http://popculturecurmudgeon.com Pop culture news and analysis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:59:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to this week's collection of fun pop culture stories. In Memoriam The Movie Biz TV Happenings Random Stuff In Memoriam Losing a Lost Boy Yesterday morning, I was saddened but not surprised to hear that 80s teen heartthrob Corey Haim had died of an apparent drug overdose. I had a huge crush on Haim after The ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/03/pop-culture-roundup-march-11/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed When I saw the awful E-trade commercial with the talking babies and the "milkaholic," the first thing I thought was how gross and annoying the talking baby commercials are. My second thought was how stupid this particular one was. Not once did I think of Lindsay Lohan. When I saw news ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/03/lindsay-lohan-is-pathetic/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I read an article the other day that discussed dropping profits in the porn industry, which has always been recession-proof. The writer blamed free Internet porn for cutting into profits. It made me think about how porn is less important as an economic force. I was sure that HD would beat ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/03/is-the-internet-killing-the-porn-industry/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Welcome to this week's collection of fun pop culture stories. The Movie Biz TV Happenings Random Stuff Movie Stuff The Bechdel Rule How many movies have you seen that include female characters who talk to each other about something other than men? According to Adele at Persnickety Snark, unless you like teen movies, the number of ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/pop-culture-roundup-february-25/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I can't stand the Olympics or any other sporting event that interferes with my television viewing. I miss Chuck, Supernatural, and my other favorite shows, and I want the Olympics to just end already! I used to believe that all sporting events belonged on ESPN, where they didn't cause preemptions of ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/i-hate-the-olympics/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed We just got the news that Supernatural will be back for a sixth season. But, how can they top the dominant storyline of this year: the coming Apocalypse? I will continue to watch the show, but I fear that it will limp into a slow death spiral rather than going out ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/can-supernatural-top-the-apocalypse/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed So, my laptop spent some time in limbo these past few days, deciding whether it would die or whether it just needed a good reformat. The reformat worked, but I still need to do some work to get it to recognize that it does, indeed, have a DVD drive installed. ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/pop-culture-roundup-february-11/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed How did it get to be February? Anyway, here are the links from the past week that I found interesting and amusing. Random Pop Culture Stuff TV Stories Supernatural Random Pop Culture Stuff Men at Work Stole Tune in 80s Hit “Down Under” from “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” The lovable guys from down under ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/pop-culture-roundup-february-4/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed American Apparel is running a contest for its next butt model. People will be voting for the best butt. There are already many butt shots posted on the main contest page. I find this contest odd and disturbing on so many levels, but if you have a weird sense of humor and ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/you-could-be-the-next-face-er-butt-of-american-apparel/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed How many times have you been watching something on TV and couldn't rest until you figured out who that familiar actor or actress was? If you're watching a TV show or a movie, no problem. Just go to the IMDB and look it up. But, if it's a commercial, you're pretty much ... http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2010/02/i-want-an-imdb-for-commercials/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed