tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post8688905865647849721..comments2024-01-17T07:50:03.381-07:00Comments on Building Castles on the Beach: Pop Culture PornBrent Wescotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08313269993916969201noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-16611106900982586132011-11-03T13:54:24.079-06:002011-11-03T13:54:24.079-06:00Ok, first of all, Candice's description of Sno...Ok, first of all, Candice's description of Snooki pretty much made my year.<br /><br />Secondly, I ADORE EW! Well, ew.com-- some of my favorite writers work there. I'm in awe of their pop culture spins-- there's a steady writer hand behind all the Kim Kardashian jokes.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830994879944216241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-27886341162117709722011-10-31T15:00:12.293-06:002011-10-31T15:00:12.293-06:00Never mock Boy George! :)
And I don't let peo...Never mock Boy George! :)<br /><br />And I don't let people tell me the celebrity gossip. I'd rather not know what garbage is going on. I just want to go to my movie or listen to my music without any extra baggage regarding the artists.Julie Daineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350205936357263571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-30084289520487360692011-10-31T12:28:41.041-06:002011-10-31T12:28:41.041-06:00@ Candice: Don't tell anyone, but I do know wh...@ Candice: Don't tell anyone, but I do know who Snooki is. One of the benefits of being a pop culture junkie is that you know who the idiots are and how to avoid them.<br /><br />@ Michael: I'll have to check that out. Thanks.Brent Wescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313269993916969201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-13242660534238151272011-10-31T09:14:16.869-06:002011-10-31T09:14:16.869-06:00I don't read any magazines on a weekly basis. ...I don't read any magazines on a weekly basis. However, I can tell you that that I enjoy the New York Times magazine (not paper). It's quite entertaining.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-25479500361848736522011-10-30T11:58:51.447-06:002011-10-30T11:58:51.447-06:00I can't tell you without tearing apart the ver...I can't tell you without tearing apart the very fabric of our society as a whole. Consider yourself lucky that you don't know. She's like a virus that's turning the world into zombies. I've already been contaminated, but luckily I have the only antidotes that, when combined, can actually work against her power: self-respect and common sense. If there's still a chance to save you and your family from the knowledge of who she is, cling to it for as long as you can!Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845151308757943750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-70927386034820231152011-10-30T08:35:56.789-06:002011-10-30T08:35:56.789-06:00@ Chris: I used to get Newsweek at school. I didn&...@ Chris: I used to get Newsweek at school. I didn't read much of it. Only the entertainment stuff at the back. And the political cartoons.<br /><br />@ Charlie: There are different kinds of nerds. Your wife is just as nerdy if she quotes lines from Gilmore Girls.<br /><br />@ Candice: Who's Snookie?Brent Wescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313269993916969201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-13113740730419636152011-10-29T14:21:47.051-06:002011-10-29T14:21:47.051-06:00I don't read magazines. Not on a regular basis...I don't read magazines. Not on a regular basis, anyway. However, I do enjoy flipping through the pages of EW when I'm in a dentit's office or something. <br /><br />It's good to know that not all entertainment magazines are filled with all that inane drivel about which celebrity slept with whom, or why Snookie got yellow streaks in her hair instead of gold ones. <br /><br />Anyway, happy reading! :)Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845151308757943750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-35970020036707585902011-10-29T01:04:09.821-06:002011-10-29T01:04:09.821-06:00My wife mocks my inability to remember anything po...My wife mocks my inability to remember anything pop culture. I then spout something about string theory, the formation of the solar system, or about mitochondrial dna and she stares at me like I'm the huge nerd that I am.Charlie Pulsipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877018077937978788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-7357846501290577302011-10-28T18:44:45.403-06:002011-10-28T18:44:45.403-06:00The only magazine I ever read is newsweek, and say...The only magazine I ever read is newsweek, and saying I read it is an overstatement. I read the political cartoons.Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638226375639228988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-61398925632167860682011-10-28T16:01:55.146-06:002011-10-28T16:01:55.146-06:00@ paul: The only reason I know half the answers is...@ paul: The only reason I know half the answers is because I read it somewhere. You don't have to listen to Katy Perry to know all about her.<br /><br />@ LeAnne: You can always read EW.com. But that means you have to pick and choose what to read and you end up with a lot of dead ends.<br /><br />@ laughingmom: I'll have to look into the tax deduction. Maybe EW will give me a discount, too. <br /><br />@ jazzy: I think it's just me and you. <br /><br />@ moody: I consider myself a grump, too, but it's so much easier to be grumpy about stuff you've heard of.<br /><br />@ Doug: It must be one of the reasons I love my wife. (Did I just call my wife trashy?) <br /><br />And I love your Mercutio reference. He IS both swanky and trashy. <br /><br />@ MJ: I think I read more of it that my wife does. She's much more discriminating.<br /><br />@ darev: I probably would be much more stuck in the 80's than I already am if it weren't for such information as I get from this magazine. Try to branch out. Enter the 21st century and see what happens.:)Brent Wescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313269993916969201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-84192624621506061042011-10-28T09:14:57.644-06:002011-10-28T09:14:57.644-06:00I'm so out of touch with pop culture I wouldn&...I'm so out of touch with pop culture I wouldn't know who 99% of the people were or what they were talking about. I believe my mind and tastes are still stuck somewhere back in the early 80's.JustRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389126268262607714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-42288771601575351412011-10-28T09:09:44.345-06:002011-10-28T09:09:44.345-06:00I love EW. It's the one magazine that both my...I love EW. It's the one magazine that both my significant other and I read.<br /><br />We both skip the Grey's Anatomy articles too...M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-48444171072235666682011-10-28T09:01:45.416-06:002011-10-28T09:01:45.416-06:00I like the contrast of swanky and trashy on the sa...I like the contrast of swanky and trashy on the same table. Some of the best things in life are both. Like Playboy or Mercutio in that play sort of like Westside Story.<br /><br />Not that I subscibe to Playboy anymore. Or ever did, I mean :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-87780425556203035392011-10-28T01:41:36.559-06:002011-10-28T01:41:36.559-06:00I used to read EW but i think movies and tv and mu...I used to read EW but i think movies and tv and music have become so much worse in recent years that I don't want to read about them anymore. Possibly I'm turning into a grump.<br /><br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-6556333786519997012011-10-27T22:01:12.861-06:002011-10-27T22:01:12.861-06:00I read EW online every day during lunch. I don...I read EW online every day during lunch. I don't know why, but it gives me the strength to teach 2 more classes. I admit I am a pop culture addict. It must run in the family...jazzykinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-85168201243367277752011-10-27T21:44:29.321-06:002011-10-27T21:44:29.321-06:00I tend to read EW in doctor's waiting rooms an...I tend to read EW in doctor's waiting rooms and considering the amount of time that I spend in such places, I don't need my own subscription! I bet the pop culture knowledge comes in handy in the classroom - you should consider it as a tax deductible expense for work related research!laughingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144289190001684974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-45470301127412478382011-10-27T20:27:56.407-06:002011-10-27T20:27:56.407-06:00I miss my subscription to EW, but I have to admit ...I miss my subscription to EW, but I have to admit I had People too. Mags were one of the expenses that I cut when I became unemployed, but I sure do miss my weekly EW fix. For now I have the EW must list app on my iPhone and I make do. It is probably one of the only magazines I actually read cover to cover on a regular basis.LeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671312831056358627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772006307472464943.post-44366205082623628282011-10-27T20:20:49.798-06:002011-10-27T20:20:49.798-06:00Oh yeah, EW is the bomb. All the things I dislike ...Oh yeah, EW is the bomb. All the things I dislike about People magazine are absent from EW. I hope you're soon able to leverage the trivia edge it is granting you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com