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December 21, 2011

Merry MessyMas… By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an M.B.A, and will celebrate Christmas in 74 degree weather. Berto agreed to wear the coat and...

December 20, 2011

Licensed to Il, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #159

Dear Art, I appear to be dead.  Don’t ask how it’s possible that I’m sending you a letter.  Let’s just say that the afterlife is an amazing place and you...

December 19, 2011

The Point Radio, by Mike Raub

We continue our visit backstage at NBC‘s FEAR FACTOR as Joe Rogan talks about the stunts he’d like to try, and how he still misses NEWS RADIO. Plus SHERLOCK 2 fails to save the Box Office but...

December 19, 2011

America’s Enemy, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #254

The United States has always been an isolationist nation – except when we’re attacked. That happened in 1812, 1898, 1941 and 2001, although 1898 was total horse hockey. Absent of...

December 17, 2011

Finishing the Hat, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise

It’s that time when those of us who participate in Western Civilization are particularly frantic.  Old Navy stores are staying open around the clock until Christmas.  Walking across 34th Street,...

December 16, 2011

A Christmas Song!, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #247

Sung to the tune of Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer.  You know Dasher and Dancer And Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid And Donner and Blitzen! But do you recall,...

December 16, 2011

I’ll Kick Your Ass!!! by Chris Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #3

Remember when you watched a fist fight in a movie and DID NOT know if the hero was going to win the fight? That was back when heroes and villains...

December 15, 2011

Lowe(‘s) Blow… By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an M.B.A, and sometimes wears scarves only because she wants to. Last week, Lowe’s Home Improvement elected...

December 13, 2011

Resurrecting Cain, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #158

Dear Art, I escaped the race for the Republican nomination for President without once getting mocked in your little advice column.  I’m back to being a private citizen and not...

December 12, 2011

Bill Maher Is A Rapist? By Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #253

This was not the month to let your subscription to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology run out. According to that august trade journal, shrinks at the University of...

December 10, 2011

Here Comes Santa Claus, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise

As we discussed last week, the holidays that bunch up around the Winter Solstice bring out the best and the worst in people.  Sometimes, it seems to me, the so-called...

December 8, 2011

SIZE (and presentation) MATTERS, by Chris Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #2

Who hasn’t seen Andy Warhol’s famous Mao Tse-tung screen print? It’s nearly as ubiquitous as the famous (free) image of Che. You’ve probably seen the Mao silkscreen on T-shirts, posters,...

December 7, 2011

Mac, by Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an M.B.A, and has been crying. The joke goes, “What’s the difference between a PMS woman and...

December 6, 2011

Pop Art Flashback: 1999, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #157

Art is still on break.  Here is one last column from the archives.  This week’s installment is from 1999. Dear Art, This month I am releasing a very ambitious project. ...

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