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The Shawshank Redemption’s Annoying ‘How Often Do You Look at a Man’s Shoes?’ Scene Andy with his shoes hidden in Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption’s Annoying ‘How Often Do You Look at a Man’s Shoes?’ Scene

In a feature spotlighting pop culture pet peeves, I explain why a certain line about men's shoes in Shawshank Redemption has always bugged me.
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Candice Bergen’s Surprising Most Hated Guest Star on Murphy Brown And His Sad Reaction to the News

Candice Bergen’s Surprising Most Hated Guest Star on Murphy Brown And His Sad Reaction to the News

Today, in a look at interesting interview anecdotes, see who Candice Bergen's least favorite Murphy Brown guest star was and see that actor's reaction to that piece of information!
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Five TV Actors Who Were ‘Stranded’ By Their Screen Partners Leaving The Series

Five TV Actors Who Were ‘Stranded’ By Their Screen Partners Leaving The Series

In the latest collection of recurring pieces of pop culture, Brian spotlights five instances of TV actors who were "stranded" by their screen partners voluntarily leaving their respective series
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The Strange Cultural Setting That Gave Us the Sitcom The Occasional Wife Occasional Wife, a 1960s sitcom

The Strange Cultural Setting That Gave Us the Sitcom The Occasional Wife

In a look at pop culture moments that we wish we could forget, guest writer Adam Barnett details the bizarre truth behind the 60s sitcom, The Occasional Wife.
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The Handwringing Over “Reverse Racism” on Big Brother Was For No One

The Handwringing Over “Reverse Racism” on Big Brother Was For No One

The controversy about "reverse racism" on this season of Big Brother has been the epitome of a tempest in a teapot, as clearly, no one actually cared, despite all of the handwringing over it....
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An Experimental Album Based On a Roland Barthes Book Later Gave Annie Lennox a Hit Song Annie Lennox "No More I Love You's"

An Experimental Album Based On a Roland Barthes Book Later Gave Annie Lennox a Hit Song

In a feature looking at the journeys of songs that eventually became famous from a cover version, Brian looks at the experimental background of "No More I Love You's" by The Lover Speaks
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A Million Little Things Has Basically the Worst Approach to COVID Possible Million Little Things George Floyd protests

A Million Little Things Has Basically the Worst Approach to COVID Possible

In their latest spotlight on pop culture plots we wished we could forget, Brian examines how poorly the ABC drama, A Million Little Things, has handled COVID on the series.
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Back…to the Future!

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Back…to the Future!

Today, the challenge is to name time travel movies based on descriptions of their plots. Pop Culture Wake-Up Call is a weekly quiz about either movies, TV or music. I’ll disable comments for these...
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What Future Emmy Winning Actor Was a Version of ‘Andrew Dice Clay’ on Murphy Brown? Michael Chiklis on Murphy Brown

What Future Emmy Winning Actor Was a Version of ‘Andrew Dice Clay’ on Murphy Brown?

Today, we look at the future Emmy Winner who played a version of “Andrew Dice Clay” on Murphy Brown. This is “My Name It is Nothin’,” a look at when movies and TV shows...
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What’s the Last Movie Plot Twist That Impressed You?

What’s the Last Movie Plot Twist That Impressed You?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who was the last movie plot twist that impressed you.
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