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You’re Dead to Us…Hit Songs By Older Adults, Made for Older Adults
A new series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature of
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Advice From Circa-1982 “John Cougar”: Your Valentine’s Day Problems Solved!
A special Valentine’s Day edition of our ongoing advice column in which readers ask Circa 1982 “John Cougar,” a pop singer, good ol’ boy, and immortal shapeshifting demigod for help in solving their romantic
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Book Review: Gary K. Wolf’s “Typical Day”
So I’ve read a lot of articles over the last three years or so about the exciting, brave new world of e-book publishing, almost all of which used the term “brave new world.” But
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Book Review: “Profiles in Courageousness” by Rep. Jack Kimble
Political satire is usually pretty lead-footed. It’s hard to do well, with the result usually falling into the realm of smug, obvious, and overwhelmingly direct (Capitol Steps), or fear-mongering and overwrought (Bob Roberts). It
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Fight Courtney, F*** Winona, Be the Biggest Rock Star of All Time: A Scientific Analysis
Hole founder, rumored songwriter behind Live Through This, and all around difficult human being Courtney Love once remarked that, “you’re nobody in rock unless you’ve fought me and fucked Winona Ryder.” Love has always
Read More »More Advice From 1982’s “John Cougar”
Circa-1982 “John Cougar” once again be takin’ your advice queries on matters of flesh, personal relationships, career, and metaphysics. (Read the first installment here.) Dear John Cougar: My best friend pranked me really good.
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Book Review: The World Almanac Book of Facts 2013
Are almanacs still necessary? Yeah, I think they are. Even though you can find exactly the thing you need on the Internet instantly, on your goddamn phone with Bing and Hotbot, an almanac is
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Dear John: Advice from 1982′s John Cougar Mellencamp
Need advice? Popdose's advice columnist, circa-1982 "John Cougar" is here to help. Also, he's an ageless shapeshifter
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DVD Review: My Little Pony – Friendship is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding (Plus: Win a Copy!)
Here’s the deal, fathers. If you have daughters—or sons who don’t care about outmoded gender roles (and if so, good on you, man)—there is a 90 percent chance that at some point during your
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TV on DVD: GCB – The Complete First Season
I don’t quite understand what happened with GCB. There was a ton of preseason buzz and preseason advertising, as ABC was clearly positioning it as the heir apparent to the finishing-up Desperate Housewives and
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