The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant had nigh on a perfect 4th of July: we shot fireworks to our heart’s content (Freeeeeddddoooommm!), and then had biscuits with sausage gravy the next morning. When God needs comfort food, she has biscuits with … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant suggests the following summertime activity: As the sun begins to set, pour out your favorite drink, head to the porch, and take a listen to Otis Redding’s “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember.” Reflect on summers … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant wants to send a shout-out to the people over at SCOTUSblog for their stellar work in breaking down the decisions of the court. Even The Rant can follow their insightful and patient explanations of the … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant has traversed so many time zones we lost track of the concept of Wednesday. Faithful Ranatics will remember we have been among the ivy perfecting our wordsmithing, But our forge only burns so long, and … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant has arrived in Connecticut. Everyone in Connecticut wants to be in New York, and everyone from New York has a vague notion the rest of the country exists as a possibility, like Bigfoot and the … Continued
A hotel without room service generally constitutes camping for me. But in preparing to travel to Connecticut for a writer’s conference, the airline fares and prospect of long layovers suddenly steeled my resolve to drive. And if I was driving, … Continued
Gonna hit the road and start looking for the end of that long white line–Sturgill Simpson The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant has loaded up the calliope to take to the road and head East. All the way to the ocean. … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant marvels at the distance the wealthy will travel to pretend to do something without actually doing it. The latest involves glamping, the positively ridiculous phenomena of heading into the woods to enjoy the amenities of … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant would like to humbly point out that on Sunday the New York Times Magazine ran an article on Throwing Shade, the same Throwing Shade that The Rant had addressed earlier that week. Honestly, does every … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant would like to kindly request that the intertubes stop using the phrase, “throwing shade.” Although The Rant possesses many degrees establishing our grammatical and linguistic bona fides, The Rant isn’t one of those uptight English … Continued