#pop-culture-references tag

Using his Terminator voice, Arnie said: Your song. Give it to me. Now': Bad to the Bone's creation and aftermath

Bad to the Bone became a catchy, self-aware blues-rock hit after being written for mass appeal and gaining momentum through radio play and film placement.

fromColossal

2 months ago

Elizabeth Saloka's Vibrant Painted Rocks Adopt the Personalities of Snacks and Pop Culture Icons

Last fall, I bought a ton of marble scraps off a sculptor in Woodstock for like, $10 off Facebook. For sandwiches and cakes, crumbling asphalt parking lots are good. When I lived in Sunset Park, they demolished a building a couple blocks from my apartment, and there was a hole in the fence, so I'd go in there and find tons of cool shapes and textures of rubble.

Arts

Video games

fromKotaku

3 months ago

Deadpool In Marvel Rivals References Pokemon, GTA, And More

Deadpool is integrated into Marvel Rivals in ways that play to his fourth-wall humor while synergizing with other heroes and avoiding being disruptive.

Film

fromBustle

5 months ago

'Wicked: For Good' Nods To 1 Of Britney Spears' Iconic Videos

Wicked: For Good visually and thematically references Britney Spears' "Lucky" video, paralleling Glinda's glamorous public life with inner loneliness.

Arts

fromPortland Monthly

5 months ago

Ralph Pugay's Collaged Queer Paradise

Ralph Pugay's paintings pair absurd, disparate elements to create slippery, humorous juxtapositions that linger and reveal emotional and cultural influences.

Music

fromPitchfork

6 months ago

Suzie True: How I Learned to Love What's Gone

Suzie True blend Y2K pop-punk nostalgia and youthful femininity to craft smart, self-aware songs about arrested development, escapism, and cultural pressures on young women.

Television

fromwww.theguardian.com

7 months ago

Rapid-fire chats, wisecracks and pancakes: how Gilmore Girls became TV's greatest mother-daughter duo

Gilmore Girls became an enduring, Netflix-fueled cultural phenomenon celebrated for its rapid dialogue, mother-daughter bond, and autumnal, coffee-soaked small-town charm.

fromGameSpot

10 months ago

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Has A Very Silly SpongeBob Easter Egg

In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, players can hear a PA announcer referencing a classic SpongeBob episode with the line, "The driver of a white sedan--you left your lights on."