I know we’re already a few weeks into 2020, but I haven’t had time to put this up until now. Such is life! In any case, here’s the pop culture I’m anticipating in 2020. More
Things I’m Most Looking Forward to in 2020
January 18, 2020
Anime, Internet, Movies, Music, Television, Video Games, Web Series Haven, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, No Straight Roads, Psychonauts 2, Ride Your Wave, Sable, Soccer Mommy, Tales of Arise Leave a comment
Animated Films of 2019
January 11, 2020
Anime, Movies Frozen II, Promare, Ruben Brandt Collector, Toy Story 4, White Snake Leave a comment
I only watched five animated films in 2019. I chalk this up to leaving Los Angeles and no longer being able to go to the Animation Is Film festival. In any case, here they are, ranked: More
The Ten Biggest Pop Culture Disappointments of 2019
January 6, 2020
Anime, Business, Celebrities Being Celebrities, Crime, Culture, Internet, Journalism, Movies, Music, Politics, Video Games Blitzchung, Blizzard Entertainment, Burning Sun scandal, Ellie, Epic Games Store, Glumberland, Hong Kong protests, Joker, Jussie Smollett, Kyoto Animation, Maho Yamaguchi, NGT48, Overwatch, Rooster Teeth, Vic Mignogna Leave a comment
Content warnings for discussions of mass violence and sexual misconduct.
I really don’t want to do this.
When I first started this feature, my list of pop cultural disappointments at least included some creative works that failed to live up to my expectations. But with each year, it seems like scandals and disasters occupied more and more of my attention. Well this year, it’s all scandals, and I just don’t have the energy to go in depth on each one, find source links, and write a compelling mini-essay.
But I’m nothing if not a traditionalist, and this is one of my blog’s annual traditions. So reluctantly, I bring you 2019: The Year in Shit. More
What I’ve Been Reading: August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
Business, Cities, Crime, Culture, Internet, Movies, Politics, Super-nerdity, What I've Been Reading (500) Days of Summer, Alt-right, Botanical sexism, Diesel cars, Pollen, Robert Bosch GmbH, Volkswagen Leave a comment
Back by (un)popular demand, it’s What I’ve Been Reading. This week, we’re talking about politics, cars, and “botanical sexism”? What’s botanical sexism? Read on to find out. More
What I’ve Been Reading: April 14, 2019
April 14, 2019
Business, Culture, Health, Internet, Movies, Super-nerdity, What I've Been Reading Candida auris, Captain Marvel, Culture wars, Policing art, Superbugs Leave a comment
This is a bit of a heavy week for What I’ve been Reading. But sometimes, getting serious is necessary. Let’s talk about cultural criticism and drug-resistant germs, shall we? (An odd pairing, I know.) More
Things I’m Most Looking Forward to in 2019
January 30, 2019
Anime, Internet, Movies, Music, Television, Video Games, Web Series Biomutant, Daemon X Machina, Foals, In the Valley of the Gods, Kakegurui, Kimi to Nami ni Noretara, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Psychonauts 2, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Weathering With You 1 Comment
I probably should have put this up a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been busy (mostly wallowing in self-pity as I am wont to do). So here’s what I’m most looking forward to in 2019! More
The Ten Biggest Pop Culture Disappointments of 2018
January 21, 2019
Business, Culture, Internet, Journalism, Movies, Music, Television, Video Games Animal Collective, Aokigahara, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Crunchyroll, Digimon Adventure tri., DramaFever, Evan Stephens Hall, Fimstruck, Funimation, I Feel Bad, InnerSpace, Logan Paul, Naomi Wu, Pinegrove, Pitchfork, Telltale Games, The Simpsons, Vice, VRV, WarnerMedia, YouTube Leave a comment
As I do every year (with increasing delay, apparently), I’m running down the biggest disappointments in pop culture that the previous year brought us. Some were offensive, some screwed over customers, and some just plain sucked. Read on to find out more about 2018: The Year in Shit. More
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