Low-Culture
CategoryWhy the World of Children’s Books Was Ready for Maurice Sendak
My doctoral dissertation in sociology was on the history of children’s books, and as part of my research I counted mentions of differe..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: Don’t Have Macau, Man!
The last two episodes of Top Model have been so low-key and normal that I’m starting to get flashbacks to seasons 2 & 3. While we’ll never..
Pros & Cons of Tucking Your Shirt into Your Undies
Pros
- Shirt’s not goin’ anywhere.
- Makes you feel like a grownup, ‘cuz hey, you tucked your shirt in. Now go research mortgage rat..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: A Fiercely Real Goodbye
By this point I’m so used to covering my face in horror and shame at Tyra’s attention-grabbing antics (don’t ever change, Ty) that I’m nev..
Pros and Cons of Putting Bumper Stickers On Your Car
Pro: It’s free advertising for my favorite causes!
Con: But really, does anyone ever get stuck behind someone in traffic and say, “..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: More Toochin’, Less Bullyin’
I’m guessing Tyra can’t even remember whether or not Top Model has centered a challenge around anti-bullying ever since Glee and Lady Gaga..
A Modest Proposal to My Hot Cousin … To Do Some Incest with Me
Hear me out. My cousins are hot. Ok. And not “hot” in a Pam Anderson in Barbed Wire kind of way. Gross. And, dumb. No, my cousins all (or ..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: The Art of the Booty Tooch
Top Model may already be a handful of eliminations into its current Americans versus Brits season, and while editor Becky Lang and I have ..
Other Origin Stories Michael Bay Should Fuck Up
Michael Bay has decided that not a high enough percentage of the population of the world hates him yet, so he’s changing the origin st..
How Grimace Got His Grimace
Grimace was a happy child, even though his parents perished in an accident involving a cotton candy cart and exorbitant amounts of aer..
Pee-Wee Herman and the Challenge of Eternal Youth
Can you be too old to be forever young? It’s a particularly relevant question right now for Paul Reubens, who at 59 is showing his age eve..
Aphorisms Updated for the Digital Age
Absence makes the blog followers forget you exist.
Unfriending speaks louder than words.
Before you judge a man, you should read..