Pop Culture
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
"It's Monsoon season, bitches!" The CL interview with RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon
Posted by Brian Frederick on Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:48 AM
“America's Next Drag Superstar”, Jinkx Monsoon has an incredible ring to it, doesn't it? Congratulations on winning Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race! Has it set in yet, really?
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
On Newtown: Stop micromanaging the debate
Posted by Julie Garisto on Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Monday, December 10, 2012
Marshall Debuts Major 50 FX Headphones
Posted by Joran Oppelt on Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 2:35 PM
- courtesy of Marshall Headphones
Marshall guitar amplifiers, known for their trademark black and gold design, have come to exemplify “rock 'n roll.” Not only are they known among guitar aficionados for their Super Lead series of amps, but the words “Marshall stack” have become a household name among musicians looking for that loud, hard rock guitar sound.
Now, in 2012, Marshall Headphones seems to be making a serious fourth-quarter play for some of those heavily-branded, lifestyle audiophiles — offering an alternative to the slick, colorful branding of Beats by Dre that all the kids are sporting these days.
The Marshall headphones feature the trademark tweed stylings of their amp design, plus the familiar black and gold Marshall signature and deliver superior sound and comfort. Ours were tested on an iPhone, iPad and laptop with streaming music at 128K, 320K and CD-quality. Once broken in (it took about a week), the form-fitting headphones were snug but not too tight, and the convenient black cloth carrying case made tossing them into a bag alongside your iPad or laptop a piece of cake.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Like: Hurricane Sandy tweets and posts
Posted by Julie Garisto on Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Here are some screen captures of the poignant, informative and humorous posts on Facebook and Twitter today — story teases, reminders and quips that inform, make us smile, think and remind us to assist those who survived the storm that devastated New Jersey, Manhattan and surrounding areas — and pay respect to those who lost their lives during Sandy.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Force was with us at Star Wars Celebration VI
Posted by Drunk Camera Guy on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Before Tampa was invaded by the Imperial National Convention, Orlando, was taken over by Star Wars Celebration VI. The 7 million square-foot Orange County Convention Center was filled with shopping, trading, screenings, cosplayers, educational panels, laser tag, speed dating and Legos ... everything a fan could want, with the added bonus of lots of chicks in gold bikinis.
- DrunkCameraGuy
- Attendees from all over the world were greeted by a looming AT-AT Walker.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Bill Maher skewers Romney, Ryan & Republicans in sold-out show in Clearwater
Posted by Mitch Perry on Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Coming less than 48 hours after the GOP closed out its convention across the Bay in Tampa, fans expecting to hear plenty of bashing of Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and company were not disappointed as the HBO comic eviscerated Republicans as essentially non-thinking white people afraid of changes happening in a multicultural America.
Referring to the "bullshit" that took place across the Courtney Campbell Causeway, Maher immediately seized in his opening moments on the bizarre Clint Eastwood performance at the RNC.
He said the scene was a metaphor for the entire Republican Party when it comes to judging Obama: "An old white guy arguing with an Obama that does not exist."
Friday, August 17, 2012
Pussy Riot found guilty
Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot face two years of jailtime for hooliganism.
Posted by Arielle Stevenson on Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:05 AM
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Radical Canadian femme rocker Peaches wrote Free Pussy Riot, in solidarity with the band. The Knife, Lykke Li, Miike Snow and others joined Peaches in the video.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Local St. Pete game developers hit on the (mono) cellular level
A local game developer is using Kickstarter to crowd-source their latest mobile game.
Posted by David Russell on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Amoeba, produced by Solvent Studios is that game and it seems they've started a Kickstarter campaign to get the necessary funding.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Outside the Box: Metrocon 2012
Making better costumes one interview at a time.
Posted by David Russell on Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Join Matthew Michael Awesome and I as we embark upon a quest to find the solution to all my costume related issues from the cosplaying experts at Metrocon 2012.
Things I have learned:
1. My Velma Dinkley crush has not gone away. Jinkies!
2. Interviewing girls with epic boobs at eye level is a LOT more difficult than it looks. (I'm assuming practice is required to fix this... I'm not quite sure how to pitch that to the wife.)
3. I do not yet own all the cool t-shirts.
4. People don't mind being made fun of as long as they know you get the source material.
5. I would make a good Hawkeye.
6. Batman Plushies are adorable!
7. There is a massive resurgence in "My Little Pony" stuff and it is blowing my mind.
8. I still don't get Naruto...at all.
9. There aren't enough hi-fives in the world for the dude in the Iron Spider Man outfit.
10. It's nice hanging around a large group of people that get my jokes. :)
Monday, July 16, 2012
A Remedy for Societal Discord: 5 American Fakelore Heroes
Posted by Samuel Johnson on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Myths, folklore and heroes' tales are at their root contextually more than the just the sum of their parts. Fakelore differs from folklore in that fakelore is consciously manufactured yarning whereas folklore has a more organic genesis. Joseph Campbell, the eminent mythologist, comparative religion scholar and de facto philosopher, wrote extensively on folklore and hero's and is considered the foremost expert on the cultural roles myths play. In his seminal book “Hero with a Thousand Faces” Campbell elucidates how the tale of a hero is formed; “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” A hero's tale is single type of myth which conforms to one or more of the four functional types of myths Campbell defines.
The five American fakelore heroes which follow are examples of the “sociological” function which heroes' tales provide. The sociological function of heroes' tales is that they, in a broad sense, reinforce and justify a particular social or cultural stability. That mechanism of coalescence into an accepted social order through a mythological hero's tale is at the core of these five American fakelore examples. Each hero is an amalgamation of specific demographics which are reflected in the attributes of the heroes and their unique tribulations and triumphs. Curiously, these five American fakelore heroes emerged from the 19th century as America was reflecting inwardly on the effects of modernization and industrialization.
Naturally, the obvious question would be; which cultural and social catalysts are subconsciously at work now helping to shape future fakelore heroes' tales?
