Before you go, Katie, do you have any advice for how an aspiring culture writer can break into the industry? All of the openings I’ve found ask for links to published works. The problem is, while I have written pop culture and political articles - creating a nice portfolio for myself - I am not published. But, like…

“Looks like there’s gonna be a brawl. You playin’ something good?”

I’ll never forget the time my wife and I, on vacation in Florence, Italy, went for a run along the Arno river. We’d been running for about fifteen minutes, when the entire soccer team from a nearby university came from the opposite direction. I have to confess it was quite a sight to see such exquisite male specimens,…

It’s just a matter of time before Gaspar Noe buys the rights to this story. 

I think it is.

Guys, I hate to break it to you, but Booksmart didn’t do poorly because of marketing, sexism or unfair comparisons. It’s because the movie is simply not very good. “Distinctly mediocre” was how my little sister put it. And this is coming from someone who was anticipating this release for months. Normally I lose my…

Something tells me that Deanna doesn’t like it when the attention isn’t on her.

I took various forms of martial arts for years and no one, not one person, produced the sounds Bruce Lee made. Obviously some people grunt and cry out at times, but those distinct, drawn-out yowls were unique to Lee. Anyone else who does that is simply trying to imitate him.

I’m so glad Mission Hill got a shout out. I haven’t thought about this show in years. But I distinctly remember discovering it (as so many people did during this marvelous time) on Cartoon Network in the middle of the night.

I loved this scene, and I’m a lifelong Bruce Lee fan. Unfortunately, this is always a risk when you’re a public figure (especially someone who died young but is still fondly remembered). While the scene was played for laughs, I thought it was quite respectful to Lee. 

Hey, I was originally going for the former-Nazi-present-day-butler, but the kid proved an easier target. Whaddya gonna do?

So...I have no idea who any of these people are. But judging by the photo above of Captain Kangaroo, of course he’s an asshole. I mean, just look at him!

As much as I like Jonah Ray,  I can’t help but feel like this concept is a little pointless. A cover of a cover?! Why not just take it one step further and put original lyrics over his original music? 

In the original ending to T2, John is living with his mom in a one bedroom in Silver Lake. Once he makes sure that she’s taken her meds and all the guns are locked up, he decides to hit up the arcade and unwind (interestingly, he is no longer into shooter games; preferring the more innocuous games like Pac Man and…

Loooool, having never seen a single frame of this show, I was on board...right up until it cut back to those guys describing 9/11 the way ten year olds would describe a Transformers battle. Priceless!

I just threw up a little in my mouth after reading that. 

Orrrrr...you can watch the ridiculously entertaining behind the scenes of such films as Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Edward Scissorhands - just to name a few - and marvel (hehe) at the super detailed sets, excellent costumes, and actual IRL shooting locations. Far from “ruining the magic,” these…

I really dislike people who play pranks. Or rather, people who take pranks too far.

I’m laughing and shaking my head, because my first thought upon finishing this article is of the intense debate every 8th grade doofus had after seeing this movie in theaters.