Pop Culture

Fully Validated Kanye West Retires To Quiet Farm In Iowa 01.06.11

'I Got All The Approval I Needed,' Content Former Pop Star Says

SPILLVILLE, IA—Following the widespread acclaim and media adulation over his latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, multimillion-selling recording artist Kanye West announced Wednesday that he had finally received the exact amount of approval he needed to attain and had therefore retired from the entertainment industry to live on a small farm in Iowa. more»

Alternate-Universe Sci-Fi Channel Show Asks What Would Happen If Germany Lost War 11.09.09

NEW MUNICH—"Imagine, if you will, a world in which Hitler's celebrated master plan had ended in ignominious failure, and the Allies had somehow emerged the victors," the show's creator, Leonhardt Riefenstahl, said during an appearance on Entertainment Heute Nacht. more»

Next Tarantino Movie An Homage To Beloved Tarantino Movies Of Director's Youth 09.07.09

MADRID—"I've been a Tarantino fan for as long as I can remember," said Tarantino, who repeatedly referred to his hero as "The Master." "We're talking about the quintessential writer-director of our time." more»

Michael Bay Signs $50M Deal To Fuck Up 'ThunderCats' 04.13.09

LOS ANGELES—Studio executives decided only Bay could deliver a 220-minute cinematic clusterfuck with enough tedious performances, overblown cinematography, and CGI explosions to make even the most casual fan want to scratch their eyes out. more»

Pop Culture

ISSUE 47•48 | 11.29.11 | Slideshow
Bandai Recalls Lady Gaga

ISSUE 46•10 | 03.12.10 | News in Photos
Megan Fox Daydreaming About Megan Fox Naked

ISSUE 45•32 | 08.04.09 | News in Photos
New Film Only Stars One Eddie Murphy

ISSUE 45•24 | 06.10.09 | News in Photos
Aaron Sorkin Announces New 'West Wing' Animated Series At SorCon

ISSUE 44•34 | 08.22.08 | News

SAN DIEGO—The new series will provide die-hard "Sorkies" with extended 40-minute walk-and-talks, faster dialogue, and a cast of over 70 main characters. more»
Miley Cyrus Apologizes For Breasts

ISSUE 44•19 | 05.06.08 | News in Photos
Susan Sarandon Masturbated To For Old Time's Sake

ISSUE 44•10 | 03.05.08 | News

ATHENS, GA—David Unger's return to Sarandon-fueled penile stimulation is, in part, a result of his deep respect for the actress, one that transcends her beauty. more»
Perfectly Marketed TV Show Somehow Fails

ISSUE 43•48 | 11.26.07 | News

NEW YORK—Executives found it "inconceivable" that a television program supported by 1.25 million promotional coffee-cup sleeves could perform so poorly. more»
Area Woman Emotionally Invested In Jennifer Aniston's Well-Being

ISSUE 42•42 | 10.16.06 | News

SCOTTDALE, PA—"I just want to hug her and tell her everything's okay," said local dental-office receptionist Gayle Caudill about the $8-million-per-picture megastar. more»
Celebrity Launches Own-Breasts Awareness Campaign

ISSUE 42•33 | 08.15.06 | News

LOS ANGELES—Jessica Simpson said her breasts have received "dangerously little attention" in the last several years. more»
Sean Penn Demands To Know What Asshole Took SeanPenn@ gmail.com

ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 42•03 | 01.17.06 | News

LOS ANGELES—In an impassioned 1,900-word open letter, Penn said that every American deserves to be rightfully and accurately represented on the World Wide Web. more»
Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture

ISSUE 41•03 | 01.19.05 | News

NEW YORK—A Columbia University study released Tuesday suggests that viewing fewer than four hours of television a day severely inhibits a person's ability to ridicule popular culture. more»
Lifelong Love Affair With Music Ends At Age 35

ISSUE 40•30 | 07.28.04 | News

CLEVELAND, OH—Sam Powers' lifelong passion for music ended this past weekend, when the 35-year-old camera-store assistant manager realized that he no longer derives pleasure from listening to and acquiring new music. more»
Area Man's Pop-Culture References Stop At 1988

ISSUE 39•22 | 06.11.03 | News

FLAGSTAFF, AZ—Area resident Scott Marchand, 37, is in a state of pop-cultural stasis. more»
New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq

ISSUE 39•15 | 04.23.03 | News

LOS ANGELES–Fox executives Monday unveiled their latest reality-TV venture, Appointed By America, a new series in which contestants vie for the top spot in Iraq's post-war government. more»
RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music

ISSUE 38•36 | 10.02.02 | News

LOS ANGELES—The Recording Industry Association of America filed a $7.1 billion lawsuit against the nation's radio stations Monday, accusing them of freely distributing copyrighted music. more»
Former Big Celebrity Finds New Career As Pathetic Former Celebrity

ISSUE 38•15 | 04.24.02 | News in Brief

HOLLYWOOD, CA— Eighteen years after his fame peaked with The Karate Kid, former big celebrity Ralph Macchio has discovered a new, lucrative career in the rapidly growing field of washed-up celebritydom. "I just recorded a cameo on King Of The Hill where, after Bobby gets cast in a movie, I explain to him that fame is fleeting," Macchio said Monday. "And I taped a Drew Carey Show appearance where I woo a girl away from Drew, and he moans about how he's 'even losing chicks to Ralph Macchio.'" Macchio will also appear in an upcoming Stanley Tools ad, in which, over an image of his face, the announcer says, "Some things come and go, but Stanley is forever." more»
Now That's What I Call Shitty Music 8 Tops Album Charts

ISSUE 38•06 | 02.20.02 | News in Photos
Antique Dealer Sick Of Appraising Smurf Collections

ISSUE 38•02 | 01.23.02 | News

DULUTH, MN—Milton Jarry, an antique dealer with 29 years of experience buying and selling rare collectibles and furnishings, announced Monday that he is sick of estimating the value of Smurf collections and other "piles of pop-culture detritus." more»
Opening Band Upstaged By Pre-Show Music

ISSUE 38•01 | 01.16.02 | News in Brief

MINNEAPOLIS—The Vic Taybacks, opening for Superchunk at 400 Bar Tuesday, were upstaged by the pre-show music on the venue's sound system. "While we were setting up our stuff, [Hüsker Dü's] Flip Your Wig was playing, and the crowd was going nuts," said Vic Taybacks bassist Geoff Davis. "Then we started playing, and it got quiet and everybody just sort of drifted off to the bar." The band has previously been upstaged by Queen's Greatest Hits and the Repo Man soundtrack. more»
Pop Culture Raunch

ISSUE 36•28 | 08.16.00 | Infographic

Led by such standard-bearers as Eminem, Tom Green and Howard Stern, American pop culture is ruled by sex, violence, and bodily fluids. What are some recent examples of the trend? more»
Russian Television Scores Hit With New Game Show Who Wants To Eat A Meal?

ISSUE 35•43 | 11.24.99 | News

MOSCOW–The program has only been on the air for three weeks, but Russian citizens from Voronezh to Srednekolymsk are already swept up in the thrill of the nation's biggest runaway-hit game show, Who Wants To Eat A Meal? more»
'Weird Al' Yankovic Nears Completion Of 'Livin' La Vida Mocha'

ISSUE 35•29 | 08.18.99 | News

LOS ANGELES—With an outrageous Star Wars send-up riding high atop the pop charts and countless hit albums under his belt, superstar song parodist Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic stands as a true giant in the highly competitive novelty-song industry. more»
Man, This Pepsi Pop-Culture Bottlecap Game Is Fun!

ISSUE 34•03 | 08.19.98 | Commentary

As a member of the hip, media-savvy "twentysomething" generation, I can tell you that there's nothing I enjoy more than pop-cultural references. They're so Gen-X! My friends and I in the 16- to 28-year-old demographic not only regularly pepper our conversation with them, but we also get really excited when we see them on TV or printed on consumer products. more»
Clinton Criticized For Not Supporting Local Music Scene

ISSUE 33•16 | 04.29.98 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—President Clinton, under fire for numerous allegations of Whitewater wrongdoing and sexual misconduct, found himself the subject of further scrutiny Monday, when a group of D.C.-area musicians and scenesters took him to task for failure to support the local music scene. more»

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Fully Validated Kanye West Retires To Quiet Farm In Iowa 01.06.11

Alternate-Universe Sci-Fi Channel Show Asks What Would Happen If Germany Lost War 11.09.09

Next Tarantino Movie An Homage To Beloved Tarantino Movies Of Director's Youth 09.07.09

Michael Bay Signs $50M Deal To Fuck Up 'ThunderCats' 04.13.09

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Bandai Recalls Lady Gaga

Megan Fox Daydreaming About Megan Fox Naked

New Film Only Stars One Eddie Murphy

Aaron Sorkin Announces New 'West Wing' Animated Series At SorCon

Miley Cyrus Apologizes For Breasts

Susan Sarandon Masturbated To For Old Time's Sake

Perfectly Marketed TV Show Somehow Fails

Area Woman Emotionally Invested In Jennifer Aniston's Well-Being

Celebrity Launches Own-Breasts Awareness Campaign

Sean Penn Demands To Know What Asshole Took SeanPenn@ gmail.com

Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture

Lifelong Love Affair With Music Ends At Age 35

Area Man's Pop-Culture References Stop At 1988

New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq

RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music

Former Big Celebrity Finds New Career As Pathetic Former Celebrity

Now That's What I Call Shitty Music 8 Tops Album Charts

Antique Dealer Sick Of Appraising Smurf Collections

Opening Band Upstaged By Pre-Show Music

Pop Culture Raunch

Russian Television Scores Hit With New Game Show Who Wants To Eat A Meal?

'Weird Al' Yankovic Nears Completion Of 'Livin' La Vida Mocha'

Man, This Pepsi Pop-Culture Bottlecap Game Is Fun!

Clinton Criticized For Not Supporting Local Music Scene

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