Stuff That Interests Me – Pop Culture and Other Nonsense that Piques My Fancy

meme • Oct 23

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

90s • Oct 22

Empire Records: The Beautiful Genius of a Movie That Understood Being Young

** I’m not going to bury the lead here. Youtube Movies currently has Empire Records available to stream for

90s • Oct 22

Forgotten Band: Helmet

There are bands that disappear because they weren’t very good. There are bands that disappear because they had one hit

Hump Day Hotties • Oct 21

Humpday Hottie: Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway is an American actress known for moving comfortably between romantic comedies, dramas, musicals, action films, and prestige productions.

80s • Oct 20

Troma Tuesday: Mother’s Day

There are horror movies about families. There are horror movies about killers. And then there are Troma movies, where the

90s • Oct 19

Song Battle: Pulp – “Common People” Vs Blur – “Parklife”

Two songs. Two bands. Two very different snapshots of British life. Pulp’s “Common People” and Blur’s “Parklife” are two of

80s • Oct 17

Saturdays 80s Jam – Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx

Released in 1989, Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” became one of the defining romantic ballads of the late 1980s. It

Pictures • Oct 16

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

90s • Oct 15

Forgotten Band: Mudhoney

There is something slightly ridiculous about calling Mudhoney a forgotten band. They were there when the Seattle music scene was

Hump Day Hotties • Oct 14

Humpday Hottie: Dove Cameron

Dove Cameron is an American actress, singer, and performer who became widely known through her work with Disney Channel before

80s • Oct 13

Troma Tuesday: Squeeze Play

There are movies that make you think. There are movies that make you laugh. And then there are movies like

80s • Oct 12

Song Battle: Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” vs. The Church – “Under the Milky Way”

Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different ways of making atmospheric rock feel enormous. Echo & the Bunnymen’s “The Killing

80s • Oct 10

Satudys 80s Jam: Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time

By the time Cher released “If I Could Turn Back Time” in 1989, she had already lived several careers in

Funny • Oct 9

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

90s • Oct 8

Forgotten Band: The Muffs

There are bands that disappear because they were terrible. There are bands that disappear because they had one hit and

Hump Day Hotties • Oct 7

Hump Day Hottie: Candice Swanepoel

Candice Swanepoel is a South African model who became one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion industry during

80s • Oct 6

Cannibal Holocaust: The Movie That Made People Wonder If They Were Watching a Murder

There are horror movies that scare you. There are horror movies that disgust you. There are horror movies that make

Awesome Terrible Movie • Oct 6

Troma Tuesday: Bloodsucking Freaks

There are bad movies, there are terrible movies, and then there are movies like Blood Sucking Freaks, a 1979 exploitation

80s • Oct 5

Song Battle: Judas Priest – “Breaking the Law” vs. Iron Maiden – “Run to the Hills”

Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different approaches to heavy metal. Judas Priest’s “Breaking the Law” and Iron Maiden’s “Run

80s • Oct 3

Saturday 80s Jam: Flashdance…What a Feeling – Irene Cara

Few songs capture the sheer optimism of the early 1980s quite like Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What a Feeling.” It is

Funny • Oct 2

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

80s • Oct 1

Forgotten Band: The Damned

There is a strange little corner of rock history occupied by bands that were important enough to change music but

Hump Day Hotties • Sep 30

Hump Day Hottie: Leni Klum

Leni Klum is a German-American model who has developed her own career in fashion while growing up in the public

80s • Sep 29

Troma Tuesday: Stuck on You!

Before Troma became famous for toxic waste, mutant superheroes and outrageous splatter, the company spent several years making something considerably

80s • Sep 29

Son Battle: Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It” vs. Quiet Riot “Cum On Feel the Noize”

Two enormous 1980s rock songs. Two giant choruses. Two videos that practically define the decade. And two songs that

80s • Sep 27

Sunday Weird History Lesson: The Man Who Declared War on the Moon

There is something wonderfully absurd about the idea of declaring war on the Moon. It isn’t a country. It

80s • Sep 26

Saturday Night 80s Jam: Wham! – Wake ME Up Before You Go Go

Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” is one of the most instantly recognizable pop songs of the 1980s,

Animals • Sep 25

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

Hump Day Hotties • Sep 23

Hump Day Hottie: Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is a British-Albanian singer and songwriter who became one of the biggest pop stars of her generation. Born

80s • Sep 22

Tuesday Troma: Waitress!

Before Waitress! became the name of a completely different and much more famous movie, there was this wonderfully strange 1981

80s • Sep 21

Song Battle: Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” vs. Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar on Me”

Two of the biggest rock songs of the 1980s. Two enormous choruses. Two songs that can instantly transport you

Educational • Sep 20

Sunday Weird History Lesson: The Great Stork Trial

Imagine walking into a medieval courtroom and discovering that the defendant isn’t a criminal, a thief, or a murderer.

80s • Sep 19

Saturday Night 80s Jam: Human League – Don’t You Want Me

The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” is one of the defining songs of early-1980s synth-pop, a dramatic, catchy and

Animals • Sep 18

Friday Funnies

You’re weekly dose of funny and silly pictures and memes.

Hump Day Hotties • Sep 16

Hump Day Hottie: Ana de Armas

Ana de Armas is a Cuban-Spanish actress who has built an international career across Spanish-language cinema and major Hollywood productions.

80s • Sep 15

Troma Tuesday: Rabid Grannies

There are plenty of horror movies about monsters, demons, zombies and possessed children. But Rabid Grannies asks a much more

Bands • Sep 14

Song Battle: Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” vs. Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.”

Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different ideas of what punk rock could be. The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” and

80s • Sep 13

Sunday Playlist: 21 Songs That Make You Want to Drive Too Fast

There are road trip playlists, and then there are playlists that require a little self-control. The songs on this

Educational • Sep 13

Sunday Weird History Lesson: The Exploding Pants Incident

It sounds like something invented for a ridiculous comedy sketch: a farmer puts on his work clothes, goes about

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