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Our Month in Pop Culture – February 2015

February 2, 2015 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

We here at The Addison Recorder read stuff. We also watch stuff. And play stuff, even. Sometimes, that stuff is interesting. Sometimes we just need to talk about whatever pop culture ephemera occupies our time. Which brings us to this column.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Belle & Sebastian, Chelsea Peretti, Comedy, Cthulhu Wars, Duplass Brothers, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Guys, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, Ida, Kyle Kinane, Stuart Scott, Togetherness, VICE News

Our Month in Pop Culture – January 2015

January 5, 2015 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

We here at The Addison Recorder read stuff. We also watch stuff. And play stuff, even. Sometimes, that stuff is interesting. Sometimes we just need to talk about whatever pop culture ephemera occupies our time. Which brings us to this column. Swagger on.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Dragon Age, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Essie Davis, Ghengis Khan, Jennifer Kent, Lord & Miller, My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk, Red Band Society, Reza Aslan, Sea of Faith, The Babadook, The LEGO Movie, Transparent, Zealot

2015 Preview: Things We’re Excited About

December 29, 2014 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

2014 isn’t even over yet and already we’ve heard some pretty exciting announcements about things to come in the coming year. It’s never too early for us to get excited about pop culture we can anticipate, so we’ve rounded up some of the biggest highlights for you here.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Arkham Knight, Batman, James Bond, Jonathan Franzen, Modest Mouse, Quentin Tarantino, The Decemberists

Holiday Traditions

December 22, 2014 by Karen Martin Leave a Comment

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Happy Holidays from the Addison Recorder! Because we’ve all pretty well versed in the pop culture universe, we decided to take a break and look at our favorite holiday traditions, looking and thinking about our personal favorites cultural experiences that come in the month of December. Party on.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Charlie Brown, Christmas Vacation, cribbage, fortified wine, gløgg, holidays, latkes, NPR, pinochle, Quartino, Robert Earl Keen, Snowman

2014 in Review: Things We Hated

December 20, 2014 by Travis J. Cook 2 Comments

2014’s been a busy year! Because of this, we’re looking back on things we did or didn’t like in the year, as well as looking forward to what has already gotten us excited for 2015. This is the second part of the series, where we talk about the things in 2014 that absolutely drove us up a wall.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 1989, Angelina Jolie, Convergence, DC Comics, football, House of Cards, Kevin Spacey, Maleficent, Michigan Wolverines, Robin Wright, Taylor Swift

Best of the Half-Decade: Movies

December 15, 2014 by Alex Bean Leave a Comment

We’re a little freaked out that it’s almost 2015. The decade is half over! To try and make sense of time passing the Recorder staff is going to write about their favorite stuff from the past 5 years in a few installments between now and the end of the year. This month we’ll geek out about the best movies that have been released since 2010.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 12 Years a Slave, Enough Said, Her, In a World, James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lake Bell, Sound City, Steve McQueen, The Tree of Life

2014 in Review – Things We Liked

December 8, 2014 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

2014’s been a busy year! Because of this, we’re looking back on things we did or didn’t like in the year, as well as looking forward to what has already gotten us excited for 2015. This is the first part of the series, where we talk about our favorite discoveries of the year.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 13th Age, Broad City, Clara, Doctor Who, Gillian Welch, Hunger Games, Jenny Lewis, Live Lit, Rainbow Rowell, The Banner Saga, The Submarines

Our Month in Popular Culture: December 2014

December 1, 2014 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

We here at The Addison Recorder read stuff. We also watch stuff. And play stuff, even. Sometimes, that stuff is interesting. Sometimes we just need to talk about whatever pop culture ephemera occupies our time. Which brings us to this column. Dumble on.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Facebook, Ferguson, Katie McVay, Lena Dunham, Politics RAAAAAGE, Social Media, TV on the Radio, Twitter, Veep, Yell You Better

Happy Thanksgiving from the Addison Recorder Staff!

November 27, 2014 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment
The Addison Recorder staff, as taken at their Sunday-before-Thanksgiving writing salon.

The Addison Recorder staff, as taken at their Sunday-before-Thanksgiving writing salon.

Happy Thanksgiving! The Addison Recorder staff hope your Turkey Day is full of delicious food and excellent pop culture discussions with the people you like most. We’re thankful for our readers!

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Best of the Half-Decade: Games

November 14, 2014 by -J. 2 Comments

We’re a little freaked out that it’s almost 2015. The decade is half over! To try and make sense of time passing the Recorder staff is going to write about their favorite stuff from the past 5 years in a few installments between now and the end of the year. This month we’ll geek out about the best games (however our staff defines “games”) that have been played by us or others since 2010. [Read more…]

Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Cards Against Humanity, Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Trey Burke
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