Category pop culture

Moody: Why Spidey really got the sack Comments

Mar9

Sorry, Pete, but I’m with J. Jonah Jameson on this one. You may never work in this town again.

Moody: Because nothing beats a good mondegreen Comments

Mar9

Heard, or misheard, any good ones lately? We’re all ears.

Moody: A singing endorsement Comments

Feb26

I did a fun new thing last night: went to “A Grand Night for Singing” at the Historic Grand Theater in Salem.

Moody: Valentine songs for mature audiences Comments

Feb14

So CNN had an interesting article on what song, by sheer number of weeks at the top of the Billboard charts, ranks the sexiest. Ready?
“Physical,” Olivia Newton John.
This moment of shocked silence, followed by howls of outrage, is brought to you by yours truly. Not Marvin Gaye? Barry White? The Stones? It’s … Miss Legwarmer?
The [...]

Moody: Why Valentines matter Comments

Feb11

If clueless males need Hallmark to mark an essentially random date on the calendar with a big red heart and lay on the guilt trips just to get said males to deliver the flowers, then I say God bless ‘em.

Moody: What is ‘American’? Comments

Feb10

I was a huge fan of the old sci-fi series “Babylon 5.” One of my assignments today reminds me of one of the episodes, in which the representatives from various worlds on the space station are invited to present something that represents their religious culture. The commander, Jeffrey Sinclair, of Earth, has no idea what [...]

Moody: Jinx! You owe me tuition! Comments

Feb5

Someday, I’m going to find the person who invented the whole “jinx” thing and I’m going to make her sit in the back seat of my car, between the Princesses, until she apologizes and promises to pay for their college educations, preferably at institutes strong in linguistics.

Moody: Concerts vs. CDs = no contest Comments

Feb4

Buy a CD rather than go to a concert? Psh. As IF.

Moody: Some props for “Jennifer” Comments

Feb2

Jennifer “can be a total blonde at times.” Ya think?

Moody: Cleaning out my closet Comments

Jan28

So few social occasions call for a good Judas Priest concert T-shirt any more.