Don’t go camping at Camp Crystal Lake. Take a second this weekend to watch the first film in this series this weekend while we are in the fervor of Halloween. That isolated feeling of being out by the lake in the country was attached to horror in this telling of teenagers not paying attention to…
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The GAP Commercials
The 90’s brought to us the lyrics of Donovan sung by celebrities and emaciated models dressed in GAP gear. “They call me Mellow Yellow…” resonated with the group that GAP was trying to connect with to buy their clothes, those pre-hipsters, anti-establishment, yet still had mom and dad’s money to purchase clothes. Suddenly, everyone was…
Surge Soda
Eager to test the boundaries in middle and high school, Surge Soda boasted increased amounts of sugar and caffeine, things most teenagers wanted to experience to escape the world that was around them. In my town, there was only one place that would sell it as there was an uproar from conservative parents that it…
The Forever Greatness of The Great Gatsby
My love of literature and the pursuance of striving for the best in life yet simultaneously knowing that pursuance could lead to my demise, is something that will always be stitched to me via the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s beautiful language is a lens of focus that reveals not…
The Top Hat
A fashion accessory that only adds class to any outfit. Have you ever taken the time to think about the person you think of when you think of a person in a top hat? I immediately go to Fred Astaire from the movie Top Hat, but then my mind wanders to the great Marlene Dietrich. …
1984
“Big Brother is watching you.” With the President’s emergency alert going out last week, I felt it was appropriate to look at the novel 1984. As Orwell wrote this novel in the 1940s, during and after the World War II, he warned of thought police and screens that watch and communicate to people. I had…
Putting the “Pop” in Pop Culture
I was the weirdest kid. I used to research pop when I was bored at the library in the summer. Before the internet, I would scan the shelves for interesting titles and I remember coming across a marketing book all about beverages. I clearly recall a section highlighting an ad showing products that were “in…
Gotta Get Down on Friday!
All, here is a link to one of pop culture’s greatest gifts: Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, the anthem made famous on YouTube. Funny enough, it is really catchy and has stood the test of time for the last few years. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure: Recently, the singer showed up on The…
The Jetson’s
I was more of a Jetson’s fan growing up than the Flintstones. I loved thinking about the future and what it could offer to us. Just one invention could revolutionize the home and family. What was nice about this cartoon is that even with all the futuristic, forward thinking about what life would be, the…
Fashion of the 60’s
So many rivers of activism and advancement showed itself in the 1960’s, even in fashion. Take a look at this picture and think about what they are thinking. Do you think that they would ever imagine that some of these trends would be just as popular today? What trends are we seeing today that could…
Catcher in the Rye
I remember reading this during my early high school years and I have read this during those times of frustration that seem to be coming more and more lately in regards to the world that we live in. Holden, the main character, leaves his school and goes to New York City to avoid talking to…
Dazed and Confused
Aerosmith summoning Sweet Emotion at the beginning on this film sets the tone for the country’s bicentennial. Just like the country, some characters are standing up for their freedoms and others striving for their independence. This film about friends, Fridays, and rites of passage was on repeat during my high school years. Enjoy it here: https://amzn.to/2zpjEi3.
Retro Pop 