Mashups That Make Your Kids’ Cartoons Thoroughly Enjoyable


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It would be hard to pinpoint exactly one reason why the Internet is amazing, but I think that the existence of cartoon-hip-hop mashups would certainly be one of the frontrunners. I have spent too many hours of my life trying to suppress the shrill tone that is Dora The Explorer’s impossibly upbeat voice and even [...]

Flashback Friday: Nickelodeon Ear Worms Of The 80s And 90s


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Once upon a time there was a darling tow-headed pre-school age child — let’s call her “Holly Hartin” — who got Scarlet Fever [because, apparently, she was a freakin' March sister with old-timey afflictions]. Wee Holly had to got to spend a few days at her favorite babysitter’s place, sans pesky siblings and avec a [...]

5 Archetypes Of Boston’s Wicked Awesome Pop Culture


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This just in from the Understatements of the Universe Department: Boston and Bostonians are having an inconceivably horrible week. Like good Americans, our eyes and hearts are fixed on Boston (and on those affected by the tragedy in West, Texas). It’s hard to know how to best express sympathy and support to the people of [...]

On Loathing The Lumineers And Other Not-Quite-So-Radical Musical Acts


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Occasionally I irrationally hate things. I mean, sometimes I dislike things with the full-on righteousness of feeling, if not actually being, ultimately correct. But other times my loathing makes no sense and I know it, at least in terms of the strength and velocity of my dislike relative to the thing. I hate its name, [...]

Why You Gotta Be So Mean: Can We Please Stop Slut-Shaming Taylor Swift?


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Taylor Swift has sold over 22 million albums, and has had almost as many boyfriends in her short life.

I couldn’t be happier for her. But it seems quite a few people aren’t. More »