What is the nadir of human popular culture?

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Is it the same David Silver from 90210? That's what I want to know.

― Nicole, Tuesday, 12 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

The resource centre for Cyberculture Studies? That su - OH NO! POS!

― Tom, Tuesday, 12 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

(Tom's incoherent cry left many of them completely pinefoxed.)

― mark s, Tuesday, 12 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Pinefox is spot on with the first two.

I consider the issue of the (then still Daily) Mirror for Monday 24th June 1996, which attempted to turn the England-Germany Euro 96 semi- final into a replay of the Second World War, to be the nadir of England per se, the lowest point in its stupid tendency to draw bridges, define itself by what it is not, fight battles that finished decades ago, etc., etc. Everyone involved should be (and indeed many, I think, now are) ashamed of themselves.

Also the time last year when the Sunday Mirror attacked England followers for holding a warlike, combative mentality while in the same paper referring to the England team as "Our Boys" and Germany as "the old enemy". Indeed, they got noted right-wing hack Quentin Letts to rant on about England "thugs" thinking in terms of "The Great Escape" while alluding to that very film in the headline of their report of the match. Hold me back.

― Robin Carmody, Tuesday, 12 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

http://au.music.yahoo.com/music/20010613/undercovernews/992409530- 1678729228.html Now this is worrying; as is my lack of html.

― Geoff, Wednesday, 13 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Jimmy Buffett.

― Michael Daddino, Thursday, 14 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

three weeks pass...

This new American show, 'Temptation Island' I think it's called. I've never seen it, but the concept alone is enough to make me throw up. Couples are carted off to some island, separated and encouraged to be unfaithful to their partners for the nation's entertainment. How wonderful.

― Ally C, Saturday, 7 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

This week's hi-point - 2 (TWO) (in a row) "hot" new shows 1st time ever on NZ TV last night - "Something for the Weekend" & "Yanky Panky". I won't bother describing them 'cause most of yez here are British & will already be familiar w/ them from wayback but...holy smokin' CRAP. They were both grossly GROSS without even ever being funny or interesting or ANYTHING.

― duane, Sunday, 8 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Dude, I thought that it's all been up since about mid-weimar or so.

― Sterling Clover, Sunday, 8 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

My sister is totally addicted to Temptation Island. I daren't watch, as we are alike in obsessive bents, culture-wise. It is certainly better than Survivor (UK version). But it is no Big Brother (UK version). One couple was kicked off TE because it transpired they ha lied abt a. their age, b. being married, and c. having kids SITTING AT HOME WATCHING THEIR MUM AND DAD COP OFF WITH OTHER PRIME-TIME TANNING-PARLOUR SLUTZ. The producers sat them down and gave them a proper moral talking to. It was PRICELESS. As you can see, I already lied abt not watching it. My name is mark s and I am an Evil-TV-aholic.

― mark s, Sunday, 8 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

No, it is Rosie O'Donnel being nominated for a Tony. Or a bad Mel Brooks film getting so much buzz they can sell 170 dollar tickets . Or Lea Thompson as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Fuck:any broadway show . Suessical the Musical, Annie Get Your Gun with Reba MacIntyre. What happened , Broadway was supposed to be a shining beacon for all of us in the hinterlands . Now it just seems like cheap stunts .

― anthony, Sunday, 8 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

thirteen years pass...

giving attn to cc article

― thoughts you made second posts about (darraghmac), Monday, 27 April 2015 23:08 (nine years ago) link

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― NI, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 04:03 (nine years ago) link

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― Giant Purple Wakerobin (Aimless), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 04:10 (nine years ago) link

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― Treeship, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link

it actually probably was Temptation Island

― Bookmark No Bingus Permalink (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link

who hates grease?

― but then again, who really cares? I don’t. (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 09:05 (nine years ago) link

13 years ago was an innocent time.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 09:11 (nine years ago) link

I'm going to nominate You, Me and Dupree

― but then again, who really cares? I don’t. (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 09:41 (nine years ago) link

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