In the latest Pop Culture Wake-Up Call, your challenge is to identify the stage names of famous musicians based only on their birth names.
Brian Cronin
In a feature looking at hilarious in hindsight pop culture moments, Brian spotlights the time that "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke appeared on The Wonder Years where he, of course, picked up a girl....
Today, we look into why criticisms of "forced diversity" are so pointless.
In a feature spotlighting interesting commercials and advertisements, Brian looks at the doll commercial starring Marcia and Jan Brady three years before The Brady Bunch debuted.
In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what good TV shows do you think have the worst theme songs
Today, we look at why it is such a bad idea to compete with your viewers over mysteries and twists.
In a feature spotlighting one-off guest appearances on TV shows, Brian examines how Betsy Jones-Moreland turned her first episode of My Three Sons on its head.
Today, we look at how “Not While We’re Around” was used to comedic effect on Rules of Engagement. This is “Suddenly Sondheim,” a feature where we look at seemingly out of nowhere references to...
In the Cronin Theory of Pop Culture, Brian explains why doing the unexpected isn't always the best idea for serialized fiction.
In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at David Letterman's guest appearance on the Warren Zevon song, "Hit Somebody."