Starting a blog is a nerve-wracking endeavor for me. First of all, I think most people who write blogs are self-indulgent and naïve in thinking that anyone really cares what they have to say. Secondly, what would I blog about? And third, who am I to say anything about anything? As lauded philosopher James Taylor put it, “I don’t know nothin’ about nothin.” To answer the second question, the question of subject matter, I decided to take another famous writer’s advice and write what I know. What do I know? Pop culture. And like any good pop culture follower, I’ve noticed certain disturbing trends in that possibly indicate the decline of American society and culture.
My generation is, more than any generation in history, inundated with information, media, and the constant glare of the television, laptop, or smartphone screen. Between Twitter, Facebook, and the Stumble Button it’s easy to pick up on what’s good and what’s bad out there. From Lady Gaga to the KFC Double Down sandwich, contemporary society is locked in a constant struggle between the bad-bad (Crocs, anything to do with Jon or Kate Gossilen), the bad-good (VHI reality shows, songs by Ke$ha) and the good-good (Jon Hamm in a suit, Betty White doing just about anything).
And to answer the last question, the who am I question? I’m a twenty-something film major from a midsized city somewhere between Hollywood and Madison Avenue. I’m writing this blog because I’m getting a degree in analyzing shit, taking it apart, and putting it back together again. I have a lot of opinions, and am using the web as an outlet so I don’t annoy my friends by rhapsodizing about what supernatural creature will replace vampires (vampires replaced pirates, pirates replaced witches, etc. etc.) or the guilt associated with actually owning a Snuggie. I’m writing because I’m a nice girl—I hold doors, I thank bus drivers, I don’t like to complain even if my neighbors’ sweet electronica blasts through my walls at 3 AM. But inside that nice girl is an opinionated bitch, and inside that opinionated bitch is a nice girl who’s worried you readers will think I’m an opinionated bitch. As another great philosopher once said, “Ogres are like onions. We have layers.” Oh, yeah, it was Shrek. I’m like an onion. Still with me? Good. Anyhow, I hope you take this blog the way I intend you too: with at least a few grains of salt, and never too seriously.
Now readers, I have a question, nay, a challenge. What do you think are the biggest signs of the (pop-culture) apocalypse? Snooki’s boyfriend proposing on the cover of a magazine? Cosmetic foot surgery? Sex and the City 2? I’m dying to know.
LINK:
(http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/07/stupid_trends_c.php)
In the meantime, here’s a pretty adorable short by director Dean Fleischer Camp voiced by SNL’S Jenny Slate. This should lift your spirits and remind you that it’s not all bad out there.
VIDEO:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/watch_snls_jenny_slate_in_marc.html
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