Archive for the ‘Culture Critic’ Category

10 Actresses You Won’t Mind Your Daughters Looking Up To

Or future daughters…or girls you know…or sons…or cats…
In no particular order…
Angela Bassett
Education: B.A. African American Studies, Yale University; M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
Fluencies: English
Causes: Youth Arts Programs, UNICEF
Notable Awards and Accomplishments:

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Full scholarship to Yale
1993, Golden Globe Award Winner – Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, What’s Love Got [...]

The Oscars: Red Carpet Recap

The FAIL!

They made us laugh, they made us cry, and occasionally they put us to sleep. And  that was just on the red carpet. Now it’s time for Thundersquee! to return the favor with our  SQUEE!, Meh and Fail picks for the 81st Academy Awards.
On with The FAIL…

The Oscars: Red Carpet Recap

The Meh
They made us laugh, they made us cry, and occasionally they put us to sleep. And  that was just on the red carpet. Now it’s time for Thundersquee! to return the favor with our  SQUEE!, Meh and Fail picks for the 81st Academy Awards.
On with the Meh…

The Oscars: Red Carpet Recap

The SQUEE!
They made us laugh, they made us cry, and occasionally they put us to sleep. And  that was just on the red carpet. Now it’s time for Thundersquee! to return the favor with our  SQUEE!, Meh and Fail picks for the 81st Academy Awards.
On with the SQUEE!…

I Get Lost

In your eyes–whenever you watch Lost and I look closely at your pupils I can see it there, even though it’s really tiny…What? Those aren’t the words?
For those of you who like Lost, the preview of Lost 5.05, entitled “The Place is Death”  is up.  The episode airs Feb. 11th.

Released in tandem is a [...]

Dear Deer, Ted

Boing Fwip
Last Night on Scrubs, Ted (the grown up, live action analogue to Ralph Wiggum of The Simpsons) found his testicles, and in doing so possibly found love after asking Stephanie the ukulele player, played by Kate Micucci,  out for coffee.

What the Crap!?

Nashville Edition
CMT have just accomplished what I once considered impossible.  They’ve caught my interest.  I’ve never been a fan of country music, let alone Country Music Television, but recently I noticed a show  that sounds so wonderfully surreal I can’t help but want to check it out.  It’s called Gone Country, and while I’m sure [...]