Halloween is on Monday and I realized that while I have done TBT posts on A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas , I haven't covered It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. As I recently heard Chris Hardwick describe it on @midnight, it's the cartoon that combines the fun of Halloween with the existential angst of Waiting for … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
Throwback Thursday: “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
Inspired by last week's column, I decided to revisit one of my favorite one-hit wonders from a band that was completely destroyed by The Rolling Stones. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is the signature song of The Verve, a British rock group. You probably recognize it from the end of Cruel Intentions: This song is off of the … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
Throwback Thursday: “Rico Suave”
If that slimy feeling you get when a creepy dude hits on you had a theme song, it would be "Rico Suave." "Rico Suave" was a 1990 single by Ecuadorian rapper Gerardo, and it's basically four minutes of him repeating "Rico Suave" in the creepiest sexiest way possible. In between pelvic thrusts, Gerardo raps a bilingual … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “Rico Suave”
Excusing Rape Culture
In the short time since the release of the recording in which Trump bragged about his penchant for sexual assault to Billy Bush, there have been a lot of big reactions. Prominent Republicans have pulled their support for Trump as president, the discussion of rape culture has been amplified, and even Tic Tacs had to … Continue reading Excusing Rape Culture
Throwback Thursday: Z is for “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century”
Zoom zoom zoom! Make my heart go boom boom! My supernova girl! We have finally reached the end of our TBT ABCs and there's nothing I could have chosen for Z other than the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. Zenon, a girl of the 21st century, lives on a space … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Z is for “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century”
