My Top 10 Obscure But Awesome Teen Movies of the ’80s
Yesterday I took a big step forward for my nerdy little corner of the web here–I joined The League of Extraordinary Bloggers. You could call them the Super Friends of pop culture bloggers. This week’s...
View ArticleWhat ‘Pickers’ would be like if I spent a week with the hosts…
This week’s assignment from The League was to write about which of our favorite TV treasure-hunting show hosts we’d love to spend a week with and why. I’m going with Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz from...
View ArticleI’d Go ‘Overboard’ for Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell: great actor or the greatest actor? That’s the question posed to The League of Extraordinary Bloggers this week. Well, okay, to be honest I just made up that question. But we really are...
View ArticleFuck Yeah America!
One day, hundreds of years from now, when my generation of cynical, religionless assholes have given birth to whole new generations of cynical, religionless assholes, this will be America’s new...
View ArticleI lost my horse and my dignity in The Swamp of Sadness.
Fact: The Neverending Story is suicide-inducing depression fuel disguised as a children’s movie. Here is but an abridged overview of the suffering contained within: bullying, coping with the loss of...
View ArticleIf there is one movie that deserves an awesome reboot, it is ‘Masters of the...
However, this won’t be that awesome reboot. Instead you’re getting my big gay Masters of the Universe cheesefest and you are going to like it, dammit. The original 1987 film was spectacularly awful,...
View ArticleThe Class of ’99 Mixtape
This week everyone in The League is making a high school mixtape! We were asked, “what songs were forever being looped on your car’s stereo back in high school?” Thankfully Brian, our fearless leader,...
View ArticleNINJA FORCE FIVE, Assemble!
Yes, I’m still on vacation. But how could I pass up a League topic like this? “Who would you take in an 80′s character fantasy draft? Your team’s goal will be to defeat a shady conglomerate of Russian...
View ArticleAn Awesome Welcome Home Package from The League
Spending eight hours in a cramped car driving back from vacation is not my idea of a fun day. I woke up this morning to a sunny, perfect beach day in Murell’s Inlet, South Carolina and had to tear...
View ArticleFree Halloween Costume Ideas, Courtesy of Pre-Trainwreck Adam Sandler
Remember back when Adam Sandler was funny? Remember when we used to laugh at all his obnoxious voices and stupid faces? Remember that one time on Weekend Update when he spouted off a bunch of silly...
View ArticleShezCrafti Then & Now: The State of the Site
The League is mixing things up yet again this week with a topic that steps outside our regularly scheduled pop culture programming. Go grab yourself a snack or something–I suggest these–and settle in,...
View ArticleMy dream job is to do nothing.
This week’s assignment from The League was an interesting one: If money was not a concern and you could choose any career path, what would be your ultimate dream job? Well, first of all, there’s a...
View ArticleThere is Neither Magic Nor Wonder in Zoobilee Zoo. Discuss.
The 80s had no shortage of weird and uncomfortable children’s shows featuring costumed performers, but this week’s League topic was to write about something I hated as a kid, so I feel it’s my duty to...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Johnny Depp does NOT want you to like him.
This week The League is all about first impressions. Though I’m certain this won’t be a popular choice, my mind immediately went to a movie that has one of the best opening monologues in cinematic...
View Article21 Boringly Blue Things About Me
On one hand, I think I should be given a pat on the back for making such a glorious return to form after being absent from these weekly League assignments for at least a couple of months now. On the...
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