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Author Archives: Tom Garrett
Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: One, Two…Uh…
This may not technically be “entertainment,” but what it lacks in that area it more than makes up for in the “awkward” department. This is just excruciating to watch. Best of luck in your future endeavors, Rick Perry. “Oops.”
Posted in Politics, Videos
Tagged Awkwardness, Debate, GOP, Politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, Videos
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Well, THIS is Unfortunate
I wish I were making this up. Nope.
The Last Toy
I recently helped my mom prepare for a yard sale by going to her house and sifting through my childhood toys so that she could label and group them more accurately. As an only child in a middle-class family, I … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Television
Tagged 1980's, Bandai, Cartoons, Childhood, General Culture and News, Hasbro, Intellectual Property, Jetfire, Licensing, Macross, Megatron, Nostalgia, Patents, Robotech, Television, Toys, Transformers
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Ghostbusters: A Narrative Lyrical Analysis
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
Posted in Commentary, Music
Tagged 1980's, Commentary, Ghostbusters, Huey Lewis and the News, Humor, I Want a New Drug, Lyrical Analysis, Music, Ray Parker
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How Things Used to Work
As I sat around on Sunday staring at a RedZone “quad-box” on my HDTV with my smartphone by my side and my laptop in my . . . uh . . . lap, I realized that even those of us … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News
Tagged 1990's, Aging, Commentary, General Culture and News, Old Man Tom, Ramblings, Rants, Society, Technology, The 90's
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Plenty of Room Left on the Bandwagon
My general preference is to avoid self-promotion. However, I am proud of what I’ve accomplished so far with this website. So, I wanted to pass along two quick suggestions to you, our faithful readers. First, you can follow the Axis of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Links, Site Stuff
Tagged Commentary, Facebook, Links, Self-Promotion, Site Stuff, Social Media, Twitter
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What Commercials Have Taught Me About Myself
Television is more than a wondrous box rectangle that bestows upon us hours of entertainment, information, infotainment, and entermation. It’s a metaphorical window on our own society, more so even than the actual windows that face outward to the real … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Television, Videos
Tagged Commercials, Gender, General Culture and News, Humor, Satire, Television, Videos
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Star Wars Revisited: The Extras
The final three discs of the Star Wars blu-ray set consist entirely of extras. Disc seven includes extras from Episodes I-III, disc eight covers the original trilogy, and disc nine has “documentaries and spoofs” spanning the entire series. Rather than … Continue reading
Right On Schedule
Posted in General Culture and News, Pictures
Tagged Ashton Kutcher, General Culture and News, Hair, Humor, Pictures, Teen Wolf
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My Father, the (Fake) Doctor
Among the cultural artifacts I unearthed at my mother’s house during recent preparations for a yard sale were issues of Time and Newsweek from March, 1961. The Newsweek cover is especially fantastic. The bleak picture painted in today’s media environment when one … Continue reading →