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Category Archives: Pop Culture
Shitting on Phil Collins, Part Two
Yesterday I explained my personal sentimental connection to the work of Phil Collins and Genesis, and how my perspective has evolved with my musical tastes. Even with that as background, I still feel bad for the rest of this post, … Continue reading
Shitting on Phil Collins
A friend emailed this morning to let me know that Phil Collins has scheduled a three-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC. Everyone has that first band that made them like music, and Genesis was mine. ”
Film Review: The Road
I finally got to see John Hillcoat and Joe Penhall’s film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road this weekend, and I was not disappointed. McCarthy’s bleak post-apocalyptic father-and-son story is one of my favorite books. The film is extremely faithful, … Continue reading
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Mondegreens and Eggcorns
Today I came across the Wikipedia entry for “eggcorn,” a recently-coined linguistic term that describes one of my ultimate pet peaves. I know I should be forgiving, but to my mind few things make a person seem stupid than the … Continue reading
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Tagged eggcorn, language, linguistics, malapropism, stupidity, terms
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The shit hits the Brat Boy fans
I’ve followed Brat Boy School, the home page of model/blogger/underwear spokesman Ethan Reynolds for quite some time. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a “fan” of Ethan’s, but he was pretty and I checked in fairly often to read posts about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Gay and Lesbian, In The News, Naked People, Politics / Religion, Pop Culture
Tagged Ben Bradley, Brat Boy School, Ethan Reynolds, Ginch Gonch
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