I have a strange and probably incorrect memory of the first time I saw Home Alone. I remember it being Thanksgiving and my parents being excited to show me something, they… Read more The Home Alone Booby Traps Ranked →
This is the third entry in what has so far been a monthly series of rewatching old movies and judging them comparitively against my first reactions and how they have… Read more Rewatch: (500) Days of Summer →
The Beach Boys are the greatest summer band of all time and their greatest hits album “The Sounds of Summer” is probably their greatest collection of songs. It’s a 30… Read more Ranking the Sounds of Summer →
The #1 song right now is by the ever afamed Mark Ronson. To be more fair (but not accurate, I should add), Bruno Mars is really the one who is… Read more What’s Hot Right Now: Uptown Funk →
I released my best podcasts of the year not long ago, but wanted to do more with them, so I tried to keep track of my favorite episodes I listened to throughout the year. This proved to be very difficult, but I think I came up with a wide range of some of the year’s best. As always some shows are explicit in content so proceed with caution. Two more best of lists left for 2014; best albums and best films. Look for best albums this weekend and best films… Read more Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2014 →
Last year I wrote some goals for myself in pop culture–it’s my tradition to give myself resolutions to take seriously that aren’t really serious so I don’t have to feel guilty about myself when I inevitably fail them. You can read the full thing from last year here. Here at the end of the year are the goals and how well I did with each. Tomorrow I will release a new set of goals for me to attempt only to drag myself here once again and admit with shame that… Read more 2014 Pop Culture Goals in Review →
At last, the top 10 songs of the year! Check out past lists here: 75-51 50-31 30-21 20-11 And listen to all 75 songs on Spotify: 10. “Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – Contains what may be the line of the year in “they say ‘let them eat cake’ but we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground”. It defines the songs funky rebelliousness. 9. “Song For Zula” by Phosphorescent – Opening up with a riff on one of the great songs of all time in… Read more Top 10 Songs of 2013 →
Continued… Check out past lists here: 75-51 50-31 30-21 20. “Borrowed Time” by Parquet Courts – Upbeat and careless, perfect garage rock anthem. 19. “Damage” by Potty Mouth – The same could be said for this track as the one above it. Don’t really know why it stands out so much for me, but I love it. 18. “Crane Your Neck” by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper – Aly Spaltro shows off all her talents in this epic 6 minute track that redefines whimsy indie folk. 17. “Byegone” by Volcano Choir… Read more Top 75 Songs of the Year (20-11) →
