Entries Tagged as 'Pop Culture'
Some people have asked why I’ve done nothing on the Winter Olympics, currently running from one of The Indignant Wife’s favorite places in all the world – Vancouver, British Columbia? The honest answer (besides having been as busy as two people over the past week) is that I’m ambivalent. It honestly hasn’t been as captivating […]
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Tags: News/Politics · Pop Culture · Sports
I admit that I had a couple of John Mayer CDs – they were pop music with nice hooks, and I admit that I was impressed with some of his attempts to be taken seriously as a blues musician. He can play, and if he wanted to follow in the footsteps of the late Stevie […]
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Tags: Pop Culture
I admit that I hate “rom-coms.” Romantic comedies are among the most insipid film types created by Hollywood. There’s always a miscommunication; something not said; initial dislike which hides “love.” They’re not funny; they’re not drama; they’re not romantic; and they’re nowhere near reality. I read an article some time ago that said that rom-coms […]
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Tags: Pop Culture
Well, as you probably know, I wrote for a couple of sports television shows, but I also did Internet reports on the NFL for a friend of mine in England. Well, hoes in Ireland now, but he’s still in the business, so he asked me to do a piece on this Sunday’s “Big game.” (Isn’t […]
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Tags: Pop Culture · Sports
I admit that I have an addiction to DVDs. I have more movies than I can watch; more television shows then hours in a day. Every week, another package comes to my house with some video entertainment in it. Many are for The Indignant Daughters, but most are for me. The way I see it, […]
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I must be a glutton for punishment. After having sent a letter via snail-mail to Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany complaining about the officials. I still haven’t received any response. But, as you will see in my letter, my ire came out when I was listening to WXRT in the shower the other morning and […]
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Usually I take no opinion of casting choices in movies, particularly comic book adaptations. There was a ton of wailing when it was announced that Tim Burton had cast his “Beetlejuice” star Michael Keaton in “Batman,” but things worked out alright (I’d say better than alright). I also wanted people to take time to watch […]
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Tags: Pop Culture