Category Archives: Music

An Incomplete List of Words Katy Perry Has Attempted to Rhyme

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Katy Perry is a charismatic musical performer who has delighted millions of fans—including this one!!!   Her catchy songs, spot-on pop sensibilities, and colorful videos have established her as one of the top acts in the world. Here’s an incomplete … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shopping = Complete

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Divining gift ideas gets less fun and more difficult as we get older.  One reason for this phenomenon is that people get grandfathered into our gift-giving list for years after we stop seeing them on a regular basis.  Of the … Continue reading →

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The Orchestra

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Metaphors are my stock-in-trade. On this particular day, I conceptualize life—or, more specifically, our society—as a symphony orchestra. People have varying degrees of investment and involvement with society, what some might call “success.”  Spouses, children, careers, prestige.  Let’s dub these … Continue reading →

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Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Rock Me Tonite

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

As our cultural integrity continues to buckle under the weight of exploitative “reality” programming and mindless pseudo-documentaries, it’s difficult to recall that MTV (f/k/a Music Television) was once the arbiter of success in the popular music industry. It isn’t merely … Continue reading →

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The Grammys’ Best Moment

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

From my perspective, anyway.

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The Take-home Message from the SOPA Debate

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Tracking the political discourse regarding SOPA proved to be quite instructive in ways I hadn’t anticipated.  My own view on the proposed bill was that, while the aims weren’t entirely bad, some of the presumptions in the law overreached in … Continue reading →

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The Bark Side of the Force

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Things have been a little long-winded around here of late.  I wanted to try to accomplish two things with this post.  First, drop the Brow-o-Meter down a notch or two.  Mission accomplished.  Secondly, I wanted to see how many categories … Continue reading →

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This Strange, Twitterfied World

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The profound changes to our culture wrought by the rise of the Internet as a whole are obvious to all.  But I’m fascinated by one very surprising and strange way in which Twitter specifically altered the manner in which we … Continue reading →

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Ghostbusters: A Narrative Lyrical Analysis

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

In honor of our impending Halloween weekend* and the zombie Moammar Gaddafis and slutty-fill-in-the-blanks who come with it, I thought it only fitting to scrutinize arguably the greatest sort-of-Halloween-themed song of all time. The song I Want a New Drug … Continue reading →

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Findings in from Controversial Pediatric Drug Study

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Have you ever wondered what it might look like if you gave cocaine to an eight-year-old? If so, (1) you’re probably already in jail, but (2) at least you can wonder no more:

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