Archive for the ‘Culture’ tag
Miles Davis and Nintendo, Together at Last.
Kind of Duped -
My parents wouldn’t let my brother and me get a Nintendo way back when. I’ve since blamed most of my disfunction’s and shortcomings on that one simple decision.
While my brother and I did pool our money to buy a used one, we could only sneak in a level here and a level there while no one was looking. Hardly the most efficient way to master Duck Hunter.
Is Culture Dead? Or does the Internet Just Love Random Dancing?
If you were to mention an object related to a ‘high brow’ subject to my dad (A famous painting, an unheard-of-to-my-generation author, a book from the 15th century, or rare musical recording) he’d trace back its roots (In real time, no Googling) and then either bring out that object – The honest to god original – Or some other rare object directly related to it.
Earlier this afternoon, my mom sent me an e-mail with a link to the Oprah Black Eyed Peas Concert:
EDIT: Taken off YouTube due to copyright violation I say with a hint of irony. Here it is via Oprah.com:
And it took mere seconds to trace its roots in ‘classic’ weblore.