Being almost famous apparently nothing like that movie, Almost Famous
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture on 04. Aug, 2010 | 1 Comment
On top of starting social meme’s and, occasionally, being a musician, Kanye West has become Twitter’s newest most hilarious celebrity to follow. I mean, where else but @kanyewest can you view pictures of goblets, and crowns, and victorian dressers, and Persian rugs, and Chanel jackets, and read informative stream of consciousness including gem’s like: “Fur [...]
The Morning Dump: religion, reviewing and real people
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 24. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
So maybe I’m just really 2006 over here, but I thought this week’s story about South Park using the ol’ blocks and bleeps to censor an episode depicting the Prophet Muhammad was going to generate more discussion. Because isn’t this the first big indicator of the long-term pop culture effects of that Danish cartoon scandal? [...]
The Morning Dump: Arcade Fire’s case for Haiti, the IRL death of @diditleak, The xx’s ability to depress people live, and the New Yorker on Neil Gaiman
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 23. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
The earthquake in Haiti has surely brought out the generosity in many people, and no small amount of celebrities have pitched in their fair share. What we haven’t seen though is this, a beautifully written article in the U.K.’s Guardian by Régine Chassagne, a Haitian and member of Montreal’s Arcade Fire. She deals with her violent past [...]
The Onion continues to prove fake news is smarter than real news
Posted by Simon in Internet, media, Pop Culture on 18. Nov, 2009 | 0 Comments
The world wide leader in fake news has had some truly classic videos over the years. My personal favourites include the Macbook Wheel, Dorm Fire and Twitter stalking. What makes The Onion parodies so hilarious to me are not just how — like all great comedy — true to life the jokes hit. Rather, in each [...]
