In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
For whatever reason, this week has been a super active one for us on Facebook and it’s been kinda fun connecting with people. We are pretty lazy when it comes to social networking, we’re not much for nudging or Pirate/Ninja battles, so when we came across this hilarious video spoof of Facebook taken literally, we laughed. A lot.
In the ever expanding arena of Reality television farewell phrases we thought we’d heard it all. You have your standard goodbyes, the nice catchy farewells we’ve all grown accustom to over multiple seasons:
Project Runway’s harsh and insulting “You are out”
The Bachelor’s most dramatic”Ladies if you did not receive a rose please say your goodbyes”
Donald Trump’s bossy “You’re fired” from the Apprentice.
Big Brother’s landlordish “House guest you’ve been evicted”
Top Chef’s piercingly polite “Please pack your knives”
Survivor’s familiar “You need to bring me your torch, the tribe has spoken”
Rock of Love’s crushing “Your tour ends here”
Blah blah blah leave, go now, don’t look back etc etc.
Well last night reality TV sunk to a new low with Farmer Wants a Wife now airing on the CW Wednesdays at 9. Each week contestants will find out whether or not they made the cut by performing some task deemed sufficiently farme-esque by the show’s producers. This week the ten ladies vying for the heart of tan-tastic washboard ab sporting Farmer Matthew were alerted to their spouse searching status by lifting a chicken from its roost to see if there was an egg underneath. If you get an egg, you get to stay. Yes, that loud cluck was the sound of reality television shedding its last shred of dignity. We kid, we kid, reality television never had any dignity to shed.
We’re so excited for next week where the potential wives find out their status by playing bingo! And there will be pigs! This has us convinced that the producers just dial the See ‘n Say to come up with the challenge of the week. Next week on Farmer Wants a Wife: This is a cow…Mooo.
In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Thursday, March 20, 2008
Four Four hits the proverbial nail on the head with their freaking hilarious Mariah Carey/Pebbles Flintstone mashy mash-up. It’s like apricot baby food, almost tasty enough to eat. In fact the only thing wrong with this video is that it’s got a lot of Mariah Carey in it. We’re huge fans of not Mariah Carey. Kudos to Four Four, nicely done.
When we grow up we want to create our own original content instead of showing everyone the handiwork of others. For now, we’re just good pointer outters of funny stuff made by other people. Sigh..
Madonna: Hard Ass or Candy Ass? Here’s the official cover of her new album. So much better than that Shirley Temple-esque promo shot for Candy Store but still as far as Madonna album covers go, this is not our fav. The tongue thing looks kinda weird, no?
In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Thursday, March 13, 2008
A sequel to Lost Boys is such a fabulous idea! This is the best trailer EVER! The concept is fresh and brilliant and don’t get me started on the inventive plot line. Genius! And the Cories are phenomenal in their reprised starring roles. Bandannas for everyone!
Ok so Opposite day turned out to be opposite 30 seconds and if this trailer is any indication, 30 seconds is about how long Lost Boys took to make and precisely the amount of time it will spend in theaters before heading to the dark and lonely shelves of DVD oblivion. Oh wait I guess we can forget about the 30seconds to DVD scenario, Lost Boys 2 will never hit the big screen, it’s goin’ directly to DVD. And now we need to go break this horrific news to our cat, Alan Smithee, because we’re pretty certain that he was the director/screen-writer/producer/cinematographer/gaffer/caterer/location scout/Craft Services provider.
In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Sunday, March 9, 2008
While perusing gag gifts for a friend’s bachelorette party, we came across this inflatable doll that doesn’t just vaguely resemble Eva Langoria’s character on Desperate Housewives, it’s practically her twin. Immediately we began to wonder how many other celebrity “inspired” toys are out there and if there were more, who were they? Well, we found several and we’re not talking about the latest Jenna Jameson doll or Ron Jeremy shaped implement, we’re talking about non-porn industry celebrities being used as inspiration for sex toys. None of the toys we came across were the least bit subtle and some were more disturbing than others. Case in point- the Lindsay doll is clearly an imitation of Lindsay Lohan in Herbie Rides again, which is pretty sick since she was maybe fifteen years old in that role. Ew. What do you think? Hilarious or ho-rrific? Pun totally intended.
This chick looks more like Top Model winner Jasleen than JLo, but it’s clear who they are trying to sell here.
At least the “Lindsay” on the box is clearly of age.
Some of the inspirations were less surprising than others.
In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
We played Pictionary Saturday night with some friends. Conclusion: Pictionary categories are completely bogus.
Case in Point: the following is a list of words and their category as deemed by the all-powerful Pictionary Genius Creator People
Drunk as a Skunk: Action
Pacifier: Action
Odd Man Out: Action
It would be one thing if the category was Action/Phrase/Thing/Whatever as Printed on the Card, but no, the category is: Action
Therefore, we demand a rematch.
Want the fast-paced maniacal action of sketch-guessing madness in the comfort of your cozy cubicle?
Try iSketch. Warning: the music on iSketch is more annoying than ten trips on It’s a Small World so do your office mates a favor and hit the mute key before beginning your sketchtastic journey.
In Pop Culture by Heidi Nyburg on Thursday, February 28, 2008
Madonna’s new album is coming!!! We can’t wait! Looks like she took a few style tips from Shirley Temple in Baby Takes a Bow for this promotional photo for the rumored first single Candy Store. You may have heard the leaked version of Candy Store back in December. According to the track listing, it will be the first song of twelve on the album Hard Candy set for release in April. We can’t wait for the tour. A few months ago we received a survey from Live Nation, Madonna’s Warner Brother’s replacement since October. The survey asked questions about souvenirs, demographics and seating preferences but the main goal of the survey seemed to be finding out just how much cash fans are willing to shell out to see Madonna do her thing. Show us the overpriced ticket line ’cause we can’t wait for the Hard Candy tour! Love. Her.