Low-Culture
CategoryAn experiment: What will I write if I start writing before I know what I'm going to write?
My thoughts first turn to unicorns. Why unicorns? Maybe because they’re random and horny, like so many people I know and love.
But what..
Things You Are No Longer Allowed to Be Shocked and Appalled By, Society
If we quit talking about these things, maybe they will go away. Just kidding they won’t, because they are important parts of human natur..
Things My Parents Say While Watching 'American Idol'
“Well I don’t think there’s anything too special about her.”
“He doesn’t deserve any of this!”
“Well that was very strange.”
“She’s g..
A Mathematical Representation of Tom Haverford's Universal Appeal
Since I was kind of a tomboy in elementary school (like a gross, mid ’90s, sort of trashy, eastside tomboy who desperately wanted a Charl..
What Should You Be Doing During the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl Sunday looms large and heavy, like a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float or Applebee’s-induced flatulence. It’s one of the f..
An Open Letter to the Netflix Algorithm I Love
Hey Netflix, you know it’s our 5-year-anniversary this month, right? I still remember signing up for that free trial like it was yester..
A Blogger's Reality Show Pitch
Dear Executives of TV Station That Used To Play Real Music:
Hello! My name is Katie and I am a blogger. I am also a student, a dog own..
Excerpts from an Episode of Intervention, Hosted by Sarah and Katie
Sarah and Katie are giving Intervention an intervention after watching an entire season in one sitting.
John: Hi, my name is John. I ..
The Contradiction of American "Skins"
Everyone hates the new “Skins.” I read a bunch of commentary from important people, but none of them touched on what I see as The Main Pr..
Harmony Korine on "Late Night with Grandpa Jim"
Oh! Whoooooo’s here?
Heh heh. Hey.
Who is sitting on Grandpa Jim’s couch?
Nice.
Is that Harmony? Is Harmony sitting on Grandpa Jim’s c..
Did YOU Remember the Miss America Pageant Was On?
Did you remember the Miss America Pageant was on? I don’t mean that it was on yesterday, Saturday the 15th, but that it is still on TV?..