Knowledge Waits Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/knowledge-waits/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:31:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Knowledge Waits Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/knowledge-waits/ 32 32 The Best Reviewed Movie of the Year Winning Best Picture Isn’t a Big Deal https://popculturereferences.com/the-best-reviewed-movie-of-the-year-winning-best-picture-isnt-a-big-deal/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-best-reviewed-movie-of-the-year-winning-best-picture-isnt-a-big-deal/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:58:51 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7937 Brian notes that the best reviewed movie of the year winning the Academy Award for the Best Picture of the year isn't a big deal.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/getting-ashley-padilla-to-break-might-be-a-new-saturday-night-live-tradition/feed/ 0 Jack Antonoff Nicely Shows Off His Trans Support in the Bleachers’ New Song, “Dirty Wedding Dress” https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/ https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:36:08 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7914 Brian looks at how Jack Antonoff nicely showed off his support for trans women over the shit they go through in the new Bleachers song, “Dirty Wedding Dress.”

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/jack-antonoff-nicely-shows-off-his-trans-support-in-the-bleachers-new-song-dirty-wedding-dress/feed/ 0 An Occasional Saturday Night Live Sketch With Intentional Breaking Isn’t a Big Deal https://popculturereferences.com/an-occasional-saturday-night-live-sketch-with-intentional-breaking-isnt-a-big-deal/ https://popculturereferences.com/an-occasional-saturday-night-live-sketch-with-intentional-breaking-isnt-a-big-deal/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:46:46 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7858 Brian explains why it's really not a big deal to do an occasional Saturday Night Live sketch centered on making people break.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/ashley-padilla-stands-out-because-she-play-the-mom-not-despite-of-it/feed/ 0 Matthew Weiner Used Allison on Mad Men Really Well https://popculturereferences.com/matthew-weiner-used-allison-on-mad-men-really-well/ https://popculturereferences.com/matthew-weiner-used-allison-on-mad-men-really-well/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:07:13 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7737 Today, we look at how Matthew Weiner used Allison so well on Mad Men.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/matthew-weiner-used-allison-on-mad-men-really-well/feed/ 0 Should There Be a Separate Holiday Billboard Chart? https://popculturereferences.com/should-there-be-a-separate-holiday-billboard-chart/ https://popculturereferences.com/should-there-be-a-separate-holiday-billboard-chart/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:13:33 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7622 Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You" has now had more weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 than any other artist. Should that be how the Billboard Hot 100 works?

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/should-there-be-a-separate-holiday-billboard-chart/feed/ 0 Would a TV Show Continue if the Second Lead Murdered the Creator of the Series? https://popculturereferences.com/would-a-tv-show-continue-if-the-second-lead-murdered-the-creator-of-the-series/ https://popculturereferences.com/would-a-tv-show-continue-if-the-second-lead-murdered-the-creator-of-the-series/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:15:13 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7527 Brian asks his readers if they think that a TV show would keep airing if the secondary lead murdered the creator of the series

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/would-a-tv-show-continue-if-the-second-lead-murdered-the-creator-of-the-series/feed/ 1 Ashley Padilla Practically Looks Like She is Auditioning for a Sitcom on Saturday Night Live https://popculturereferences.com/ashley-padilla-practically-looks-like-she-is-auditioning-for-a-sitcom-on-saturday-night-live/ https://popculturereferences.com/ashley-padilla-practically-looks-like-she-is-auditioning-for-a-sitcom-on-saturday-night-live/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:38:39 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7922 Brian looks at how Ashley Padilla's acting is a cut above most Saturday Night Live cast members.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/ashley-padilla-practically-looks-like-she-is-auditioning-for-a-sitcom-on-saturday-night-live/feed/ 0 ‘We Decided to Make Season Three of And Just Like That the End…And Not Tell The Actors’ https://popculturereferences.com/we-decided-to-make-season-three-of-and-just-like-that-the-end-and-not-tell-the-actors/ https://popculturereferences.com/we-decided-to-make-season-three-of-and-just-like-that-the-end-and-not-tell-the-actors/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:36:29 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7396 Brian explains how absurd the explanation being give for the finale of And Just Like That is.

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