Archives for “Pop Culture”

it’s all about the intro

Tweet It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…. Teletubbies I love you Super Friends Get Smart Crockett’s Theme – Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Miami Vice – In the Air Tonight To Live and Die in LA The Good, The Bad and the Ugly A wartime consigliere


why did Ashley pick J.P. over Ben

Tweet “Listen I throw these ideas out there, because I recognize the country I live in. Living in Michigan now, the main topic of conversation this week was the last episode of the ‘Bachelorette,’ and why did Ashley pick J.P. over Ben. That’s the country I live in, and they all vote. And I’d like [...]


The Rule of Consistency and Why You Are Being Played

Tweet You are being played to keep you on the corporate teet and make sure you don’t rise up. You have been convinced to do what you are told at a level that you no longer even realize it. Yes. You. There is no one “the man” that is keeping us down. It’s the entire [...]


salmon, like the fish

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Tweet US Soldiers cover “Hold It Against Me” by Britney Spears. And proving she has a great sense of humor, this is what Ms. Spears said about it on twitter. I am in LOVE with this… I always knew our soldiers were fierce! Thanks for everything you guys do… http://youtu.be/rCrG6TzG-nw -Britney #awesome


Tweet “I just want to be your friend.” – Blinky Blinky™ from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo. Soon every home will have a robot helper. Don’t worry. It’s perfectly safe. Written, Directed & Edited by Ruairi Robinson Starring Max Records from “Where The Wild Things Are”. Cinematography by Macgregor Music by Ólafur Arnalds courtesy of Erased [...]


happythankyoumoreplease is the new elmosfire (?)

Tweet can’t relate to this. damn young people.


can’t is the cancer of happen

Tweet I blinked and I cured my brain. That’s how… Can’t is the cancer of happen. Can’t is the cancer of happen. I can’t do it. The nike slogan doesn’t say “just try it” oh ok “just try it” no “just do it man” but you love to party? I mean, what’s not to love? [...]


the way that you have sex

Tweet There is an entire generation growing up that believes what you see in hard core pornography is the way that you have sex. More: http://makelovenotporn.com/ via brain pickings. I have talked about this before.


Seahorses. I’m in love with them.

Tweet “Seahorses. I’m in love with them. They’re so beautiful and cute. I’m in love with the seahorses. … I love seahorses and I love looking at ‘em. And I love seashells. I love seashell things. I love things with seashells and seahorses on ‘em. Like blankets, and towels, and little bags. I love em. [...]


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Kanye’s Runaway

Tweet From CNN: (EW.com) — Kanye West debuted his long-form music film “Runaway” on Saturday night. It was a dreamy mini-movie with lovely, light imagery and a heavy message — roughly speaking, people aren’t open-minded; they don’t accept what they don’t immediately understand. Take it as a metaphor for how West feels about the acceptance [...]


one long night

Tweet We didn’t have days in the mine. It was just one long night. A night of complete darkness. - Frankie Lobos


Polar Bears

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the lie, I should say, for which we kill

Tweet “They are the kings. They are the queens. They write the history of the kingdom, and I am something of a devoted Jester. It is in the theory of perception that we have established our bond. Or, the lie, I should say, for which we kill. We are nothing without our image. Without our [...]


Tweet Some stats from the book Who Really Cares by Arthur C. Brooks: Religion is the overwhelmingly dominant factor in predicting generosity —religious liberals and religious conservatives are identical. “Religious” is defined by Brooks as individuals who attend worship service at least once a week (30% of the population) and; “Secular” is defined by Brooks [...]


Drink at the Bar Nothing bar anything

Tweet X – The Have Not Drink at the Bar Nothing bar anything But the bottom step of the ladder It keeps getting higher and higher Dawn comes soon enough for the working class It keeps getting sooner or later This is the game that moves as you play How does it feel to have [...]


Tweet “I’m not gonna pay 65 dollars for worn out shoes” either.


Tweet The pursuit of attention is now emerging as one of the electric organizing principles of American life. Not only are people pursuing attention in new ways, but there is evidence that we have begun to restructure our culture – including even our politics and economy – around the idea of attention as a glittering [...]


Chron Post: Millennials head under a rock

Tweet The Chron.com started a new blog called The List and asked me to guest blog post. My first (and only) post so far is titled: Chron Post: Millennials head under a rock The GI generation, by all accounts, appears to have raised one of the biggest groups of spoiled kids our country has ever [...]


Formation of New American Group Influencers

Tweet New groups are being formed throughout the country, and nobody has noticed. These emergent groups are zero to three years old. And the organizers are not the usual suspects. If there is a connection to urban tribes it is the connecting of existing urban tribes. We meet our new friends, talking to others we [...]


Tweet “So much seems possible at the beginning of a trip, so many  things seem brimmed with meaning.” pg 5 “…trickster is a boundary-crosser. Every group has its edge, its sense of in and out, and trickster is always there, at the gates of the city and the gates of life, making sure there is [...]



Two Words – Balls of Fury