Rush: The Last Taboo
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
The Toronto trio may be the world’s biggest cult band — and the guiltiest of pleasures. By Steve Robles
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Pop Culture
Hating Roger Ebert
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
A New York intellectual argues that Roger Ebert is debasing the fine art of film criticism — and so are bloggers. By Destiny
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Lawrence Welk vs. The Hippies
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
On the bandleader's 105th birthday, five videos remember his skirmishes with the
Beatles, Lou Reed, and a song about marijuana. By Destiny
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Adam West and Davy Jones Meet Sexina
Friday, February 15th, 2008
She's part Britney Spears, and part secret agent. But can she top two TV icons from the 1960s?
By Destiny
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An Obama Caucus Story from Idaho
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
One person's observations. By Lego King
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The Mormon Bigfoot Genesis Theory
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Mormon folklorists investigate a popular legend. Is Cain stalking the 20th century in the form of Sasquatch? By Destiny
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Six Secret Lost Videos
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Will the phenomenon begin again? Some new and hidden perspectives on the struggling science fiction series. By Destiny
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Records Broken By the Perry Bible Fellowship?
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
What's behind the freak success of the mind-blowing comic strip? By Lou Cabron
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Dead Woman Blogging
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Did Theresa Duncan issue a final blog post from beyond the grave? By Lou Cabron
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Alvin and the Chipmunks launch iMunks.com
Monday, December 24th, 2007
The singing rodents approach their 50th anniversary with career-highlighting downloads — including "My Sharona."
By Destiny
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Santa’s Crimes Against Humanity
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
A revered and recently-departed figure "illuminizes" us on the fantastic breadth of Santa's evil. By Robert Anton Wilson
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Top 10 Pillars of Led Zeppelin Mythology
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Ten reasons the mythos of Led Zeppelin remains etched in stone at a time when anything of lasting quality in pop culture seems almost impossible. By Steve Robles
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Catching Up With an Aqua Teen Terrorist
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
January 31, 2007: a day that will live in infamy. The great city of Boston was brought to its knees by the appearance of unexpected L.E.D. placards in places where they didn't belong. An interview with one of the evildoers. By RU Sirius
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Five Awful Thanksgivings in History
Thursday, November 15th, 2007There isn't always something to be thankful for.
By John Marr
The Furious Passions of Norman Mailer
Monday, November 12th, 2007
He enjoyed 84 years filled with sex, brawling, boxing, and celebrity — plus a glorious feud with Gore Vidal. By Destiny.
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10 Best Monster Ads
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
They come from Hollywood — and they'd like to sell you some tasty lite beer. By Destiny
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How Gay Were the Hardy Boys?
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Did the original author of The Hardy Boys hide secret jokes inside the books? By Destiny
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CWILF Island: Hottie Candidate Spouses
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
In Campaign '08 the candidates' wives have taken it to a level that didn't exist just four years earlier. By Steve Robles
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Reverend Billy Wants You To Stop Shopping
Monday, October 15th, 2007
In a trek across America, hilarious performance artist Reverend Billy delivers a brilliant but critical message. By RU Sirius
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Five Druggiest High School Sitcom Scenes
Monday, September 24th, 2007
Drugs, high school, sitcoms and YouTube. It's going to be a strange trip. By Destiny
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Britney vs. Bin Laden: A Celebrity Comeback Battle
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Are these two really that different? Neither of 'em have had a decent hit in the U.S. since 2001, that's for sure. By Steve Robles
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Secrets of the Perry Bible Fellowship
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
An interview with cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch. By Lou Cabron
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Burning the Man With Hunter S. Thompson
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
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The NoSo Project: No Social Networking
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
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The Male Scale: 10 Archetypes
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
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Has ‘The Man’ Infiltrated Burning Man?
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Burning Man this year has invited some companies to be part of a "World's Fair of Clean Energy." Burners freaked. By RU Sirius
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‘The Simpsons’ On Drugs: 6 Trippiest Scenes
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
We re-cap some of the "high" points of what is arguably the world's foremost pop culture institution. By Don Vaughan
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Hype Smackdown: iPhone v. Paris Hilton
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
It's a battle of pop culture titans as two empires -- one high-tech, one high-rise -- clash in explosive PR fury. By Jeff Diehl
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Anarchy for the USA: A Conversation with Josh Wolf
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Anti-globalist activism, anarchism, and his new projects to "Free The Media" and give prisoners a voice in the blogosphere. By RU Sirius
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Top 5 Cartoon Hunks
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Animation has provided us with countless lady hotties, but cute cartoon guys are harder to come by. By Jacki Lewin
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How the Internet Disorganizes Everything
Thursday, June 14th, 2007The author of Cluetrain Manifesto explains how “everything is miscellaneous” in a web-based society — we dip into the vast pool of uncategorized information and use it to make our own sense of things. By RU Sirius
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The Scientific Laws of Romance
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007In a relationship, there exists a Constant Distance between two people that must be maintained at all times. By Ethan Todras-Whitehill
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The Cartoon Porn Shop Janitor — Carol Burnett vs. Family Guy
Monday, June 11th, 2007What happens when you draw a 74-year-old comedienne into a prime time cartoon on the Fox Network — as the janitor at an adult bookstore? By Destiny
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The Secret Ending of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Does it take a real act of movie piracy to explain Pirates 3? By Destiny
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Raising Hunter S. Thompson
Thursday, May 31st, 2007In the play, “Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis,” performer and writer “B. Duke” incarnates the Last Free American Writer. By RU Sirius
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The Celebrity Breast Conspiracy
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Five tabloid examples that make the case. By Lou Cabron
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Dustin Diamond vs. Sgt. Harvey
Sunday, May 20th, 2007VH-1 delivers a video beatdown to the former child star through an angry Marine drill instructor. By Lou Cabron
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7 Worst Mother’s Day Gifts
Thursday, May 10th, 2007Mom loves you already — so what have you got to lose? By Lou Cabron
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Air Guitar Nation Rocks On
Thursday, May 10th, 2007The road to airy stardom is covered in the hilarious film Air Guitar Nation, which is opening this weekend in movie theaters around the country. By RU Sirius
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