Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

It's that time of year again. Once again the debate over which mid-winter seasonal greeting (how's that for PC?) should be used is heating up. While some stores, such as Wal-Mart, have gone back to using "Merry Christmas," many others ...

How to turn your Twitter tweets into a book

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Sadly, no I'm not talking about getting a sweet TV/book deal a la Justin Halpern who scored big time when he started a Twitter account called...well, since this is a family-friendly blog, I'll call it "Stuff" My Dad Says, which ...

Is Google making us stoopid?

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

You know those Microsoft Bing TV commercials where someone asks a simple question, such as, "Do you like cheese?" and the response they get is something along the lines of: "Cheese, Wisconsin, the cheese state, Cheeseheads, bologna and cheese sandwiches, ...

Adam Lambert's AMA performance highlights double standard

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Miley dancing around a pole. Madonna rolling around on the floor in a wedding dress. Lady Gaga covered in fake blood. Britney making out with Madonna. And dancing around a pole. And dancing with a snake. Those are just a ...

Bored? Check out the Texas Art Trashe Expo

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Considering I'm always squawking about the importance of supporting your local arts, just wanted to alert all my loyal blog readers (all two of you...hi Mom!) to Saturday's Texas Art Trashe Expo. Local artists. Local bands. Beer. Need I say ...

Looking for the biggest "Twilight" fans...

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Unless you've been living under a rock the past couple months, chances are you've probably heard that the latest movie in the Twilight series, "New Moon," comes out this Friday (chances are also good you heard it via a screaming ...

Dr. Horrible scores his own comic book

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

If you happened to miss the award-winning online musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog" by Buffy mastermind Joss Whedon, 1. I highly suggest you check it out below, and 2. watch it before Nov. 18. What happens on Nov. 18, you ...

Want some unique Christmas gift ideas this year?

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Each year, at least for me, it's the same dilemma. What do you get the same people for Christmas every year? This is especially difficult for those "hard-to-buy-for" folks. You know who I mean. For instance, my step-dad. I never ...

There's a Gleek inside all of us

By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture

Fox's TV show "Glee" is taking the world by storm. It already has a loyal fan base that call themselves "Gleeks" (8 million viewers a week) and yes, I am guilty as charged. I frackin' love the show. But more ...