We know you, dear MamaPop readers, have lives. Places to go, things to do, jobs to keep and what-not. Which is why we now offer you a look back on the week that was on MamaPop by way of our most popular posts of the past seven days. Please to enjoy.
My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad: Bad Ass Movie Dads
The movies have seen their share of fathers who, in some form or fashion, are genuine bad-ass mother-scratchers. I dare you to pick a fight with these guys.
The Best Summer Camp Movies Of All Time
I’m sending my oldest daughter to sleepover camp for the very first time this summer. I probably should be kind of an emotional wreck, but mostly I’m just ridiculously excited for her. I spent 11 summers at sleepover camp in Wisconsin and I have spent a lifetime living vicariously through a copious amount of summer camp movies.
How To Tell Off The World: A Pop Cultural Primer
It’s been what you might call a trying week: I’m up to my eyeballs in work deadlines, still reeling from wasting $13 on Prometheus, and a wee bit hypersensitive thanks to losing a lot of sleep [over said deadlines and said IMAX ticket]. Balancing work, motherhood, wife-ism…blah di blah, cliché chatter about feeling overwhelmed, etc.
Getting Through The Summer TV Malaise
Summer can be rough for a pop culture writer. I live for quality television, which is in short supply from June to September. But before we do anything drastic like go outside or enjoy our families, let’s look at some of the summer offerings that are worth watching during the dog days.
Father’s Day Gift Shopping Taps Into Some Weird Gender Stereotypes
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 17th. Shopping for Father’s Day always illustrates to me how lazy and unimaginative the greeting card and gift industry is when it comes to men. I often shake my head at what is marketed toward women and how the general assumption is that we’re just dying for stuff to be hosed down with pink paint, which is how we end up with pink tool sets.
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