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21 Apr

The Pandemic in Pop Culture Trends

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The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was both a universal and incredibly personal experience. While not everyone’s life in the first year of the pandemic looked the same, there have been some common joys, struggles, and tragedies. And there have been stories that have helped get us through the first year of pandemic. The global COVID-19 pandemic is not over, but it has hopefully reached a turning point. Multiple vaccines protecting against the worst of the virus have been developed and have begun to be (unevenly) distributed around the world, with Israel, the U.K., Chile, and the U.S. currently…
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05 Apr

Birdgirl Flips The Script On Harvey Birdman And Superhero Culture

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This article contains no spoilers and is based on the first two episodes of Birdgirl. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law was one of the five original series to debut back on Adult Swim when the programming block was first created. The network has evolved in considerable ways since its inception, but even back then Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law was an important series that helped establish the acerbic and dadaist style of humor that continues to define Adult Swim to this day.  Now, 20 years after the premiere of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Adult Swim as a whole,…
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04 Jan

Link Tank: How Pop Culture Consistently Got Corsets Wrong

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Movies and TV are guilty of many inaccuracies, but few are worse than their portrayals of corsets. “Netflix released Bridgerton on Christmas Day, and while it’s not meant to be a strictly historical portrayal of Regency life, the big inaccuracy that caught my eye just from the trailer was the costumes. Not only did the show seem to be using costumes from different centuries, with typical Regency looks from around the late eighteen-teens mashed against much earlier looks from forty years prior, but they also did the thing I hate in period movies and made a joke about a woman…
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29 Dec

The Biggest Geek Culture Moments of 2020

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This article contains a spoiler for The Mandalorian Season 2 2020 has been a wild and unpredictable year for most of us, but it also brought with it a ton of key cultural incidents and shifts that kept online news and trade outlets pretty busy at their keyboards. As we finally grind toward the end of a very weird 12 months, we’ve been looking back at some of the more stand-out moments in geek culture, which we’ll recap with you here. You may find that these cultural markers aren’t listed in chronological order. That’s because in 2020, time ceased to…
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10 Dec

Link Tank: Cyberpunk 2077’s Release Resurfaced the Worst of Gaming Culture

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Cyberpunk 2077‘s release brought back the worst of video game culture as male fans lambast female game reviewers for pointing out flaws in the game. “Reviewing the latest and greatest video games before they’re released is a dream job for anyone who grew up enchanted by the glow of a computer monitor or console. that’s a dream that’s quickly shattered for women in the field once they publish their first review.” Read more at Inverse. Nicolas Cage’s upcoming Netflix series will have the acclaimed actor explain the origins of the English language’s most popular swear words. “My usage of profanity…
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30 Nov

Link Tank: Fun Facts About Martial Arts Legend and Pop Culture Icon, Bruce Lee

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Last Friday was Bruce Lee’s 80th birthday. Check out these ten amazing facts about the martial arts and movie legend. “Bruce Lee is one of pop culture’s most multifaceted icons. Legions of fans admire him for his movies, his martial arts prowess, his incomprehensible physical fitness, his championing of Chinese culture, and even his philosophies on life. Yet for all the new ground Lee broke, most of his recognition only came after his death at the age of 32.” Read more at Mental Floss. With The Mandalorian now well into its second season, let’s take a look at how the father-son…
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25 Nov

Link Tank: Pop Culture Happenings to be Thankful for in 2020

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We don’t have a lot to be happy about in 2020, but these pop culture happenings are some things to be thankful for. “No matter who you are or where you are, 2020 has been a rough year. It’s been a year where things have gotten so bad, sometimes you just had to find joy in the most unexpected of places. Family, friends, a new book or video game. It’s different for everyone.” Read more at Gizmodo. Are you still having trouble wearing face masks because of the way they fit (or don’t)? This tip may be the answer to…
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25 Nov

D.B. Cooper in Pop Culture: 15 Best Movie and TV Moments

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On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 from Portland to Seattle (a trip known as a “milk run” due to the short distance involved). A few minutes into the voyage, he got the attention of a flight attendant and made it known that he had a bomb that he intended to use unless his demands were met. What did he want? $200,000 in unmarked bills and four parachutes. After the plane was on the ground in Seattle, the passengers were let go, the plane was refueled, and Cooper was granted his…
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16 Oct

Link Tank: The Most Popular Pop Culture Witches in America

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Does America have a favorite witch? Our friends over at Spruce have the answer, broken down by every state in the US! “The Spruce team loves settling in and watching some great Halloween movies this time of year, preferably with some pumpkin-flavored snacks. You’ve got your classics, like Hocus Pocus, your re-makes, such as The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the major franchises, like Harry Potter, and so much more! We all have our favorite witchy characters… and we were wondering if America did too!” Read more at Take Spruce. A group of Latinx film and TV creatives, including Lin-Manuel Miranda…
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29 Aug

Examining Bill & Ted’s Excellent Pop Culture Adventures

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Bill & Ted Face the Music is OUT NOW! Excellent! (Loud screeching guitar solo). And really, the dim time-traveling duo have returned just when we need them the most. Since first making their debut in the 1989 sleeper hit Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, these characters — portrayed with glee by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves — have become that unique thing: A sci-fi/comedy franchise that somehow is both a cult sensation and a mainstream success. Following the unexpected success of the first film, the sequel Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey was released in the summer of 1991. Fans expecting…
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03 Aug

Link Tank: The Best Captains in Pop Culture

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From Marvel’s Steve Rogers to Star Trek‘s James T. Kirk, here are some of the best captains in pop culture. “We’ve covered the finest Star Trek captains in the past (the correct answers are Sisko and Kirk, I will not be taking questions at this time), but there are a whole lot of captains to be found across popular culture. From books to television to movies to comics and video games, we love a man or woman in uniform, bravely commanding or messing up a whole lot or managing to do a bit of both.” Read more at The Mary…
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