Archives for “popular culture”

There's the pointless embarrassment of a state governor calling a press conference to reveal he's had something as commonplace as an affair. And the emails ...


I can't take a feminist seriously if she takes a condescending tone towards traditionally female activities like crafting in order to make some otherwise valid ...


So this morning an apparent gunman held Princeton University's campus hostage. And by held hostage I mean caused campus security to put all staff, students, ...


If those of us who grew up speaking another language can learn to pronounce others' - to us - foreign names correctly, then isn't it ...


In a good way. If you haven't already, go watch Susan Boyle sing.


The Oscars this year? Rather satisfying, weren't they? Appropriately cabaret-like: loved Hugh Jackman's hosting. Isn't it more fun when Hollywood mostly does not pretend to ...


I meant to post this last week, but fate, or rather nature, intervened. The house we just moved into was in the path of one ...