Topic: pop culture

Illustrated Guide: 10 Things You Need To Know About Prom (From Someone Who Never Went)

Illustrated Guide: 10 Things You Need To Know About Prom (From Someone Who Never Went)
1. At some point, everyone will dance in unison.
2. All proms have themes.
3. If you have glasses, take them off.
4. Someone will spike the punchbowl.
5. There is a punchbowl (?)

Prom is a formal event for high school students that takes place near the end of senior year… but it’s so much more than that. Prom is also a very important event in a young woman’s life. You might say it’s the most important thing she ever does (besides get married, obviously).

Here’s a true testament to the massive significance of prom: I know everything about it and I didn’t even go*. Prom’s influence is so far-reaching, so pervasive, so unquantifiable that I know pretty much all there is to know about it, thanks to pop culture. Here, I’ve helpfully narrowed down the 10 most important things about prom in one helpful Illustrated Guide. More »

You Know You Want To Watch This Video Of Beautiful Women Falling Down

You Know You Want To Watch This Video Of Beautiful Women Falling Down

Do you like to watch beautiful women falling down? According to a certain recent New Yorker article on women’s “likeability issues” in comedy, you sure as heck do. You see, in order to be allowed in movies at all, women must be stunningly and conventionally beautiful. But everyone hates beautiful women, you know, for their beauty. So then, in order to be “likeable” by you, the audience, said beautiful women must have bad things happen to them. Lots and lots of delightfully bad things. More »