Tag: pop culture

• The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Music’s First Shock Rocker

  May 3, 2026

  Long before Rob Zombie, KISS, and even Alice Cooper, there was Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. This is the crazy real-life story of music’s first shock rocker. https://www.grunge.com/332212/the-crazy-real-life-story-of-screamin-jay-hawkins-musics-first-shock-rocker/ more ›

• The EI Podcast: The civilising wonders of wine

  April 27, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/Sy3gVrF Amid the rise of individualistic technologies and weight-loss drugs, there has been a steady decline in alcohol consumption in Western societies. Yet, Henry Jeffreys argues that this is… more ›

• That’s Not What Unc Means

  April 19, 2026

  You’d never know the meaning of unc or its origins in black culture if you looked to mainstream media. https://aftermath.site/unc-aave-african-american-vernacular-english-slang-gen-z/ more ›

• Sun, Cigars, and Sexism: How Spain’s Marbella Became a Hotspot for ‘Manosphere’ Influencers | OCCRP

  April 13, 2026

  The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate. https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/sun-cigars-and-sexism-how-spains-marbella-became-a-hotspot-for-manosphere-influencers more ›

• A cartoonist’s review of AI art

  March 18, 2026

  This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art more ›

• ‘Gen Z Language? Y’all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’

  March 11, 2026

  Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body o… https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josl.70024 more ›

• Looksmaxxing, Subhumans and Gigachads – WSJ

  March 9, 2026

  Tiresome boys, won’t you please be quiet. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/looksmaxxing-subhumans-and-gigachads-87642159 more ›

• How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025

  December 21, 2025

  Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/20/sinners-ryan-coogler?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• The Decline of Deviance

  December 14, 2025

  Where has all the weirdness gone? https://open.substack.com/pub/experimentalhistory/p/the-decline-of-deviance?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=oj2p5 more ›

• Sun, Cigars, and Sexism: How Spain’s Marbella Became a Hotspot for ‘Manosphere’ Influencers | OCCRP

  November 28, 2025

  The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate. Through tracking social media connections, business ventures, and public… more ›