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My So Called Life: TV That Defined My Adolescence

One of my favorite 90's TV shows is the episodic series My So Called Life . The short lived ABC drama only lasted one season but it's by far one of the most critically acclaimed prime time t…

It’s Christmas TIIIIIIMMMMEEEE!!!! Let’s Get to Singing

Since we’re all family here, I feel like I need to come clean -- this is the time of the year I go into my secret wonder land. I have a serious obsession for Christmas music; the cornier the better. …

Whatever Happened To Gregg Araki?

The 90s and early 2000s was a major era for Gregg Araki.  I would like to refer to it as the Araki Indie Era of cinema. Seriously. Gregg Araki was one of the most innovative independent filmmakers o…

The Witches

As Halloween quickly approaches, I love to sit and reminisce of a time when I was an active trick-or-treater that consumed tons of candy and loved dressing up in campy costumes during an evening of h…

Do You Have a Theme Song?

Photo from fanpop.com For the past few months, I've been binge watching TV shows I must have slept through while they were on the air years ago. One of the shows I'm watching at the moment is…

The Origin Of My Movie Geek

It started in the summer of 1998. I just graduated from high school and I was accepted to Norfolk State University, a short 30 minute commute from my residence. My mother suggested I get a summer jo…

Sunday Paper Comic Strips

It's time to take a trip down memory lane.  Remember ions ago when a newspaper was more than just a a useful weapon to kill a housefly or substitute for paper towels used to clean your windows?  …

My Undying, Unflinching Love For Disney's Gargoyles

I can’t deny it. I am a girl who is hopelessly in love with the cartoons of the ‘90s. These shows probably sculpted quite a bit of the geekiness that I’ve come to embrace in my life, but no show has …

Sista’s Are Doin’ It For Themselves!

I don’t know my father. I know his name, I know he looks like me and I know we share the same taste in music. Outside of that I’m clueless. Now, before you start jumping to conclusions that this is o…

Whatever Happened To Michael Winslow?

Remember the dude that made the funny sounds with his mouth and hands from the Police Academy movies? Whatever happened to Michael Winslow? I mean he was like a huge star in the 80’s thanks to the pl…

Whatever Happened To Robyn Lively?

So my friend the other day calls me up extremely psyched because her favorite show Gossip Girl was being filmed right in her neighborhood. My friend has a thing for Blake Lively. I don't watch th…

Whatever Happened To Mario Van Peebles?

In an offhand conversation I was having with my roommate one day the movie Panther came up. He mentioned he had never seen the movie before. I haven't seen it since college and decided to refresh…

3 Video Games That Scared The Crap Out Of Me

Growing up in the 80s my little brother and I spent our days and nights playing video games and reading comic books.  The games I preferred playing were RPG's (role playing games) like Final Fant…

Books of My Childhood: YA Books of the 80s

I love to sit back sometimes and reminisce about the days of yesteryear.  Remember back when you went to the library to check out books?  Of course libraries are still around today, but I was a regul…

My Warped Attraction: I've Always Loved Men Who Look Like Jon B.

It was the summer of 1995.  I was 15 years old at the time.  I heard a song play on the radio called "Someone To Love" by Babyface.  At the time, I thought the song was his, so I associated…
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