Pop Culture
Pop Culture Week in Review: March 29-April 4
April 4, 2014 | Drew Troller
Some weeks, I’m glad I wait until the last day possible to write my pop culture week in review (apologies and shout-out to the great PD editors who put up with my stubbornness). Because on weeks like this, there’s some late-breaking news and I sneak it in under the wire.
So without any further ado, let’s hit the pop culture week in review with a big shake-up in the world of television.
The Full Circle of Motion Pictures
April 3, 2014 | Christian Bolen Walker 1
In the 17th century, people were dazzled by the first image projector, dubbed the Magic Lantern. It used the sun or a candle as the light source, a concave mirror, and a painted lantern slide to project images on a wall. Audience members could be convinced that spirits were being summoned or the dead was being raised from the grave. Today, kids are bored when they’re watching their favorite computer animated show on a smartphone that fits into the palm of their hand. We’ve come a long way in the technology of motion pictures. However, some of the recent fads in the medium aren’t actually new at all. They’re over a hundred years old.
HIMYM Series Finale Recap
April 1, 2014 | Tristan Chan
Spoiler Alert! Do not read this post if you haven’t watched the HIMYM series finale.
I just don’t know what to think. I came in with just two things in … Read More
How I Met Your Mother Series Finale | What to Expect Tonight
March 31, 2014 | Tristan Chan
Truly transcendent sitcoms are rare. The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, Cheers, The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Friends, Scrubs, Whitney and Two Broke Girls are a few … Read More
Pop Culture Week In Review | TRAILERPALOOZA!
March 31, 2014 | Nik Heimach
Spring must certainly be in the air, because this week two companies did that sexy dance and got together, toasting a fresh start with pop culture hormones abounding.
Then again, … Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review 3/15-3/21
March 21, 2014 | Christian Bolen Walker
It was a busy week for the world of pop culture. Progress was made in legal battles, details of highly anticipated film and TV projects were announced, and Courtney Love tried to solve a mystery. As is the case with life, there were good things and bad things about the week. In the interest of ending on a positive note, let’s start by tackling the negative bits. I always was one to ask for bad news first.
Lost Retrospective | Looking Back On The Series Ten Years Later
March 20, 2014 | Nik Heimach
Ten years ago, 18.6 million people flipped the channel to ABC for the first ever episode of Lost. From the still unknown J.J. Abrams (when Alias was the only noteworthy … Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review 3/8-3/14
March 14, 2014 | Admin 2
The Conversation I Had in My Head with Tristan About Writing This Week’s Review Me: Tristan, do I have to include Bieb’s deposition in my Week in Review?
Tristan: Yes, … Read More
Golden Road Brewing on “Workaholics”
March 13, 2014 | Drew Troller 1
This week, two of my favorite things collided: “Workaholics,” the Comedy Central show about three slackers who live together in LA, and Golden Road Brewing, the fast-rising and absolutely amazing craft brewery from LA. The “Beer Heist” episode (season 4, episode 8) found Adam, Ders, and Blake trying to impress some young co-eds by stealing them beer. Hilarity, of course, ensued. So did the very first TV product placement that I actually enjoyed watching.
Backstory/full disclosure: I’ve showcased Golden Road here on PorchDrinking.com before. I love the place. It ships its beers in cans, it’s only a few years old, and already it’s one of the hippest and most sought-after craft beers in Los Angeles. True story: I started shopping at Whole Foods because they have a wider variety of Golden Road beers on their shelves. It’s that great.
Anyway… PorchDrinking was founded on the principle of telling stories of friends who have adventures over great beer. This week’s “Workaholics” was just that. Let’s recap. Read More
Awesomesauce- TED Talks
March 13, 2014 | Laura Mego
In direct contrast to most of most of my peers who like to go out after work, be social, and have some fun, my idea of an exciting Friday night … Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review: March 1-7, 2014 [PORCHIES Edition]
March 7, 2014 | Drew Troller
Did you see the Oscars? Whether the answer is “yes” or “no,” your co-workers/friends/family/Uber driver probably have given you their two cents on this week’s Oscars festivities. But c’mon. This is a pop culture WEEK in review, not just a recap of something that happened at the very beginning of the week. I could show you all the funny gifs of events from the Oscars or point out that PorchDrinking is amazing at predicting awards or even talk about how witty my fellow pop culture writers were on the live blog… but I won’t (I just did). Instead, in the spirit of the Oscars — and since it’ll be awhile before any real awards shows come around again — I present THE PORCHIES, a totally made-up awards ceremony I’m hosting right in the middle of this Pop Culture Week In Review. Get your tuxes ready!
2014 Spring Movie Preview
March 6, 2014 | Admin
The polar vortex, amiright? The weather has kept me locked up in my apartment trying to pretend the world isn’t freezing to death outside. But you know the problem with … Read More
PorchDrinking.com Academy Awards Live Blog
March 2, 2014 | Tristan Chan 1
Join us this Sunday, March 2, at 6:45 pm EST, 4:45 pm MST for our second annual PorchDrinking.com Academy Awards Live Blog. Our team of wise-ass pop culture writers will … Read More
86th Academy Awards| Oscars Predictions
February 28, 2014 | Nathan Tapp
It’s that time of year again. Hollywood’s finest (and Jonah Hill) will be walking the Red Carpets of the Kodak Theater this Sunday. This probably means your office has put … Read More
Pop Culture Week In Review 2/21 – 2/28 | Heroes Reborn
February 28, 2014 | Nik Heimach
Here we are again, Pop Culture Week In Review. I love/hate writing these because, unlike feature stories, they’re completely reactionary. Any color added is thanks to what’s happening throughout the week instead of some predetermined idea or narrative. It’s simultaneously exciting and frustrating to not know what you’re going to be writing about until the picture becomes clearer the closer a deadline gets, but if nothing else, it’s unique.
Like the beers we review, sometimes it’s refined, and other times it falls flat. Who knows how this one will go — all I’ve got is a few key ingredients. Let’s see how well they sit. Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review 2/15-2/21
February 21, 2014 | Admin 1
What has been happening this week? I mean, seriously, other than the Olympics. TGI time for a Pop Culture Week in Review with Caitlin!
Pop Culture Week in Review: February 8-14, 2014
February 14, 2014 | Drew Troller
Do YOU have Olympic fever?
Oh, sorry. I don’t really cover that in this week’s Pop Culture Week In Review. But here are some things you CAN look forward to: House of Cards! Drake! Shia LaBeouf! Aaron Paul! The Beatles! Fred Armisen! Cable Companies! An offer to refinance your mortgage at great new rates!
Okay, that last one was a lie. I just wanted to see if anyone actually read these things before scrolling to the big font. Here we go! Read More
I’m Feeling Thirsty Today | House of Cards Drinking Game
February 13, 2014 | Erin Petrey 2
The geniuses at Netflix knew exactly what all of our empty hearts desired on Valentine’s Day: a brand new season of intrigue, backstabbing, and scandal on House of Cards. So if you decided to spend V-Day the right way this year – watching Netflix and drinking – we have a few tips to maximize your House of Cards experience with a House of Cards drinking game. Bundle up, PorchDrinkers, it’s going to be a cold one in Washington.
The UPDATED House of Cards Drinking Game!
Pop Culture Week In Review Feb. 1 – 7
February 7, 2014 | Nik Heimach
It’s been said that all substances lower the quality of your writing, but heighten your opinion of it. If that’s the case, by the time I finish this article, I’ll swear it’s my magnum opus.
Not from anything illegal, mind you, but from that most auspicious of beverages: beer. That’s what you get when PorchDrinking.com founder Tristan Chan shows up in your city and hops from brewery to brewery with you in tow. It’s when you get to taste brews named “Clown Tears,” “Quaff on Hare Trigger” and “Kono Koko” while sharing conversations and laughs with a group of people you just met. But I can’t think of a better way to end my PorchDrinking hiatus than with a night like that.
18 GIFs to Show How I Feel About Lists of GIFs
February 6, 2014 | Drew Troller
Did you click this link because you were looking forward to seeing a list of animated GIFs?
We don’t blame you. It happens to lots of people. GIF-lists are click-bait on the internet, and more sites are using them as ways to lure in viewers with entertaining and highly share-able content. This list of GIFs is different. This is a list of GIFs to show how I feel about the growing trend of GIF lists.
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