From roughly 1977-1982 Burt Reynolds owned the American box office. The period marked the culmination of a steady climb to prominence beginning with Deliverance, continuing with The Longest Yard, and exploding with Smokey and the Bandit. Grossing an incredible $126 million, Bandit would be a … Continued
Calliope Crashes understands you can’t have the internet without the listicle, as the entire web tubes would collapse without it. The world of the listicle breaks down into some basic categories. Food dominates listmania, with prep (5 Easy Lunches to … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant would like to wish Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” a happy 75th birthday. Apparently Woody had heard quite enough of Kate Smith belting out “God Bless America” on the radio and decided to … Continued
I’m the dude playin’ the dude, disguised as another dude!–Tropic Thunder I created the side project before I formed the band. Released the remixes before the tracks. Inked the deal for the sequel moments before the origin story. Generated clamor … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant hopes everyone had a good Mardi Gras, or as some of you call it, any given Tuesday. You know who you are, so raise a glass to The Rant and pogue mahone (pog mo thoin, … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant was just reminiscing about storming the beach at Normandy in the cause of freedom. Or was that Brian Williams? So hard to keep your heroics straight. I remember saying as much to Hemingway once. Or … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant once again sits in an empty room on National Signing Day, unrecruited and bitter. All that hard work and Adderall and deer antler spray gone to waste. The Rant enjoyed a brief career as a … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant feels you Northeast. Snow and flooding? You might want to take a moral inventory and discover if someone needs to be cast into the sea for your sins. We were under the impression Coach Belichick … Continued
The Wednesday Pop Culture Rant is getting a late start as we loaned our car to Bill Belichick, and he returned it with the tires deflated. Thank you. The Rant will be here all week; be sure to tip your … Continued
We seek to honor the spirit of Montaigne, but who was our hero? Glad you asked. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was a French nobleman that lived from 1533 to 1592. He wore many hats: landowner, intellect, magistrate, confidante … Continued