Jackie Coogan was an adorable scamp of a child. He was Charlie Chaplin’s titular sidekick in The Kid. He was the first to portray Oliver Twist on film. Jackie Coogan was the most successful child actor in early cinema. He earned $4 million. That’s over $65M in modern dollars. His mother and stepfather spent the […]
Blog Rule #1: Have something to say. Blog Rule #2: A blog post about how I have nothing to say does not equate to me actually saying something. So there you go. The pop culture wire is pretty quiet right not. I took a list at the albums downloadable playlists dropping in the next month. […]
I’m old enough to remember when Hooters was scandalous. I used to take my three-year-old son along with me and Julian VonJames when we Metrolinked to the only Saint Louis Hooters at Union Station. Before you judge: A. My son was too young to be affected by the heightened sexuality. B. He was closer to […]
The Simpsons is slated to begin Season 23 with “Death of a Major Character.” I’d weigh in with a guess, but it has been so long since I saw an episode that wasn’t a syndicated thumb-by, I have no idea which second tier characters are still alive. Krusty? Is Krusty still alive? Is Todd Flanders […]
Noting that I posted the uncensored video for “Blurred Lines” some months ago, I beg you… BEG YOU to watch the Weird Al parody. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Half Pop-Culture Tuesday and half Wordcraft Wednesday. Enjoy!
