a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Apr 11th, 2010
You would think that I would be constantly blogging about Glee considering the season premiere is on Tuesday (it runs into Lost – thank the heavens for DVR) – but I think there is enough coverage on the phenomenon. In fact, the coverage and hype may be borderline overkill – but that’s a totally different [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 31st, 2010
Jin and Sun get their chance to flash sideways in “The Package”
Last night’s episode of Lost (titled “The Package”) was a big ol’ cock tease. Everyone was waiting for a tear-jerking reunion of Sun and Jin. Instead, Sun gets hit in the head and can only speak Korean and Jin showed us that it’s okay [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Mar 31st, 2010
A couple of days ago, Mr. Shuester made a huge announcement – they are having a nationwide casting call for Glee:
Glee Open Casting Call Video with Matthew MorrisonGlee Auditions | MySpace Video
Why is the cap at 26? This is a classic case of ageism.
I know some people who are 30 (*ahem*) that can totally [...]
Posted in Actors, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 23rd, 2010
Thank God I took two years of Spanish in high school because tonight’s episode was “en Espanol” (that means “in Spanish” for those of you who didn’t know).
The Passion of Richard Alpert
The episode was titled, “Ab Aeterno” (which loosely translates into “from the eternal”) and it was Richard Alpert-centric. Who knew that an episode focusing [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 10th, 2010
Miles chats with Ben as he digs his own grave by order of Iliana
1.) In the flash-sideways, Dr. Linus has an affinity for cardigans and sushi.
2.) Miles is always full of some great zingers!
3.) Iliana is a mean bitch with a heart of gold.
4.) Richard Alpert never ages because he got the “gift” of being [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 3rd, 2010
Dogen (left) and Sayid do some male bonding
This week’s Lost episode, “Sundown” was full of action and intrigue, but I took the liberty of noting some of the most important things:
1.) Miles likes to play solitaire.
2.) Claire is in desperate need of a spa day.
3.) We finally know what significance that baseball has to [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 18th, 2010
John Park celebrates his ‘Idol’ triumph in the streets
Is it safe to say that we have moved passed using the term “token Asian” to refer to lone Asians in film, TV, music and other entertainment outlets?
Kind of, but not really.
Nonetheless, it seems like the shaggy haired charm of John Park has made its way to [...]
Posted in Actors, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 17th, 2010
Sun looks squeaky clean in last night’s episode of ‘Lost’
After watching the new episode of Lost called “The Substitute,” I came up with some new important points to the show:
1.) Sun is ALWAYS clean: No matter how much physical labor she does, Sun never looks dirty. She is always clean and put together. Her skin [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television on Jan 18th, 2010
The rock n’ roll romper stomper dandiness of Varvatos’s Fall 2010 collection showed in Milan on Jan. 17 (Photo by: Andrew Thomas)
What to watch on the runway:
Men’s Fashion Week: Sexually ambiguous models will strut their stuff down the runway in Milan and Paris to show us what us guys will look like this [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Jan 10th, 2010
The new cast of Project Runway season 7 comes back to New York
What to watch on TV:
Sunday, Jan. 10: Brand new episodes: Big Love on HBO and Chuck on NBC.
Monday, Jan. 11: A new episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS) featuring title character hopeful played by Rachel Bilson and guest star Tim Gunn [...]