Literal videos
I seem to have stumbled on the phenomenon of literal videos relatively late in the game. A bunch of them went viral at You Tube last spring, and somehow I missed them. But if you, like me, weren’t familiar with … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pop culture
All Oscared out
In brief (although little about the Oscars is ever brief): it was a long-winded self-congratulatory bore. But that’s what I’ve come to expect. I watch the Oscars for the fashions. That’s just how shallow a person I am. Oscar observations: … Continue reading →
Jenny Sanford tells all…
…but the question is, why? I don’t completely understand this need of the wronged spouse to publicly unburden herself (and it’s usually a “her”), either through writing a book or granting interviews, or often both—the latter to promote the former. … Continue reading →
Sexting: another reason I’m glad I’m not the parent of a teenager today
Technology marches on, and teenagers are in the vanguard. With the ubiquity of cell phones that take pictures that can almost instantaneously be sent to friends, coupled with the driving force of sex in newly-pubescent bodies, we have a recipe … Continue reading →
Streetwalking songs
See the way he walks down the street Watch the way he shuffles his feet— “He’s a Rebel” was one of those wonderful girl-group numbers that entertained us in the early 60s. It’s also one of a host of rock … Continue reading →
For the man who has everything…
…give him the perfect woman. I suppose it was inevitable. We’ve become so used to the artificial enhancement of body parts that a normal woman has begun to look abnormal. So, why not improve on things with a completely artificial … Continue reading →
‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ”˜sphere Bloggers were glad to see Christmas draw near. Their laptops were turned off and all put away The bloggers were swearing to take off … Continue reading →
The tasks of Christmas
(1) Presents purchased. Check. (2) Presents wrapped. Check. (3) Presents mailed. Unchecked—but about to be done this afternoon, when I will brave the post office lines. A few observations: (a) Wrapping paper always seems an odd thing to me—a completely … Continue reading →
Clocky: hitting that snooze alarm
I am old enough to have been raised with old-fashioned alarm clocks. You know, the kind that ticked loudly, especially on nights when sleep seemed elusive and their sound echoed through the still bedroom air. Their alarms were harsh and … Continue reading →
The Sunmaid maiden gets a makeover
I don’t know about you, but I think this is an utter outrage. Why mess with an icon that has stood the test of time? Oh, I know she’s been spruced up periodically in the past, but she’s always remained … Continue reading →
Oba Mao: China has Obama’s number
Some entrepreneur in China has designed a hot little item just in time for Obama’s Asian tour. Feast your eyes: In case you can’t quite tell, let me explain that the T-shirt shows President Obama in the uniform of the … Continue reading →
Have I turned into Victor Davis Hanson?
At least as far as his disconnect from current culture goes. I can relate to nearly everything he says. I follow news assiduously. But I rarely go to the movies, and when I do I’m almost invariably disappointed. Music? I … Continue reading →