Category Archives: Pop Culture

“Yes! There will be growth in the spring! “

The First Family will have a garden (via memeorandum): On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There … Continue reading

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Another reason to like Queen Latifah

I’ve always liked this woman, and now I like her even more. Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner. Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will … Continue reading

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My weekly chick flick fix is back

If you have SoapNet, you can watch my new favorite chick show, “Being Erica.” They’ve been advertising it heavily on Soapnet (which is a great way to dip into soaps you may not have watched for years but are wondering … Continue reading

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The mystery of Starbuck

Here there be spoilers. But I’ll put them in the comments.

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Oscar’s lowest moments

If you think tonight’s show was bad, never forget this one: Yes, that’s Rob Lowe, singing to Snow White. And if you think that was bad, then you’ve forgotten what happened a mere two years ago: I watched almost none … Continue reading

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Reading the archives

I’ve been reading my archives since last night (and staying up way too late, and spending way too much time on them, but hey, it’s a holiday weekend for me, and I’m home, and I can do this without consequences … Continue reading

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The most awesomely awesome night of television

Many years ago, Friday night TV was must-tape. At 8:00, you had Babylon 5. At nine, there was X-Files. At ten, time for Picket fences. Three different networks, three different kinds of shows, and all three excellent. It got to … Continue reading

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B-Movie fun

Yesterday, a couple of friends of mine drove down from NorVA and spent the evening here in New Home in Richmond. They had previously seen both my old apartment and the outside of my new home, as I couldn’t very … Continue reading

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Latest BSG episode, no spoilers

Wow. That episode frakkin’ rocked. So did last week’s. The last ten episodes are looking to be the best ever in the entire series. Thank goodness, because the first ten sucked every time they went into Baltar’s religious spew. This … Continue reading

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Jeopardy tryouts

If you want a chance to appear on Jeopardy, there will be online tests starting tonight based on your geographic location in the United States. Register here. Three years ago I think I got about 40 of the 50 questions, … Continue reading

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Battlestar Galactica season 4, episode 11, no spoilers

Just have to say this about the twelfth Cylon: Whooooooaaaaaaaaaaa. Also: Damn. That totally blows MY theory on who it was. Update: There are now some spoilers in the comments. Fair warning.

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MacLeod-ing the issue

The trio of Scott MacLeod, Tim McGirk and Andrew Lee Butters who write for Time Magazine might have the worst collection of anti-Israel activists writing for any American publication. I’ll call them the “terror troika,” given their enthusiasm for Hamas. … Continue reading

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Meh. Talk among yourselves.

I’m not up for bringing everyone up to speed on the day’s events. You can peruse the Ynet and JPost headlines if you like. I need more downtime. I borrowed the first season of Murphy Brown from my local library. … Continue reading

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Well, that’s it for me: Stop the war, Israel

Annie Lennox is calling for an end to the Gaza War. I’m sold. Singer Annie Lennox and other celebrities on Friday called on Israel to stop its air attacks on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in London … Continue reading

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Majel Barrett, 1932-2008

Majel Barrett has died. My favorite of all her roles—and I’m sure there will be many of you out there utterly horrified by this—was Lwaxana Troi. The intergalactic Jewish mother—what’s not to love?

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