Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones - ‘Oathkeeper’ Recap: Loyal to death
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . There are so many forms of capital in Game of Thrones. Whether it be the traditional form, of which the Lannisters have plenty, or certain...
Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones - ‘Breaker of Chains’ Recap: We’re All Liars Here
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . At the core of Game of Thrones, behind the dragons, the sex, the violence, the cruelty, the accents, the sex again, and CGI, the series...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Action Bronson's Blue Chips 2
NEW YORK - Eastern Conference semifinals 1995: The New York Knicks are down by two points (97-95) to the Indiana Pacers with five seconds left and the ball in Patrick Ewing's hands...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywR6vWbU6cg Flushing, Queens...
Culture of Hoops
COMPLEX-ity: Bacardi x Sneaker Pimps x DJ Envy Interview
Sneakerheads are everywhere. I was on the scene at the Bacardi Fusion release party, presented by Complex Media featuring Sneaker Pimps, and in between sips of my sneakerhead drink (Mango Bacardi Fusion and ginger beer)...
Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones - ‘The Lion and the Rose’ Recap: A Book Every King Should Read
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . Excuse me, I’m still stewing over having watched a Daenerys-less episode of Game of Thrones … hold on … almost there … a little longer...
Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones - ‘Two Swords’: Waiting, Steel, and Chicken
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . F or one of the most anticipated hours of television in over a year, “Two Swords”, the Game of Thrones Season 4 premiere, sure involves...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Jay Z, Game 6
Image courtesy of Daniele Dalledonne/Flickr. Considering Jay and 'Ye once played " Ni**as In Paris " a dozen times at a single show during the Watch the Throne tour, we thought they might be a...
Culture of Pop
'Banshee' Finale Recap: 'Bullets and Tears' and Breakfast
Banshee ’s finale effectively utilizes flashbacks throughout, something the series’ showrunners have mastered since Episode 1. We see a young Rabbit (or a Rabbit who is exactly the same but with dyed black hair—not that...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Public Enemy, Rebel Without a Pause
Image courtesy of Amnesia Ibiza/Flickr . “Simple and plain give me the lane; I’ll throw it down your throat like Barkley” " Rebel Without a Pause " circa 1987 by the mega rap group Public...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Jay Z Encore
Image courtesy of Rich Thane/Flickr . The first three tracks of The Black Album , Jay Z's once-and-for-all declaration that he is hip hop's greatest living artist, are firmly oriented to the album's overarching themes:...
