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Die Another Day: One Homage Each For the First 20 Bond Films in the Franchise

Die Another Day: One Homage Each For the First 20 Bond Films in the Franchise

In the latest Pop Culture Easter Eggs, Brian shares one James Bond homage for each of the first 20 Bond films in 2002's Die Another Day.
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The Bold Type Romance That Caused a Revolt From One Half of the Romantic Pairing The Bold Type Eva and Kat

The Bold Type Romance That Caused a Revolt From One Half of the Romantic Pairing

In their latest look at abandoned pop culture plots, Brian shows how The Bold Type dropped a romance when one of the show's leads objected to the romantic pairing.
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – I Want to Hold You in Parentheses

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – I Want to Hold You in Parentheses

In the first of the weekly Pop Culture Wake-Up Call quizzes, the theme of this first quiz is songs with parenthetical statements in their titles (and you can fill in the rest).
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Vision Quest Grossly Glosses Over its Attempted Rape Scene Vision Quest

Vision Quest Grossly Glosses Over its Attempted Rape Scene

In a feature spotlighting plots that were almost assuredly a mistake, Brian takes a look at how poorly the film, Vision Quest, handles an attempted date rape in the film.
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What Was the Worst Recurring Bit on an Otherwise Good TV Series? Murphy Brown with one of her rotating cast of secretaries

What Was the Worst Recurring Bit on an Otherwise Good TV Series?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think are the worst recurring bits on shows that you otherwise really enjoyed.
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How “From a Distance” Proved Clive Davis Wrong

How “From a Distance” Proved Clive Davis Wrong

In a feature looking at the journeys of songs that eventually became famous from a cover version, we open up by showing how "From a Distance" became a surprise smash hit.
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Where Did the Term “MacGuffin” Come From?

Where Did the Term “MacGuffin” Come From?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, discover the origins of the popular film term, "McGuffin."
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Great Actors Who Were Never Regulars on a TV Series Mark Rolston as one of the Marines in Aliens

Great Actors Who Were Never Regulars on a TV Series

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five great actors who regularly worked in television without ever being a listed cast member on a TV series.
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Elton John Went Back to New York For Some Reason for “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Part 2”

Elton John Went Back to New York For Some Reason for “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Part 2”

In a feature looking at creators revisiting their own work after a number of years, Brian shows how Elton John broke out a surprising sequel to "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" 15 years after...
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Top Five Worst James Bond Puns James Bond and Christmas Jones in World is Not Enough

Top Five Worst James Bond Puns

In the latest Top Five, Brian counts down the most egregious puns that James Bond ever delivered in his films.
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