Pop Culture for Fun

  Soccer, or football, as they know it in Europe, is quite the world phenomenon (if the world doesn’t include the U.S.). Practically a religion in many South American countries (like Brazil or Argentina), a revered tradition in others, like Italy or the United Kingdom, the sport is both an industry and a way of life [...]

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: Movies | 1 Comment »

p {text-align:justify}   There’s plenty to chose from when it comes to TV spy series, old and new. From the serious, La Femme Nikita and Alias, to the not so serious, like Chuck or Get Smart. So it’s no wonder there are similar shows on different networks at times. Two of those, sharing a lot of [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: TV | 4 Comments »

I recently read a review for the Lady Gaga themed Glee episode. It mentioned the singer as being still too outre and avant-garde to the get the treatment Glee did on Madonna. I beg to disagree. Lady Gaga is actually pretty mainstream. The 224 million views “Bad Romance” has on Youtube suggest it. The thing [...]

Posted on June 12th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: Music | No Comments »

Comic books excel at giving geeks fantasies. Mostly involving superpowers. And almost as often involving hot chicks with superpowers. The cinema industry has been using attraction for ages when it comes to movies, so, when comic book movies started becoming mainstream, it was only natural they’d tap into that fantasy pool when it comes to [...]

Posted on June 5th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: Literature, Movies | 15 Comments »