http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:13:08 -0700 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:23:02 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d23-Oscars-recapthe-moments-you-should-have-seen?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner "Dude, are you chewing gum at the Oscars?"  And the Oscar goes to...Slumdog Millionaire, Kate Winslet, and Sean Penn.  No surprises there.  With everyone playing it safe, from the fashion to the acceptance speeches, few ... news obsessions comedy guilty pleasures film fun stuff awards Oscars Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:23:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d23-Oscars-recapthe-moments-you-should-have-seen?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d19-Good-griefoctomom-in-foreclosure?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  In a totally unsurprising turn of events, it seems that the house owned by Angela Suleman and occupied by her daughter Nadya's brood of 14 is facing foreclosure, according to People.   Angela Suleman hasn't paid her mortgage since... news parenting overpopulation kids plagues tragedies worst horror bad behavior economics Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:15:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d19-Good-griefoctomom-in-foreclosure?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Octogranny-dishes-on-the-babydaddy-and-plastic-surgery-rumors?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  After selling an interview to Radar Online in which she called her daughter's actions "unconscionable," Angela Suleman has done an about-face in her series of interviews with the Early Show's Maggie Rodriguez.  Now, she claims th... Really? news obsessions parenting overpopulation kids plagues things that should not exist worst bad behavior Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:56:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Octogranny-dishes-on-the-babydaddy-and-plastic-surgery-rumors?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d17-Family--Guy-jumps-on-the-Bale-freakout-bandwagon?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Christian Bale's Terminator 3 freakout is proving to be an enduring cultural meme.  After dance remixes, movie trailer edits, and even viral video mashups, Family Guy got in on the action, too.  It turns out that Peter was the one Bale was ... TV comedy internet sensations mashups fun stuff things that are awesome bad behavior Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:04:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d17-Family--Guy-jumps-on-the-Bale-freakout-bandwagon?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d13-The-Daily-Shows-plan-to-save-the-economy?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  It's hard to feel optimistic during a week full of unpopular bailouts and tiny, hungry babies whose mother has no job or home,   But The Daily Show's Resident Expert (and PC guy) John Hodgeman has a solution...let him explain it t... politics news TV comedy things that are awesome economics Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:42:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d13-The-Daily-Shows-plan-to-save-the-economy?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d12-Is-the-Octomom-already-cashing-in?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Photo:  APNadya Suleman may have given birth to fourteen babies without a job, a house, or medical insurance, but the one thing she does have?  A plan.   Despite public outcry over her single-handed attempt to overpopulate the... Really? news obsessions parenting overpopulation kids plagues tragedies things that should not exist worst horror Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:16:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d12-Is-the-Octomom-already-cashing-in?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Octuplets-mom--an-Angelina-wannabe?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Another day, another reason to feel icky about octuplet mom Nadya Suleman. This week's Life & Style cover accuses her of being "obsessed" with Angelina Jolie.  From the overplumped lips to the growing brood of children, ... Really? news obsessions parenting overpopulation plagues things that should not exist horror bad behavior Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:46:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Octuplets-mom--an-Angelina-wannabe?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Octuplets-mother-on-food-stamps-doesnt-realize-that-qualifies-as-welfare?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Photo:  LA TimesWhen Nadya Suleman was being interviewed the other day, and Ann Curry asked her whether she received welfare, Suleman said No.  It turns out, the correct answer is Yes.    The LA Times has revealed that in addi... Really? news obsessions parenting overpopulation kids plagues tragedies things that should not exist worst horror bad behavior Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:15:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Octuplets-mother-on-food-stamps-doesnt-realize-that-qualifies-as-welfare?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Octuplets-grandmother--Nadyas-not-capable?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Photo: APOuch.  So what happens when you go on TV to defend your decision to give birth to octuplets, and blame your parents for raising you in a "dysfunctional" family?  Your mother, who has been paying your bills and taking care... Really? news obsessions parenting overpopulation kids plagues things that should not exist worst horror bad behavior Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:21:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Octuplets-grandmother--Nadyas-not-capable?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Octoplets-mother-on-the-defense?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Nadya Suleman, the California woman who gave birth to octuplets, appeared on a Today show interview this morning to defend her choices and explain her motivations for having 14 children.   Suleman's story has provoked outrage over... news obsessions parenting overpopulation kids plagues things that should not exist horror bad behavior Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:55:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Octoplets-mother-on-the-defense?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d5-Bloomberg-solves-the-case-of-the-mystery-maple-syrup-smell?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Yummy Vermont goodnessSorry conspiracy theorists, but Mayor Bloomberg and his crack team of smell-vestigators have solved the mystery of that maple syrup smell that occasionally envelops Manhattan, and even held a press conference today to announce t... Really? news on-location fun stuff weird stuff Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:07:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d5-Bloomberg-solves-the-case-of-the-mystery-maple-syrup-smell?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Christian-Bales-freakoutthe-remixes-keep-on-comin?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Have you ever wanted to hear a grown man drop the f-bomb 37 times in 4 minutes?  You've probably heard Christian Bale's freakout on the set of Terminator: Salvation, provoked because the director of photography allegedly mussed with some l... comedy guilty pleasures film music viral videos internet sensations dance things that are awesome bad behavior Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:40:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Christian-Bales-freakoutthe-remixes-keep-on-comin?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d3-Is-Barney-Stinson-the-new-Aleksey-Vayner?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Photo: CBSOn last night's How I Met Your Mother, Barney regales the gang with his video resume, in which he spews mindless platitudes about success and achieving the "possimpible."   Barney's resume, titled "Barney Stinso... comedy viral videos internet sensations fun stuff worst things that are awesome Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:05:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d3-Is-Barney-Stinson-the-new-Aleksey-Vayner?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d2-The-best-Super-Bowl-ad--Let-me-look-into-my-crystal-ball?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Can you name who won the Super Bowl last night?  If you can't, you're not alone.  Plenty of people only watch the big game to see the ads.    If you missed them live, Yahoo has compiled a list of the best ads from this y... TV best comedy sports fun stuff Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:04:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d2-The-best-Super-Bowl-ad--Let-me-look-into-my-crystal-ball?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Miley-Cyrus-killed-by-Robot-Chicken?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner Photo credit: APNot a real robot chicken, of course.  Did you really think she was dead?  On last night's episode of Seth Green's modernist masterpiece Robot Chicken, Hannah Montana met a tragic end.  Boo-hoo. It's Thursday, and s... best obituaries comedy guilty pleasures viral videos fun stuff things that are awesome Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:09:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Miley-Cyrus-killed-by-Robot-Chicken?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d28-NBC-yanks-sexy-Super-Bowl-ad?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Everyone knows the best part of the Super Bowl is the ads.  But an ad for...vegetables?  PETA bought an ad during the Super Bowl (their first ever) in order to glamorize veggies and the vegetarian lifestyle.  But in their efforts... Really? food sports viral videos Super Bowl Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:36:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d28-NBC-yanks-sexy-Super-Bowl-ad?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d27-V-to-resume-terrifying-children-as-ABC-series?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Yes, you read that right.  V, the seminal 80's miniseries about an invasion by particularly ruthless aliens, is set to become a pilot for ABC.   If the pilot is picked up, then V could be beamed into our house and causing nig... Really? news TV remakes things that should not exist horror Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:30:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d27-V-to-resume-terrifying-children-as-ABC-series?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d26-2009-SAG-Awards--NOT-a-total-snorefest?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Reasons why the SAG and Golden Globe Awards are better than the Oscars: 1)  Only acting, directing, and best picture awards...no special-effects categories full of people you've never heard of2)  They separate comedic performance... news TV best legends comedy guilty pleasures film awards Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:31:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d26-2009-SAG-Awards--NOT-a-total-snorefest?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Oscar-nominations-are-outand-surprising?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  The nominees for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and it turns out they might still be relevant after all. Lots of the usual suspects:  Milk, Kate Winslet, Slumdog Millionaire, blah blah blah, Frost/Nixon, B... news best comedy film lists awards things that are awesome Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:32:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Oscar-nominations-are-outand-surprising?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Celebrate-the-best-of-the-worst-with-the-Razzie-Awards?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Sometimes referred to as "Tinseltown's Tackiest Trophy," the Golden Raspberry Awards are given out to the absolute worst pieces of dreck that slither across our movie screens.   For this year's awards, The Love Guru take... news best comedy film things that should not exist fun stuff awards worst Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:22:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Celebrate-the-best-of-the-worst-with-the-Razzie-Awards?cid=exrss-NY-Pop-Culture-Examiner