“Ready Player One” is on its way out, Bruno Mars just won a Grammy for a throwback album, and “Stranger Things” remains one of Netflix’s hottest shows: 80s throwbacks are still all the rage, but why? … [Read more...] about Are We Leaving The Age Of 80s Nostalgia?
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Preserving Today’s Marker Of Modern Culture: A Sit Down With a Meme Expert
The Internet is a place of dreams. Sometimes the type of dreams that keep giving, the type that make you want to sleep all day. Sometimes those dreams are terrible, dark, disturbing, and downright … [Read more...] about Preserving Today’s Marker Of Modern Culture: A Sit Down With a Meme Expert
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wouldn’t Have Wanted You To Buy That Truck
Like any good, red-blooded American, I found myself watching the Super Bowl last Sunday night. In recent years, my favorite part about watching is the inevitable controversy caused by either the … [Read more...] about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wouldn’t Have Wanted You To Buy That Truck
A Line in the Sand: Aziz Ansari’s “Bad Date” and What It Means for the #MeToo Movement
With the dawn of the #MeToo movement and the outing of an ever growing number of sexual misconducts carried out by those in even the highest positions of power, it would seem that it’s never been … [Read more...] about A Line in the Sand: Aziz Ansari’s “Bad Date” and What It Means for the #MeToo Movement
The Disaster Artist: A Masterpiece out of a Mistake
For those who are members of the cult following behind Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 film The Room, often called the worst movie ever made, you probably associate the film with midnight screenings full of … [Read more...] about The Disaster Artist: A Masterpiece out of a Mistake
How Will History Remember Colin Kaepernick?
It has been 257 days since former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick has had a job. Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl during the 2012-2013 season, is now more recognized for … [Read more...] about How Will History Remember Colin Kaepernick?