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I’ve been writing about pop culture for almost 20 years and I can’t imagine stopping any time soon. Here you’ll find all of my current articles and an archive of the stuff I wrote for my defunct site, Branded in the 80s.
Vacation = Muppet Magazine!
I think I'm officially off my yearly hiatus now, but this week I'll be on vacation from the day...
There’s only one solution to the newest League assignment, The Peanut Butter Solution!
I've been having a lot of fun with these League assignments, and this week's topic is no...
OMFG! is pretty darn rad!
As a kid I completely missed out on the whole M.U.S.C.L.E. men craze as I was concentrating all...
Secret Mail Order Mysteries Fun!
Coming back off of a hiatus always feels a little herky-jerky, what with trying to dig up some...
Swimming in the League’s Moneybin…
So last week I participated in the inaugural week of "The League", a themed writing assignment...
Boys, Avenge Me, AVENGE ME!
Recently Brian over at Cool and Collected posed the idea that a bunch of us like-minded...
This book will give you a sugary nostalgic high!
One aspect of the American pop culture experience that I find endlessly intriguing is how...
Santa has entered the Grid!
Just wanted to take a quick break from my annual holiday hiatus to share this awesome magazine...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 31: Happy Halloween!
Alright Boils and Ghouls! We're finally here, Halloween is upon us and tonight lucky kids...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 30: The blood is the life…
We're up to our second to last post for the Halloween season! Today it's all about...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 29: Shhh, here’s some Cinema Secrets…
Just three days left until Halloween, and the beginning of the last weekend in the...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 28: Gardner Gimmicks!
Well, we're up to the last Friday in the Countdown, as well as the last couple of Tony Gardner...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 27: The last Death…
It's day 27. Only 4 more days until Halloween! I hope everyone has their candy ready,...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 26: Gardner throwbacks…
We're up top the last Wednesday in the Countdown this year, and today I'm featuring my third...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 25: Tony Gardner brings the gore!
Day 25 brings some more masks from Tony Gardner's Alterian Studios/Ghost Factory. With a...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 24: Klowning around…
We're up to day 24, and today I have my second to last Death Studios mask ad that was ripped...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 23: Death Studios, now in glorious color!
Well, we're at the second to last Sunday of the countdown and today I have another entry from...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 22: Universally interesting masks!
It's day 22, and we're starting the last full week of the 2011 Countdown to Halloween here at...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 21: Dick Don Tracy Post!
Welcome to the end of the third week of the Countdown to Halloween. There are only 10...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 20: Tons of Distortions!
Well, we're up to Day 20 of the 2011 Countdown and this one is a super monster-sized edition of...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 19: Screaming in a spiral…
Well, with Day 19 we’re exiting the 80s and entering a whole new decade of monster mask...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 18: Distortions comes into their own!
It's day 18 of the countdown, and once again this month feels like it's just whizzing by! ...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 17: Before Leatherface there was Ed Gein…
It's well into week three of the Halloween season and the Monster Mask Madness continues today...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 16: Elephant Man Redux…
After being personally wow-ed by some of the recent Distortions and Don Post mask ads, today's...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 15: I wonder if zombie Sandpeople ride zombie Banthas?
Well, we're just about at the halfway point on this year’s Countdown. So far there...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 14: Talk about Hack and Slash (I mean Bash…)
It's day 14 and I think it’s time we get back on track with something a little more...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 13: It’s a Tuxedo Trap!
We're up to Day 13 of the countdown and today I've decided to share the ritziest of the vintage...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 12: The Last American Werewolf Starfighter!
Howdy folks! We're nearing the halfway point of this year's Countdown to Halloween and...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 11: I am not an animal, I am a human being…
Today's monster mask advertisement features the work of Mario Chiodo Studios and comes from...
Halloween Mask Madness, Day 10: Distorting Expectations…
Today's monster mask ad is a preview of sorts for a much larger post coming later in the...