Category Archives: Pop Cult

Lizard King

Why The Do It Now Foundation never got their Jim Morrison antidrug spot.

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The Greatest Belgian

Holland’s done it, so have Great-Britain and Germany, and now for Belgium: the search for the greatest Belgian! My personal shortlist of worthy contenders: Django Reinhardt, Jacques Brel, Adolphe Sax, René Magritte, Victor Horta and obviously: Hergé. I swear if … Continue reading

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Crumb In France

Does he miss anything about America? “For one thing, I guess I miss all those large-butted American women. But also my role as a commentator on that culture. I mean, I can’t comment on French culture. I can’t tell what … Continue reading

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Dope

Chuck Negron on sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in the seventies — but mostly drugs.

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Mudshark Mythology

‘A pretty young groupie with red hair was tied to the bed,’ claimed Stephen Davis in Hammer of the Gods. ‘Led Zeppelin proceeded to stuff pieces of shark into her vagina and rectum.’ Not quite. Zep did catch sharks from … Continue reading

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Gadget CC

Top 100 gadgets of all time — first one to spot the Conceptual Continuity clue there gets a Gmail account will not be flooded with Gmail invites! (Thanks Frippe!)

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Walley On Thompson

David Walley has an article up on New Partisan with his take on the late great Hunter S. Thompson.

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Hunter S. Thompson RIP

Author/cult-figure Hunter S. Thompson, most known for his “Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas”, has apparently commited suicide at his Colorado home yesterday.

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Of Franks, Barry’s & Dweezils

Fun little name-popularity widget. Apparently, the name “Frank” has been on a steep decline since, well, forever. As for “Barry’s”: they appear to have been abundant in the 50s but things went downhill from there. Oh, and don’t bother searching … Continue reading

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American Splendor

I have just seen American Splendor. So should you — if only to get your creative juices flowing (again).

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Seventies Galore

More seventies than you can stomach. Woooo! (via Mr. Zeldman)

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Online Vermin

Even though KUR is blessed with a readership whose bright intellect is rivalled only by its eloquence *cough*, I’m still bookmarking this just in case.

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All Caps

The case for ALL CAPS in favor of exclamation marks. I tend to agree, actually.

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Frunobulax

“Monster movies have extensively explored scaling relationships, albeit usually incorrectly; knowing the true relationships often puts the entire movie into a new light.” Here’s one for the peasants in the area: a scientific look at the biology of B-Movie monsters. … Continue reading

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The C-Word

Inquiring minds need to know: Is it considered misogynous to use “the C-word”?

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