December 2010
58 posts
Pop Culture Explosion (The Finale)
So after 2 and a half years of doing these Pop Culture blogs, I’ve decided to take an indefinite break to focus more on the things that matter most in my life. I may return to doing the blog. I may not. I will still be posting weekly Top 10 songs lists and my daily Tumblr post average will probably increase as a result but I thought it was high time to take a rest from the other stuff. I would...
“We all carry around so much pain in our hearts. Love and pain and beauty. They...”
– Henry Bromel (via quote-book)
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“Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like...”
– Charles M. Schulz
My Top 10 Movies & TV Shows of 2010
Quick disclaimer: There are a ton of movies I didn’t see this year and there are a few (like ‘True Grit’ and ‘Black Swan’) that haven’t even come out here yet so please don’t get too angry if I missed out your favourite. Also, and obviously, I don’t watch every show on television so chances are there are gonna be some serious disagreements in that regard too. I should add, although I think...
10 Things Writers Know →
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10. Writing is easy. Writing well takes work.
9. It takes longer than a week to write 80,000 words.
8. Fiction means made-up. I’m not my sleuth, nor are you one of my characters.
7. Just because I’m staring into space doesn’t mean that I’m not working.
6. Characters take on lives of their own.
5. You never really get a day off.
4. Just because a writer asks...
“I am simply a ‘book drunkard.’ Books have the same irresistible temptation for...”
– L.M. Montgomery (via starsmending)
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Is there anything cuter than Zooey singing with Conan? Well, maybe if this was on BESTIE DAY, that would of been EPIC!.
I just adore Zooey’s voice =)
She & Him. Conan O’Brien. Love love love =)
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Alright people, I suggest finding a way to save this as soon as possible just in case NBC finds me and destroys me.
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jgl sings
what omg
I remember watching this live on TV- jgl is amazing! And this is right out of my favorite movie ever! :)
One of the various reasons that JGL is one of the...
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Pop Culture Explosion (23/12/10)
7 days of geeky goodness for your consumption.
Thursday 16th December
Film - The A.V. Club name their 15 Best Films of 2010.
Trailer - Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz in Water for Elephants.
Film/TV - Check out this year’s SAG nominations.
TV - Syfy have cancelled ‘Stargate Universe’.
Trailer - Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro in Limitless.
Friday...
Pop Culture Explosion (16/12/10)
3 days of geeky goodness for your consumption.
Monday 13th December
Trailer - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Film/TV - Check out the AFI’s selections for the Top 10 Movies & TV Shows of the Year.
Music - Popmatters list their 70 Best Albums of the Year.
Music/Video - She & Him: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (Live from Conan O’ Brien’s dressing room)....
Pop Culture Explosion (13/12/10)
4 days of geeky goodness for your consumption.
Thursday 9th December
Trailer - Teaser for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’.
Trailer - 2nd trailer for Rio.
Music/Video - Eliza Doolittle: “Skinny Genes”.
TV/Comics - 7 Scenes from ‘The Walking Dead’ comic that should have been in the show.
Poster - Cowboys and Aliens.
Trailer - Hugh Jackman in Real Steel.
Friday 10th December
TV -...
Pop Culture Explosion (09/12/10)
3 days of geeky goodness for your consumption.
Monday 6th December
Film/Animation - The wonderful ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ has received 10 nominations at this year’s Annie Awards.
TV - Finalewatch - Well the inevitable happened today. FX cancelled ‘Terriers’. It really irks me that shows as great as this fail to find an audience when millions of people are tuning into junk like ‘Two...
“My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of...”
– Sherlock Holmes (via zgulliksen)
Pop Culture Explosion (07/12/10)
4 days of geeky goodness for your consumption.
Thursday 2nd December
Film - Emily Blunt and Ricky Gervais are also on board for cameos in ‘The Muppets’. Check out the full cast list thus far here. Amazing.
Film - Piranha 3DD will hit theatres on September 16th, 2011.
Film/TV - Bruce Campbell will headline a ‘Burn Notice’ TV movie prequel.
TV - ‘Dexter’ has been picked up for a sixth...
