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Adventures in pop culture

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Mad Men and the Shameful, Shameful Episode

Hwæt! ― Mad Men has received criticism for its giant blind spot where the Civil Rights movement and people of color are concerned since its inception. For a series that purports to be so concerned with the extreme flux in social mores that defined the ...

Tags: Television, AMC, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner

Hwaet ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

Comment on What ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Lacks in Substance it Makes Up for in Exuberance by alyssaoutloud

Hwæt! ― I watched this on a whim the other week and felt similarly to you. It was beautiful but left me feeling like I should have a stronger and more pronounced feeling for it. I loved that it was so unique, so different from any movie I'd seen in a very...

Hwaet ― 14 weeks ago

Comment on My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights by Hwæt!

Hwæt! ― It's certainly a shame that the ending is going to hang over such a good series. ∙ And I hope you like Saga! The trade I think is out now so it's a prime time to check it out.

Hwaet ― 14 weeks ago

Comment on My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights by Ashley Hagood

Hwæt! ― I totally agree with you on ME3 and Looper -- those were two of my highlights of the year as well! I'm always happy when ME3 gets its due in spite of the ending, because the storytelling throughout the Mass Effect series is unmatched in my ...

Hwaet ― 14 weeks ago

Comment on ‘Skyrim’ Sent Me On a Guilt Trip and All I Got was This Crappy Armor by Hwæt!

Hwæt! ― Aw, thanks! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Hwaet ― 14 weeks ago

Comment on ‘Skyrim’ Sent Me On a Guilt Trip and All I Got was This Crappy Armor by playingthecanon

Hwæt! ― This got a couple of genuine guffaws out of me. Great piece.

Hwaet ― 14 weeks ago

“Lemon Out” – Saying Farewell to ’30 Rock’

Hwæt! ― When I heard that 30 Rock’s seventh season would be its last I didn’t bat an eye. I’d watched the series since the premiere of the pilot (that largely regrettable pilot) and had been a fan of Tina Fey from her … Continue...

Tags: Television, 30 Rock, Liz Lemon, Tina Fey

Hwaet ― 15 weeks ago

Women Be Scheming or Why I Can’t Recommend ‘Gone Girl’

Hwæt! ― There are multiple ways in which Gillian Flynn’s blockbuster novel Gone Girl failed to live up to my expectations. For one thing, it’s a glorified beach read. Based on its rave reviews from respectable sources I was expecting something ...

Tags: Books, Feminist Buzzkill, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

Hwaet ― 16 weeks ago

What ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Lacks in Substance it Makes Up for in Exuberance

Hwæt! ― Beasts of the Southern Wild is a charming and earnest little film that has garnered a whirlwind of attention. Even before its multiple Oscar nominations were announced Beasts has occupied the status of “critical darling” since the ...

Tags: Film, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Dwight Henry, Quvenzhané Wallis, The Academy Awards

Hwaet ― 18 weeks ago

My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights

Hwæt! ― It should be said, this is not a “best of” list. The entries on this list could very well be argued the best in their respective medium for this year but that’s not necessarily why I’m going to be writing … Continue...

Tags: Comic Books, Film, Video Games, 2012, Bioware, Brian K. Vaughn

Hwaet ― 19 weeks ago

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Ambivalence

Hwæt! ― In a hole in the ground lived a director. Or, rather, a director who had sequestered himself away in the more rural parts of New Zealand. Thus began the tale of Peter Jackson and his film adaptations of J.R.R. … Continue reading →

Tags: Film, Film, Guillermo Del Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Hwaet ― 20 weeks ago

Looking for the Meaning of Life in DVD Easter Eggs

Hwæt! ― There’s nothing I love more than a good conspiracy theory that sets out to dissect the mysterious secrets that are supposedly hidden in the dark recesses of films, video games, fine art, anything you can cram an enigma into. I … ...

Tags: Film, Video Games, Doctor Who, Easter Eggs, Hidden Messages, Room 237

Hwaet ― 24 weeks ago

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Hwæt!

Mad Men and the Shameful, Shameful Episode

Comment on What ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Lacks in Substance it Makes Up for in Exuberance by alyssaoutloud

Comment on My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights by Hwæt!

Comment on My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights by Ashley Hagood

Comment on ‘Skyrim’ Sent Me On a Guilt Trip and All I Got was This Crappy Armor by Hwæt!

Comment on ‘Skyrim’ Sent Me On a Guilt Trip and All I Got was This Crappy Armor by playingthecanon

“Lemon Out” – Saying Farewell to ’30 Rock’

Women Be Scheming or Why I Can’t Recommend ‘Gone Girl’

What ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Lacks in Substance it Makes Up for in Exuberance

My 2012 Pop Culture Highlights

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Ambivalence

Looking for the Meaning of Life in DVD Easter Eggs

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