Category: pop culture
Long Cultural Shadows…
As I write this, J.J. Abrams’s film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has just been released. Unless you’ve been completely cut off from...
New Published Chapter
I’m happy to announce my new book chapter included within Subjective Experiences of Interactive Nostalgia edited by Ryan Lizardi. It is available NOW from...
Viacom’s MTV Archive
Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment was the original owner of MTV, launched in 1981, and eventually sold the network to Viacom (first announced in 1985). There...
When Popular Culture Historicizes Itself
If you’ve read my earlier post titled Pop Bands Mythologizing Themselves, this entry may feel familiar. The previous post was limited to only “pop”...
Pop Bands Mythologizing Themselves
Definition sticklers will call me out on my use of the term “pop” when really I mean rock, pop, R&B, etc., but pop or...
Comic Books Act as Free Focus Groups for Major Cinematic Releases
U.S. cinema and comic books are two distinct mass media that have occasionally intersected between the years 1906 and 1977. This relationship became...
Baudrillard’s Postmodern NFL
For better or for worst, the National Football League (NFL) currently occupies a very large space in the U.S.’s public consciousness and popular culture....
Inch for Inch, Is Doug Flutie the Greatest QB of his Generation?
The Game is a Matter of Inches (Silly Statistics) Former Oakland Raiders coach and broadcaster John Madden once said, “inch for inch, Flutie in...
