Com, Com my lady
I am an avid Whedon fan, I could totally write a lengthy essay about Buffy (oh wait I already did). So don’t be surprised if this goes over the word limit. Just pat me on the head and steadfastly...
View ArticleReturn of the Carnivale
Mostly I have been watching season two of Carnivale. Although the series did finish with something that could be a conclusion (at least it wasn’t a massive cliffhanger), there are still many...
View ArticleYou’ve Got A Friend
This post was prompted by two things. Firstly reading this article on the lack of attention paid to studying cross-sex friendships (i.e. those between men and women) and, secondly, the most recent...
View ArticleThe Right Phenotype
There can be some very questionable casting in TV shows and films, so I thought I’d focus instead on the gleefully fabulous examples of family members, young versions and so on which work well....
View ArticleA Sunday kind of love
Passion seems to be in the air. At least for William and Kate, and for those stumbling upon our humble blog via dubious search terms, looking for everything from wedding dresses and small screen studs...
View ArticleSunday spanking
You lot are very, very naughty. Judging by this week’s scandalous search terms, anyway. Fortunately, I’m in the mood for a little Sunday spice, so on this occasion, I’ll be turning the other cheek –...
View ArticleA rainbow of role models
May 17 was IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia, which commemorates the World Health Organisation’s 1990 decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Millions marched...
View ArticleSearching in the rain
It has been raining like nobody’s business around here, and I have been reduced to a coughing, sniveling mess, devouring Parks & Recreation and Berocca by the bucketload. Fortunately, mocking...
View ArticleSunday Sunday
It’s Sunday. The day of learning. And sun. Super freaks Who needs freak shows any more, they’re everywhere. And a lot of people are looking for them on the internet. If you’re one them you may be Karl...
View ArticleGreatest Hits
Welcome to another Search Term Su… Monday! I’d tell you the real reason(s) behind this latest bout of lateness, but you would be moved or bored to tears. So let’s just say the dog ate my search terms....
View ArticleI’m Sunday, I’ll be killing you here in a minute or so
Well alright, that titular Buffy quote was from a vampire called Sunday (pictured above) and not- at least as far as I know- an anthropomorphic version of the last day of the week. But when you think...
View ArticleGet Here If You Can
There’s some rather unorthodox means of getting to Pop Culture Playpen (and I ain’t talking about railways and caravans and carpet rides). I don’t always understand the odd things people search for to...
View ArticleSummer’s over, time to fall…
Where has the summer gone? I’m finding it hard to accept it is over, but the calendar and slyly shortening days say otherwise. Not to mention that today is one of the rainiest days I have ever seen in...
View ArticleAnd so you’re back
Happy Easter time! As far as I understand it, this time of year is all about chocolate, bizarre chicken-rabbit hybrids, and rebirth. There’s various takes on the story of Jesus’s resurrection,...
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