Sentences with phrase «in other pop culture»

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From there, the digital Easter egg evolved to include pop culture in - jokes, creepy oddities, and other assorted brain candy.

«He is wired into the pulse of pop culture like few others in the world,» says Coke's Kent.

Others have written eloquently of the way in which Andraé Crouch's own musical compositions have had a broader impact on American culture, through his cross over into pop music and his musical arrangements for movies like The Color Purple and The Lion King.

A frequently fascinating romp through American culture with the emphasis on pop culture (some would say there is no other kind), showing the myriad ways in which the figure of Jesus has been detached from theological or churchly connections to become an icon for the promotion of almost anything.

I am happy they love and respect nature and are participants in other cultures and societies beyond the comfortable bubble we popped.

Specializing in pop culture, film and television, her work appears on Star Reviews and various other websites.

It has had a particularly strong life on the Internet, including the heavily trafficked Huffington Post, and in pop culture, where it is supported by actors including Charlie Sheen and Jim Carrey, former Playboy playmate Jenny McCarthy, and numerous others.

Language, culture, abstract thought — they've all popped up in other animals.

Heavily influenced by the rise in casual sex culture, states and cities all across the US saw singles bars popping up all over, making it much easier to meet other people for casual sex and hookups.

This film really is a piece of history, an old iconic pop culture movie that has inspired so many other ideas in various formats.

To anyone new to Stranger Things Imagine ET, Aliens, The Goonies, The Thing, IT and many other 80's -90's Science Fiction / Horror films books mixed together that was infused of so many pop culture references from the same time that they become hard to keep track of at times well THAT is pretty much Stranger Things in a Nutshell!

Soderbergh's a rangy, hard - to - pin talent, but his list looks pretty similar to that of any other diligent consumer of pop - culture: O.J.: Made In America, Westworld, a whole lot of the Olympics, and Fury Road, among other movies and TV shows.

These findings indicate that men hold the higher status titles of film critic or critic in categories other than film including television critic, music critic, theatre critic, pop culture critic, and media critic.

They give good commentary, chatting about this and that without leaving much in the way of dead air, and the fact that the conversation frequently ranges way beyond Chopping Mall to consider other films and pop - culture markers from the era (programmable robot toys, FANGORIA magazine, the long, slow demise of Radio Shack) is frankly a relief given the sheer quantity of content here.

Add to these dizzying bullet points approximately a zillion other improbable career choices, and you could make the case that Franco, 37, is the most productive man in pop culture.

Really, all it is is a cross between Antz (one bug in a colony finding his own path) and Shrek (constant pop culture allusions done in rapid tongue - in - cheek fashion), with perhaps a few dozen others sprinkled here and there.

But in this film more than the last, director Keenen Ivory Wayans and the writing crew headed by stars Shawn and Marlon Wayans depend on tangents based on non-genre films and other pop culture items of the moment.

The Double Dragon legacy even gained momentum in pop culture, spawning not only various sequels and ports for multiple platforms, but appearing in other mediums like comic books, cartoons and movies.

At the film's recent press day, McKay, Lewis, Bale, Carell, Gosling, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Strong, producer Jeremy Kleiner, and screenwriter Charles Randolph talked about turning the book into a movie and adapting it to the screen, why McKay was the right person to direct, what drew them to the project, how the actors met their real - life counterparts in preparation for their roles, the decision to combine a cinema verite documentary approach with other stylized elements, breaking the fourth wall, and using celebrities and pop culture figures as an entertaining storytelling device to explain complex financial concepts to the audience.

The giant designs in the graphic novel and upcoming big - screen adaptation take inspiration from other giant monsters in pop culture, like the Ents from Lord Of The Rings, or the kaijū from Pacific Rim, but as the creators tell us, the designs Niimura originally came up with were a bit more phallic.

The entire film references other comic book films, and pop culture mentions, typically by making fun of them in some way; Green Lantern, joke in the credits, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice's silly mommy moment, Hawkeye's lack of powers, Josh Brolin's Thanos's two - timing as a character in Avengers: Infinity of War less than three weeks ago, at one point Wade simply calls Brolin's (Cable), «Thanos,» Logan's gags you'll need to see for yourself.

«I, Tonya», on the other hand, is a fearless and inventive examination of the characters and events surrounding one of the biggest scandals in the history of American pop culture.

Perhaps it's a personal bias, but animated television seemed to be a greater part of pop culture in the 1980s than any other decade.

Those not quite in tune may miss out on some of the gags, but may still enjoy the more modern comedy styles in other capacities, which is to throw in as much envelope - pushing vulgarity, F - bombs, and pop culture references as possible.

He continuously keeps mocking other characters, pop culture and life in general.

Regardless, this slice of pop culture goodness has gotten me excited for the revival of everyone's favorite plucky blonde detective... and has made me wonder about other TV shows that deserve a similar second chance in movie theaters:

There's scant wiggle room even for something that the industry calls «counter-programming,» which is a film released to a market to attract moviegoers who aren't interested in football or Star Wars or whatever other big pop - culture thing is happening.

The «self» credits begin in 1995 and consist of a variety of comedy showcases, including: multiple «HBO Comedy Half - Hour» and «Hollywood Squares» episodes, VH1's «I Love the»80s» and other pop culture specials, two celebrity roasts, and eleven appearances on each «Late Night with Conan O'Brien» and «Jimmy Kimmel Live!»

In this podcast, SpiderStaryu tests the other Lost Levels knowledge on pop culture!

The constant barrage of pop culture takedowns and rude behavior in general make it a little harder to accept (at anything other than face value) the «heart» portion of Deadpool 2, which consists mostly of the Firefist father - figure storyline (eerily similar to last year's Logan) and Wade's one - dimensional relationship with fiancée Vanessa (Morena Baccarin).

Students will often pull vocabulary from the story (RL.9 - 10.4) and create questions based on a text's appearance in pop culture or other works from around the world (RL.9 - 10.6, 7,9).

Academic libraries, on the other hand have been a bit more relaxed on this stance especially if the book is in a subject that is trending in pop culture or represents the scholarship being studied on its campus.

Rob Salkowitz is author of Comic - Con and the Business of Pop Culture (McGraw - Hill, forthcoming in June 2012) and three other books on the future of business in the digital era.

June Sawyers, a freelance reviewer who specializes in pop culture and religion, originally hails from Glasgow, Scotland, has written or edited more than 20 books, mostly in music, literature, and travel, and is a regular contributor to the Chicago Tribune and other publications.

Other small and savory selections to slip into a stocking can be found in Abbeville Press» Tiny Folios series, which features subjects from pop culture to fine art.

Like most other men's manga magazines, Manga Action frequently sports a bikini - clad model on the cover and often has other pop culture tie - ins, like gravure photo shoots and girl - group news and interviews.

In Office Girl (2012), The Great Perhaps (2009), and other works, he mines pop culture, art, and science in fabulist yet lacerating urban storieIn Office Girl (2012), The Great Perhaps (2009), and other works, he mines pop culture, art, and science in fabulist yet lacerating urban storiein fabulist yet lacerating urban stories.

Hajime Isayama in particular is a huge fan of Western pop culture and wanted other creators to take a shot at his world.

Academic libraries, on the other hand have been a bit more relaxed on this stance, especially if the book is on a subject that is trending in pop culture or represents the scholarship being studied on its campus.

Dark Horse Comics Publisher Mike Richardson and «Captain Midnight» writer Joshua Williamson visited the world famous CBR Tiki Room at New York Comic Con to discuss resurrecting the pulp serial hero in the modern day, the company's revival of other classic heroes like Ghost and X and the publisher's future in light of a landmark 2012 and the changing face of both pop culture and technology.

Nick Makoha, a writer, poet and Spoke - Lab resident and creator of one man show «My Father and Other Superheroes» that reveals how pop culture raised him in the absence of his father.

Busy week here in mid-October — Mother Nature is working hard to transition from summer to fall, and I along with many others are prepping for the last big pop - culture convention of the year, New York Comic Con!

Her work first became popular (and controversial) not because she took J.K. Rowling's world and imagined all - new stories, but because she used it as a template in which she could fit in all of her other pop culture fandom — inserting quippy exchanges from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and passages from authors like Pamela Dean (as this expose detailed) with only minimal changes.

The important thing is that I didn't base the book exactly on any one other book, it's a mashup of themes and elements I found in several other books; and those books are borrowing themes and elements from ancient mythology or pop culture (public knowledge).

PREVIEWSworld ToyChest has your release list of toys and other pop - culture merchandise on sale May 23 in comic shops!

Why we like it: In a field that tends to elicit yawns and blank stares, The Reformed Broker gets its acclaim from pulling from many different themes and tools, including «statistics, satire, anecdotes, pop culture references, sarcasm, fact, fantasy, and any other device that I feel necessary to get my points across,» according to Brown.

Roland Kelts is the author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US, and he writes for publications in the US, Europe and Japan, such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Time magazine, The Yomiuri, The Japan Times and others.

TVGB: There were several nods to other games and pop culture references in Alien Hominid HD, can we expect to see the same type of humor in Castle Crashers?

-- Race Based difficulty in South Park — IT lives up to the hype apparently, too scared to watch by ourselves — Voltron Season 3 — WoW latest content — Star wars loses another director — lots of other banal pop culture chat

«In just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon,» said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. «The title's success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media.&raquIn just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon,» said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. «The title's success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media.&raquin history and a pop culture phenomenon,» said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. «The title's success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media.&raquin other forms of media.»