Entries for July, 2009 in Pop Goes the Culture
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Cheerleader sues school over Facebook debacle
Give me a L! Give me an A! Give me a W-S-U-I-T! What does that spell? Big, fat cash settlement! Yes, the battle over social media (re: Web sites like Facebook) and first amendment rights continue. According to Mashable.com, a ... -
Top Most Controversial Teen Show Moments
It's official. We're all old. Saved by the Bell is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Sigh. It seems like only yesterday I was mooning over Zack Morris and his "cell" phone that was approximately the size of Alaska. Now, Screech is ... -
The Hits & Misses of Comic Con
Before mainstream Hollywood caught on, Comic Con in San Diego was just the stuff Trekkie and comic book geek dreams were made of (and the stuff that jokes about Trekkies and comic book geeks were made of). Cut to 2009 ... -
A review of Theatre Victoria's "Peter Pan"
When doing a review, there are many different ways to approach it. For me, I go the simple route. How do I feel right after walking out of theater? In the case of Theatre Victoria’s “Peter Pan,” I walked out ... -
Status update: Work is soooo boring
Awhile back, I wrote a blog about a young woman who got fired from her job for writing she was bored at work on her Facebook page. And she's not the only one. The discussion over social networking (Facebook, Twitter, ... -
So, I guess my generation is divorcing your generation
"Dear old people who run the world, My generation would like to break up with you." And thus starts what has become known as the Generation M Manifesto. Written by someone named Umair of the Edge Economy Community, the manifesto ... -
A witch's salary? $80,000 a year
True story, folks. You can't make this up. According to Reuters, a tourist attraction in Britain is looking for a "witch" and they are willing to shell out quite a nice salary should you fit the bill. "Somerset tourist attraction ... -
Ryan Reynolds is Hollywood's new It boy
There are few people in this world that can make me cheat on my imaginary celebrity husband Orlando Bloom. One is my fiance. The other is Ryan Reynolds. Too often dismissed by people (many of whom I'm assuming never saw ... -
How I spent my summer vacation...hacking into Apple
You know that old joke about needing a 6-year-old to help you program your new computer/cell phone/Web site? Turns out it's funny cause it's oh so true. A group of teen hackers are outsmarting dozens of Apple's engineers and consequently, ... -
No. 1 Harry Potter fan
Rejoice, o people of South Texas. Our long wait is almost over. The sixth Harry Potter movie is finally being released this July. July 17 to be exact (although Victoria's Cinemark is having a midnight showing that Tuesday night and ... -
WWE may be fake, but you can't fake these
For those of you who can't get enough of the testosterone-on-steroids action of pro wrestling, I have good news. A new Victoria company called New Evolution Wrestling is bringing that action here. On July 5, they are kicking off their ...