These are all entries bearing the tag culture.
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Cloverfield
I went to see Cloverfield the other day. I'd been psyched about the movie for a while, and did what best I could to dodge spoilers from our American friends, who got to see it as early as January 18th. No such luck for us Swedes; the premiere was February 8th for us. Anyway, I went to see it in the theater with a few friends of mine. I had pretty high expectations on the movie, and it satisfied each and every one. Cloverfield is awesome.
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Masculine Stereovision
This article about male roles on television was linked to me earlier. It's pretty old by now, but a good read on its own, and highly insightful. It shocked me a bit—not because I was surprised to see my gender being portrayed this way on TV, but because I've been watching these shows for years and never really noticing. Something's bothered me about them on some level, sure, but this is the first time I've really thought about it... and suddenly it seems outrageously clear.
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The Internet killed the video star
I think most of you have heard by now that Elton John says the Internet is “destroying good music", suggesting that perhaps the "Internet should be turned off” for a few years. Blatant techno-ignorance aside, all he really does is come off as an old crank waving a stick at the youngsters on his lawn.
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Tributes belated
So, legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman is dead. And now, just a few days after his death, the tributes on television, radio, the Internet etc. come pouring in. And while Bergman was certainly worthy of such tributes, it reminded me of something about these tributes that bothers me a little: they all come too late.