - the uber-techno Simian Mobile Disco (fronted by James Ford, who has produced the Klaxons and The Last Shadow Puppets) and The Black
Ghosts. "Let's Get Physical," the first song I heard from the Black Ghosts, is a cover of an Ol
The PopSense Vernacular: Cockaigne 2008-06-26 11:48:31 Cockaigne \kah-KAYN\, noun:1. An imaginary land of ease and luxury.Jeff- I am swept away to a Cockaigne of the mind, body, and soul whenever I listen to Enya.Ali- While Nick Hogan sits in prison imagining a Cockaigne at home with his mommy, she is, ironically, role playing a conjugal visit with her 19-year-old boyfriend.The PS TeamWell, Derrick, darling... I wouldn't exactly call our honeymoon a C
Shearwater- Boring Bird, Badass Band 2008-06-26 01:54:16 Despite the fact that one of the band's five members is an ornithologist, this group is in no way like its medium-sized, long-winged seabird-of-a-namesake. Still, it is that very idea of contrast that makes their music worthy of your busy ears. Using sweet string parts and warm piano, the members admit that this group was created as an outlet for writing softer, quieter songs than they were used t
Barack <3's Bruce: Quote of the Day 6/25 2008-06-26 01:19:00 -Stelios Phili and Jeff Luppino-Esposito"He is a guy who has never lost track of his roots, who knows who he is, who has never put on a front."- Presidential hopeful Barack
Obama discussing his appreciation for Bruce
Springsteen and his music.A pretty good time to use this quote:When are praising Wesley Snipes, who has consistently been one badass motherf*cker.A terrible time to use this quote:Whe Read more:Quote
Daily Dose YouTube: Ooh Girl 2008-06-25 20:26:03 Not appropriate for work, but honest.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To view this article in a separate window, click here- Read more:Daily
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A Choice for Eddie 2008-06-25 17:58:47 Special Guest Post by Eddie
PyunePopSense wants to know . . . Free Will. Yay or Nay?For the average person, not having free will is scary. The idea that we do not have a choice and that we are slaves to whatever is controlling us is unsettling. Still, I do not believe in free will. OK, that’s a lie. I tell people that because it’s more fun to argue (I love to argue (which is possibly why Read more:Choice
The PopSense Vernacular: Forlorn 2008-06-25 15:45:52 forlorn \fur-LORN; for-\, adjective:1. Sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.Stel- Distraught and forlorn, Rosie O'Donnell wept bitterly uponer her discovery that the waiter had cleaned all of those tasty little crumbs from the table. Jeff- Who can forget that fateful day when Arnold helped the forlorn stoop kid to no longer be afraid of leaving his stoop. The PS TeamI'm cold Derrick
PopSense Quote of the Day 6/24 2008-06-25 12:24:05 Sorry, my internet went down last night, here's the Quote
of the Day you'd normally get around midnight..."It was all done in fun to get the crowd hype."- Cory Gunz, son of rapper Peter Gunz, who appeared on stage with Shaquille O'Neal while Shaq dished out his now-infamous freestyle about fellow NBA star and ex-teammate, Kobe Bryant.A pretty good time to use this quote:When you are explaining to
Sunday Sucks: Here's a Mix 2008-07-13 16:23:30 No, it can't be. Not already? But wait, hold on, I definitely woke up and it was Friday like 20 minutes ago. Yeah, yeah, absolutely, cause remember you said, "this weekend is gonna be awesome" and then I was all, "I know dude, I can't wait to hit up the Museum of Modern Art and make jokes about mainstream films!". Remember that? Come on, I'm not crazy, I swear. Shit, is that the smell of tomato sa Read more:Sunday
PopSense Investigates: Secret Dentists! 2008-07-13 13:57:00 Hide the women and children! Is this what the 10 o'clock news is always warning us about?! But really, who are these dentists? What makes them so secretive? Is they at all related to the Alan Rudolph film "The Secret Lives of Dentists"? And why in God's name don't they want us to know about Teeth Whitening?! We'll bring you the truth (hopefully) at a later date!Some tunes to calm your teeth down:S
The PopSense Vernacular: Antediluvian 2008-07-13 12:40:45 antediluvian \an-tih-duh-LOO-vee-uhn\, adjective:1. Antiquated; from or belonging to a much earlier time- The antediluvian fears of apocalypse were revisited for a few hilarious years when the entire world was convinced that computers were going to destroy the Earth because they were pissed about the year changing from '99 to '00.- Taking in the sweet sounds of Shakespeare's antediluvian verse is
Jack Black Out... Quote of the Day 7/12 2008-07-13 03:14:17 -Ali Starzyk and Jeff Luppino-Esposito“I wanted desperately to be an American badass"- Comedian Jack Black
explaining the reasoning behind his dark past of drug abuse.A pretty good time to use this quote:When you are Drew Carey explaining your daily routine.A terrible time to use this quote:When you are Aaron Burr proudly justifying your stealth popping of a cap in Alexander Hamilton's "bitch Fe Read more:Quote
Radiohead's New Music Video Made Without Cameras! 2008-07-12 23:32:26 First, Radiohead
releases an album without a physical CD or record label. Now, they record a music video without cameras. That's right, their upcoming video for "House of Cards" is shot with laser beams. If that isn't badass, then I don't know what is. The technology for this procedure is called Geometric Informatics, which involves 64 laser beams, rotating 360 degrees, shooting 900 times per minu Read more:Music
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