Pop Culture and Politics on the Artistic Spectrum
The strange death of the Wissahickon Valley has seemingly come out of nowhere. But with denial, hang-wringing, and a refusal to accept any accountability for their own domestic and social policies, the people of Philadelphia are ensuring it will only get worse.
On September 28th, Luke Cage arrived in Harlem. Two days later, Netflix released the series to a universally positive response. The new series is third in a line of Marvel Netflix shows orchestrated to lead seamlessly up the The Defenders; a team that consists of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and next year...Iron Fist (along with a few introductory characters such… Continue reading Sweet Christmas: A Look at Luke Cage
Wizard World Philly 2016 ends with a bang, and a fluctuating spectrum / Mean muggin' nerds / Chris Evans talks Captain Marvel / Panels and interviews with Sean Patrick Flanery, Jason David Frank, and Bob Gale / Batman is in bad shape / Easter eggs that aren't really Easter eggs in X-Men Apocalypse / X-Men… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 199: Wizard World Philly, the Re-Up
Making Memorial Day great again / X-Men is an Apocalyptic disaster / Going back to the Brothers Grimsby / Sitcoms with no laugh track / Sitcoms with inappropriate laugh tracks / The boy and the gorilla / Kanye West explodes into the daytime talk show scene / Dan and Joe Mansplain #Supernatural Tweets from Girls… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 198: The Supernatural Mansplain-Off
San Diego Comic Con kicked off this week with updates from Gotham City and Panem, with no sign of the stretchy arms of Mr. Fantastic. The social media wasteland goes Thunderdome over Jared from Subway, Paula Deen, Jeb Bush, and Amy Schumer--and we dive into the conspiracy theory and Cheeto-riddled mind of Michael "Donkey Lips"… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 154: America, Ready for a Sexy Aunt May
Love won all across the country this week, but love lost for Batman and Electra. The Internet struggles to find something else to battle in a news cycle that has been relatively calm, desperate for a big story. We dive into the conversation about equality for all and if DC's venture into the darkest night… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 153: Love Wins For All But Batman
Is it a coincidence that Spider-Man's costume features the same colors as the Confederate flag? Yes. But that doesn't stop us from talking about both the future of Spider-Man and the scourge of the rebel flag in this week's riveting episode of Talking Nerdy. We review and discuss Jurassic World, play the #HASHTAGorDIE game with… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 152: PrattKeeping the Internets
In this week's quest, we're joined by Tom Cassidy of the Center City Comedy Podcast to discuss gamer news from 2015's E3 Convention, the Internet's obsession with race and cultural identity, and the social media storm that brews from national tragedy and self-righteous blogging. We cover this week's #HashtagOrDie winners and play a friendly game… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 151: TransRachel Humor with Tom Cassidy
We discuss the geek heat over this week's violent episode of Game of Thrones and Simon Pegg's interview telling nerds that it's time to act like adults. The boys have another unsuccessful softball game, and Supernatural comes to a heart-pounding close. We announce our #HASHTAGorDIE winners from this week and wrap it all up with… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 147: Cock Merchants of Ice and Fire
(Continued from Part 1) Without procrastinating too much longer, let's dive right into the heat of the ultimately worthless life of the real-world superhero. Many of these individuals are genuinely attempting to do something good; but the world is full of real violence and horror--the likes of which none of these glorified Mummers have ever… Continue reading What Ever Happened to the Heroes? Part 2
If there's any aspect of American Culture that has captivated the imagination and spirit of the masses more than Super-humans, I don't want to know about it. The essence of the Superhero is an ideology which, on the surface, seems to be distinctly American...not counting the Nazi Genetically Superior Ubermensch, of course. Say what you… Continue reading What Ever Happened to the Heroes? Part 1
A while back, I started a weekly article series called "Trailers of the Week." Not a very captivating title, but it did the job. Needless to say, I've been slacking. All my effort has gone into the Super Dudes Power Squad web-show (first motherfucking episode done, btw) and I've missed out on (what Johnny On… Continue reading Does Anybody Care About Movies?
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