Dec 27, 2021 My 2022 Pop Culture Outlook Just a few of the albums, movies, TV shows, and books that I hope to enjoy in 2022.
Sep 2, 2020 Reacting to Reaction Videos Who knew that watching somebody else enjoy something could be enjoyable in and of itself?
Jun 27, 2020 Is it blackface to portray a dark elf on TV? Community is the latest TV show to pull an episode over concerns of racist blackface content.
Dec 7, 2019 The New Fundamentalism (Same as the Old Fundamentalism) The fundamentalism I experienced in the religious circles of my youth can now be found in progressive and “woke” circles.
Mar 8, 2019 Pop Culture Is More Than Mere Entertainment Inventors, engineers, scientists, and astronauts have been inspired by Star Trek, so why not politicians?
Nov 18, 2018 Bill Maher vs. Comic Books Maher’s crankiness and contrariness has, by now, become incredibly predictable.
Mar 31, 2018 Random Nerdery: The City and The City, Higher Power, FLCL, The Expanse, Legion China Miéville, shoestring budget superheroics, crazy anime, gritty sci-fi, and mutant psychic weirdness.
Feb 5, 2018 Justin Timberlake, Prince’s Hologram, and the Tensions of Fandom Also, what does a tribute to the Purple One have to do with Star Trek?
Jan 5, 2018 G.I. Joe’s Phantom X-19: The Best Toy Stealth Fighter It’s a shame that a vehicle so cool never figured more prominently in the G.I. Joe mythos.
Oct 3, 2017 Let’s Be Honest About Hugh Hefner’s Legacy In light of his death, some have examined Hugh Hefner’s legacy and found it deeply wanting.
Dec 29, 2016 My Favorite Christ and Pop Culture Articles of 2016 Obviously, I’m a little biased, but I was once again impressed by the site’s depth and breadth of coverage.
Dec 6, 2016 Random Nerdery: Guardians of the Galaxy, Sword Master, Spectral & Lone Wolf and Cub Marvel’s next big hit, gorgeous-looking Chinese swordplay, more Netflix original sci-fi, and classic cult samurai action.
Nov 19, 2016 The Perils (and Positives) of Politicizing Pop Culture Pop culture nerdery won’t save the union but it could help us understand each other a little better.
Aug 29, 2016 Random Nerdery: Macross, Star Wars, Voltron, and Thunderbirds Are Go Transforming mecha and the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” make everything better.