a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture on Aug 25th, 2010
It looks like jailbait pop star and Kanye’s newest homeboy, Justin Bieber has recently, like many celebrities before him, purchased some insurance on his face. He is now a Proactiv spokesmodel.
This made me think that he was eavesdropping on the interview I was doing with John Waters a couple months back. Not only did he [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Random, San Francisco on Aug 24th, 2010
I like how you can add “-pocalypse” to anything and it becomes a revelatory Armageddon-like crisis. For example, remember when there were heaps of snow on the East Coast in February and they called it “Snowpocalypse”? That was kind of cool — but not as cool as the term, “douchepocalypse” which I think originated from [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture on Aug 18th, 2010
Idris Elba as Gordon Cozier in Takers
When I told people I was interviewing Idris Elba for the upcoming bro-centric heist movie, Takers many people gave me a puzzled look and asked, “Who?”
I list his long resume of roles and it’s not until I get to his character of Stringer Bell from The Wire until he [...]
Posted in '80s, '90s, Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Aug 16th, 2010
August 16 marked the 52nd birthday of pop icon, Madonna. She is still as relevant as ever — even if she does seem to be eclipsed by some of this wacky glam pop madness we are witnessing. If she wasn’t, I wouldn’t be wondering if she prefers Red Lobster or Olive Garden for her birthday [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Aug 13th, 2010
Eminem’s new video for “Love the Way You Lie” featuring the vibrating echoes of Rihanna was released last week and it got like 30 gazillion hits in like 5 minutes on YouTube.
Okay. That’s an exaggeration — but it did get a lot of hits.
It got so many hits because it features Merry the Hobbit/Charle from [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Aug 9th, 2010
Remember in the late ’90s and early ’00s when there would be like 50 rappers on one track (whether it be remixed or not)? When everyone would take a verse? It would get so confusing that you had no idea who was the sole proprietor of the song. I’m talking about songs like the “Ruff [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Aug 4th, 2010
So much has happened since my last post. I bought two Ralph Lauren Black Label shirts from the Barneys Warehouse Sale, I’ve taken my first Muay Thai class, Prop 8 got overturned, and I need to do laundry.
My excuse for not posting? I don’t have one.
What better way to get back into my blogging rhythm [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Jul 27th, 2010
If you don’t watch Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, you should watch — it’s quite enjoyable. If anything, you should watch it for the “Remix the Clips” segment, where Questlove does exactly that: he remixes clips.
I find it quite entertaining and ingenious:
…and then there’s this brilliant masterpiece:
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Jul 20th, 2010
I have had Kids Inc. on the brain a lot lately. Therefore, I needed to blog about it.
The ultimate children’s musical variety show starring Fergie (before her BEP sabotage days) and the underrated pop princess stylings of Martika was probably one of the highlights of my childhood.
They don’t make entertainment like this anymore.
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Jun 16th, 2010
“California Gurls” by Katy Perry and homeboy Snoop Dogg meets all the requirements to be the quintessential jam of the summer — and now it comes to us in music video form…and it made me want to eat a doughnut.
Katy Perry – New Music – More Music Videos