Category Archives: Pop Culture Pop-Up
Talented kids – Dumb parents!
Since you’re going to hear about this exploitative version of Beyonce’s Single Ladies, I thought I’d post it and have a little discussion. There is no doubt that these 7-year-old girls are talented! What is questionable is why their parents … Continue reading
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American Icon – Betty White
Watch the tease for Betty White’s upcoming Saturday Night Live appearance. I’m telling you…we’re going to laugh (and watch!) like it’s 1975! Who knew Betty white has a hottie husband? You go, Betty!
Dinner Party Talk – King Tut
This weekend, after a 30 year tour, the Pharaoh King rides his sarcophagus back into NYC for “King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” (which runs through January 2011). Amazing that this young leader who came to power … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Pop-Up – King of Kong
Have you seen The King of Kong? It’s a brilliant (and hilarious) documentary about one of the greatest rivalries in the world: the heated competition between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe to be the greatest Donkey Kong player in history. … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Pop-Up – The Andy Griffith Show
Let’s start the week off with that famous whistle? It’s been 40 years since The Andy Griffith Show first aired its whistling earworm and became a huge hit. The story of a widowed sheriff and his young son resonated all … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Pop-Up – Mad…Ken?
Since March is the official birth month of the iconic Barbie, she’s getting some well-dressed friends. Mattel has been known to release special editions of Barbie and her friends, but these friends know how to advertise. This summer, the company … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Miss America is Homeless!
No, the title is not some kind of commentary on the state of the recession. The Miss America Pageant, an institution since 1921, has lost its network partner. TLC broadcast the pageant for the last three years, but has elected … Continue reading
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American Icons – Oscar snub
Okay, okay. They can’t include everybody who died. But the Oscars left out two memorable American icons in its yearly tribute to the departed: Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur. The legends of both Farrah and Bea are not to be … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Pop-Up: Parlate Inglese?
I’ve been taking improv with the inimitable Denny Dillon. One of my favorite improv acting exercises involves having a conversation in gibberish, a foreign language that you don’t speak. Have you ever thought what English sounds like to people who … Continue reading
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American Icons – Tina Turner
When I was in college, I camped out for Tina Turner tickets and then, at the concert, got backstage because my date was a South Carolina beauty queen. There are few figures in the history of rock ‘n roll as … Continue reading
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