Newsletter
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The world is ending...(sigh)...again
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, folks, according to a random news release I just received, if we manage to survive 2012, it won't really matter since we'll all die in 2013 (although at least it gives us another few months to indulge in panicky ...
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Angry? ANGRY!? Who you calling ANGRY?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, if you happen to be a young adult, parent or less educated, then researchers are calling you angry (those lousy QUACKS!). According to a national survey of 1,800 Americans, the angriest Americans are people under 30 (how DARE they!), ...
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Austin band making Victoria debut this Saturday
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
There's big buzz building (yay for alliteration!) around Austin band The Statesboro Revue and on Saturday, you can check 'em out for yourself. The Southern Rock/Blues/Americana (take your pick) style band will be playing starting around 9 p.m. at LuRaq's. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...