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Friday Fun Link – All Star Wars Movies Summarized in Five Minutes

How did I miss that Topher Grace made an extended five minute trailer of *all* Star Wars films that’s actually pretty awesome…

¶ Posted 31 March 2023 § FridayFunLink § Meme § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool

Secular Sunday – First Ever Oscars Award Show Where No Winner Thanked God?

According to r/atheism (who helpfully post links to videos/transcripts of all speeches as proof), no winners thanked God in their acceptance speeches at the Oscars last Sunday – the first time that’s ever happened!

¶ Posted 19 March 2023 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, history, television

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

¶ Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history, music

Music Monday – “When a couple of guys who were up to no good/Started making trouble in my neighborhood/I got in one little fight and my mom got scared/She said, ‘You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air'”

So, anybody watch the Oscars last night? 😉 “Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Song” – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

¶ Posted 28 March 2022 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music, television

“The Hangover” Blooper Reel

¶ Posted 18 January 2022 § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language

Why Bo Burnham’s “Inside” Is So Good

Maybe because, like “Nanette” by Hannah Gadsby, it totally deconstructs what a “comedy” special is? Or maybe because it’s one of only a handful of truly reflective, unique artworks created during Covid that capture what this past year has been like? Or maybe because I’m pretty sure he does this by not mentioning Covid once […]

¶ Posted 16 June 2021 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Meme § PopCulture § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, music

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Six – Friday Fun Link – How Different Would E.T. Be In The 21st Century? #ftrw

Shea and I have been showing the kids a lot of our favourite movies from when we were growing up – “Dirty Dancing” to “Adventures in Babysitting” to “Airplane!” – movies that both of us remember being allowed to watch by our parents at relatively young ages with no censorship or restrictions (*maybe* I’d […]