I really wish I could blame the Chinese for this one, but alas, it seems like the Brits censored their own Led Zeppelin and forced a minor lyrical change for a performance of “Whole Lotta Love” at the Olympic Closing … Continued
Heath Ledger’s Joker and Will Smith’s Fresh Prince. Obvi.
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I got to this from the Onion AV Club’s “videocracy” feature, which tracks the most popular videos on the intertubes. This means that the odds of any of you not having already seen this are, to say the least, slim. … Continued
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According to Wikipedia, on August 30, 2006, Pharrell Williams himself said on BET that the new song he’d produced would not only show off his gangsta side, but also tackle the issue of racial conflict in Los Angeles between African … Continued
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Robert Mugabe may be a Fighter, but is Barack Obama a 6525th level cleric? Because that’s apparently what it would take to cast a “World Racial Healing Spell.” That’s right, the worlds of politics and Dungeons and Dragons have collided … Continued
This started as a comment in a thread, but now it’s a FULL-BLOWN CONTEST. There are not enough good roles out there for women. Women who get shit done and are good characters to boot — more than just lycra-clad … Continued
The title here is taken from a recent post by mlawski on the difference between [Strong Female] Characters and [Strong Characters], Female. The image is a painting by the French artist Louis-Leopold Boilly, which (according to the exhibit guide at … Continued
Megan Fox in Transformers is NOT a strong female character.
Madonna turns 50 today. Enjoy Like a Prayer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKMHtcZ7dAQ Madonna is the paragon a kind of pop music that I enjoy (only semi-ironically) far more, I imagine, than my fellow writers on the blog. But despite the many (younger and … Continued
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If you’ve been watching TV at all lately, you’ve probably come across this commercial for the shamelessly sleazy CW show Gossip Girl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDUqq1maaI I’ve not watched the show before, and I don’t think I care to. But what is UP … Continued
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