Articles tagged "popshots"

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Nobody Likes a Quitter

by Glenn McDonald

[4.Apr.07] :. Giving up cigarettes – an odyssey of shame, debasement and despair.

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Send/Receive: The Instantly Regretted E-Mail

by Glenn McDonald

[4.Mar.07] :. You know that sick feeling you get when fire off a toxic reply, hit the “send” button, and find yourself peering into the Dark Side of instant global electronic communication?

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Gadgets Gone Wild

by Glenn McDonald

[30.Jan.07] :. The introduction of Apple’s new iPhone prompts a review of that enduring cultural artifact known as The Gizmo.

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If You Can’t Say Something Nice…

by Glenn McDonald

[4.Jan.07] :. Our resident wit offers up the excerpts and highlights from the best celebrity roasts in 2006.

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The Situational Ethicist

by Glenn McDonald

[28.Nov.06] :. In which our resident ethical expert contends: Ethics may complicate, but absolute ethics complicate absolutely.

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Kids’ TV: A Vast Stygian Wasteland

by Glenn McDonald

[30.Oct.06] :. Kinder, gentler, and thoroughly creepy, today’s children’s television is no match for the classics.

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When Harry Googled Sally

by Glenn McDonald

[3.Oct.06] :. A terrifying glimpse of what can happen when modern technology meets Happily Ever After.

Discovery: Internet!

by Glenn McDonald

[5.Sep.06] :. Join our guide on a tour of the Internet, where stealthy sexual predators, docile digerati, pathetic loners, and vast, roaming herds of the dangerously overinformed roam freely in their habitat.

The Lighter Side of Artificial Intelligence

by Glenn McDonald

[10.Aug.06] :. The scary-smart 20Q AI project asks: Animal, vegetable, mineral or legendary '70s rock star?

Snakes, Planes and the Triumph of Ironic Appreciation

by Glenn McDonald

[27.Jun.06] :. Does the Snakes on a Plane phenomenon signal the End of Days in Hollywood?

The Trouble with (Net)Time Travel

by Glenn McDonald

[7.Jun.06] :. It's the ultimate in entertainment options when Netflix and the time-space continuum collide.

You Almost Saw It TV

by Glenn McDonald

[3.May.06] :. A behind-the-scenes peek at television pilot programs the networks almost wanted you to see -- until someone got wise.

Love the Sport, Not the Sports Star

by Glenn McDonald

[28.Mar.06] :. Q: How many professional athletes does it take to screw over a lifelong fan? A: Several thousand, evidently. Thanks, pinheads!

The Movie Blurb Game

by Glenn McDonald

[8.Mar.06] :. The ultimate in elegant time wasting for the obsessive film fan.

The (P)Art of the Prank

by Glenn McDonald

[9.Feb.06] :. A desperate inquiry into the madness and methods of practical joking from a frightened young man who really should know better, by now.

SupraDeluxe Interactive Reader Edition

by Glenn McDonald

[19.Jan.06] :. Our intrepid correspondent answers his fan mail. That which is publishable, anyway.

All I Want for Christmas…

by Glenn McDonald

[13.Dec.05] :. 'Tis the season! Several modest proposals for Mr. S. Claus regarding studio execs, rock chicks, worldwide revolution, and other gift ideas.

Jung and the Restless

by Glenn McDonald

[22.Nov.05] :. Fun with media supersaturation as the realms of celebrity and the collective unconscious collide!

The Underrated/Overrated List

by Glenn McDonald

[2.Nov.05] :. Bringing you the best in arbitrary, uninformed and mean-spirited opinions since 1986!

Friendless, Hostile, and Afraid of Soil Erosion

by Glenn McDonald

[11.Oct.05] :. In the alien(ating) world of addictive, online communiqués, can anyone hear you scream?

The Last Action Hero

by Glenn McDonald

[21.Sep.05] :. Indiana Jones is 63 years old, and we're in trouble.

We Came! We Game! Get Used to It!

by Glenn McDonald

[8.Sep.05] :. 30,000 gamers descend on middle America to dress up, get down, and spook the squares.

Grand Theft Autoerotic

by Glenn McDonald

[9.Aug.05] :. The notoriously violent video game sneaked in some sex scenes. Now that's naughty!

I Don’t Feel Tardy

by Glenn McDonald

[21.Jul.05] :. What goes around to the hip, comes around to us all... eventually.

Impending Drastic Inevitables

by Glenn McDonald

[24.Jun.05] :. At PopMatters, we've seen the future. So . . . want some investment advice?

Discovery: Hollywood!

by Glenn McDonald

[20.May.05] :. A guided tour of one of America's most protected habitats for endangering species.

Orthodontia: A Generation Laments

by Glenn McDonald

[20.Apr.05] :. There's a planet full of kind and decent people who, as children, were terribly abused. We were the lab rats and guinea pigs for a nascent industry called orthodontia.

TV is a Horrible Bitch Goddess

by Glenn Michael McDonald

[23.Mar.05] :. McDonald succumbs, all too easily, to the guilty pleasures of Internet TV.

The Curious Case of Mr. SquarePants

by Glenn Michael McDonald

[23.Feb.05] :. McDonald vouches for SquarePants' character. He should know, he roomed with him in college.