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Category Archives: Pop Cult
Lizard King
Why The Do It Now Foundation never got their Jim Morrison antidrug spot.
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
Posted in Personal, Pop Cult
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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
Posted in Comics, Pop Cult
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Dope
Chuck Negron on sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in the seventies — but mostly drugs.
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
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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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!)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc
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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.
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.
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
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult
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American Splendor
I have just seen American Splendor. So should you — if only to get your creative juices flowing (again).
Posted in Comics, Film, Pop Cult
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Seventies Galore
More seventies than you can stomach. Woooo! (via Mr. Zeldman)
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult
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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.
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult, Science
4 Comments
All Caps
The case for ALL CAPS in favor of exclamation marks. I tend to agree, actually.
Posted in Amusing, Books, Pop Cult
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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
The C-Word
Inquiring minds need to know: Is it considered misogynous to use “the C-word”?
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult, Sex
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