Culture Clips: Everything Is Awesome (But Not Really)
When it comes right down to it, we’ve got it pretty good. Oh, sure, we all have our problems. But think about it: You do
When it comes right down to it, we’ve got it pretty good. Oh, sure, we all have our problems. But think about it: You do
I wrote about Jeremiah Thomas a few weeks back in a blog that highlighted high-tech bullying. When he took a strong pro-life stance even as
Most of us turn to entertainment to get a little respite from the anxieties of the world outside. When we watch a movie, we’re not
No Sesame. All Street. If you grew up watching Sesame Street, you may be a bit shocked with the new “puppetry” movie, The Happytime Murders.
Netflix, you clever dog, you. “Commercials are terrible!”you told us, and then you filled your streaming service with roughly three quintillion original shows (OK, 323,
For pretty much my entire adult life, it’s been common knowledge that Michael Jackson’s seminal 1982 album Thriller was the best-selling record (remember those?) of
I’m a sucker for traditions. Growing up, we didn’t have many of them, and now that I have my own family, we love creating our
It’s back-to-school time. That means school supplies. Pencils? Check. Erasers? Yup. Trapper Keepers? (Oh wait, it’s not the ’80s anymore. Oh wait again, they have
I really like Chris Pratt. He seems like a fun, funny, down-to-earth guy who, despite being one of this moment’s great action heroes, doesn’t take
Eighth Grade, the movie, is rated R, and for some pretty obvious reasons. Our intrepid reviewer Kristin Smith noted lots of profanity (including about 10
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