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TLC (That Lousy Channel)
A couple weeks ago, I unleashed my wrath against NBC for their exploitative and fetishistic show, Stars Earn Stripes. Despite their cold, calculated attempt to make a quick profit off of the sacrifices...
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Celebrity Mortality and Actual Loss
Eight days ago Michael Clarke Duncan, who you probably know better from the Green Mile but who I remember as the Kingpin in Affleck’s Daredevil, passed away having never fully recovered from a heart...
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A Culture War Report: White People Heaven
In a pretty dramatic change of scene from my last field report on “Extreme Midget Wrestling”, last night I attended a production of the musical “Wicked.” Now as much as we here at the CWR try to...
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Evan and Gordon Talk: Facebook and Privacy
EVAN: So in spite of the fact that I voted for my topic of preference on last week’s poll, Facebook and privacy and whatnot won. Having bitterly admitted that, Gordon? GORDON: While the topic of...
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British Television VS American Television
Despite our focus on American issues, we here at Culture War Reportersrecognize that in our world of ever-shrinking borders, there’s plenty more out there than just the cloudless skies of Nevada or...
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Wither Feminism?
This isn’t the first time I’ve lamented about the sorry state of feminism in the culture wars, and it certainly won’t be the last- nevertheless, the time has come for me to really lay out exactly what...
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Be Thankful For Your Three Seconds of Star Trek
This is going to be a fairly short post, you guys. I leave for a college reunion in about an hour, and am running a little short on time. Maybe stay tuned for a longer one tonight, though. If you’ve...
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Internet Disgusted By Video Game Promotion [Also: Zombie Breasts]
Way back in the February of 2011 the following trailer was released for the video game Dead Island: It was so impressive that last I heard, Lionsgate was going to make a Dead Island film based on the...
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Shame Day II: ISPs and the Six Strike System
Normally, Thursdays here at Culture War Reporters is dedicated to “Fame Day,” in which Evan and I call attention to people, events, or trends we think aren’t getting the attention they deserve. But not...
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Some Thoughts On Advertising
There are certain things in life that can be avoided. For all our howling about vapid, synthetic pop-songs we do, at the end of the day, have the ability to simply turn the radio off. For all our...
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Evan and Gordon Talk: Piracy
EVAN: Ladies and gentlemen, children with surprisingly discerning taste, Gordon and I have managed to look past the weariness of a day of work to bring you a new installment of Evan and Gordon Talk....
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Evan and Gordon Talk: Smoking and Society
GORDON: Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em, folks, this Wednesday Evan and I will be discussing our culture and smoking. EVAN: This is largely due to us not putting up the poll until days after the last...
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Evan and Gordon Talk Extra: Smoking and Society, Cont’d
EVAN: So our good friend Stew mentioned something that I should have when we first did this talk, and it has to do with second-hand smoking. It’s something I should have mentioned because when I was in...
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Shame Day: Spoilers
Today’s post is going to be a little shorter than most, primarily because I am, well, not writing this from home. Take from that what you will. I write this because last night, while perusing Facebook,...
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It’s Harder To Give Than To [insert any other verb]
Ugh, Dane Cook . . . So earlier this week Gordon showed me this video: How much I actually enjoy Dane Cook [I typically do not] aside, he really hits on something with this bit. People do get sad...
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Pinteresting Jennifer Lawrence… and diets
Pinterest. What is it you ask? Well, it’s a virtual bulletin board where you can find interesting pictures and articles and “pin them” for later. It’s essentially virtual hoarding, but not just...
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Fame Day: The Grid
I say with complete honesty that I there are times that I feel genuine pity for those of you who don’t live in Toronto. I mean, sure, there’s the fact that it’s one of the most diverse cities in the...
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Why I’m Not Scared Of Porn
Last week, Evan and I discussed the recent move by the Cameron administration in the UK to block pornography from British internet servers by default (it can be accessed through request). As Evan is...
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Evan and Gordon and Kat Talk: Beauty
EVAN: Today, ladies and gentlemen, comes yet another E> that’s causing me seriously think about changing the title of the feature. Kat joins both Gordon and me in a three-person discussion we’ve...
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“The Sincerity Wars” or “Hitler Did Nothing Wrong”
Not too long ago, Evan did a Shame Day about 4chan’s semi-joking attempt to wreck a Taylor Swift radio contest by getting some random 39-year-old voted rated as Swifts “biggest fan”. The original post...
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