It's finals week. Well, ok, finals are over, so that means it's finals GRADING week, the worst week of the academic semester for anyone who teaches for a living. It can really burn you out. So, for this week we decided to do something of a pallet cleanser episode. Longtime listeners might know that VoxPopcast was originally patterned after being something of an academic happy hour... so we decided that it might be fun to play a common drinking game but with a pop culture twist. So on today's episode, Mav and Monica are joined by returning guest Blake Collins to play Pop Culture Fuck-Marry-Kill! It's a quite simple game... the rules are pretty much right there in the name and if you don't get it... well, we expect you'll...
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e262. Hey! So, How Do Museums Work?
We have probably mentioned on previous episodes that Monica worked at a museum. We’ve also mentioned once or twice that Wayne was on the board of a museum. And really, one would assume that anyone who listens to this show has probably been to a museum or two at some point in their lives. Probably…
e261. PCA2023 After Dark!
After two years being held virtually, and a cancelled conference in 2020, the Popular Culture Association returned to in person conferences for PCA2023. There were some good notes (Mav won a major award for his doctoral dissertation) and some bad notes (Mav ended up catching COVID during the trip) but along the way there was…
X-Calibre #1-4
The Age of apocalypse X-Calibre #1-4 Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley, Roger Cruz, Renato Arlem, Charles Mota, & Eddie Wagner Inks: Phil Moy, Bud LaRosa, Tom Wegrzyn, & Harry Candelario Colours: Joe Rosas & Digital Chameleon on colours Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: 1995 Welcome, to the Oh…
e260. Why Do We ♥ Stories Where Old People Still ƒµ¢&?
The thing with Hollywood is that it’s a young people’s game. Or at least that’s what we say. And it’s true, the majority of big budget starring roles are for actors in their 20s and 30s. And the more you age out of that demographic, certainly the less marketably you seem to be. Sadly, this…
Excalibur Annual #2
Excalibur Annual #2 “The Interpretation of Dreams” Writer: Richard Ashford Pencils: John Royle Inks: Phil Moy, Bill Anderson & W.C. Carani Colours: Ariane Lenshoek Letters: Janice Chiang “Black Queen Rising” Writer: Eric Fein Pencils: Daerrick Gross Inks: Bob Wiacek, Terry Austin, Bill Anderson & Andrew Pepoy Colours: Monica Bennett Letters: Janice Chiang “A Change of…
Call For Comments: on “Old People Still ƒµ¢&!” movies
From Mav: A few weeks ago, Wayne in passing mentioned the last year’s movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande — a film starring 63yo Emma Thompson having an affair with a 30yo Daryl McCormack. Among other things, the film is trying to present an image of elder woman who still has sexual needs and…
e259. The Enduring Cultural Legacy of Cocaine Bear!
The day is finally here. We’ve been waiting for months and months and months, but we have now see Cocaine Bear. And if you check the box office returns, a lot of people saw Cocaine Bear! And now we want to talk about it. Did we enjoy it? Yes, of course we did, but actually,…
Excalibur #92: “I Want You”
Excalibur #92 “I Want You” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones Inks: Joe Rubinstein, W.C. Carani, Tom Simmons & Mike Miller Colours: Ariane Lenshoek and Malibu Hues Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft Editor: Suzanna Gaffney Original publication date: December 1995We want to want Excalibur #92, “I Want You,” and mostly—we do! It’s a savage garden of…
e258. A Primer on the Ages of Disney
A few weeks ago we did a show all about the “Ages of Comics” and why comics scholars and fans broke things down the way they do. It was a lot of fun and it got us and got us thinking about how it isn’t quite as intuitive or even universally nailed down as people…
Excalibur #91: “Baby I Love You”
Excalibur #91 “Baby I Love you” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Mike Wieringo, David Williams, Jeff Moy, & Mike Miller Inks: Mike Miller, Mike Christian & Philip Moy Colours: Ariane Lenshoek & Malibu Hues Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: November 1995This week, we raise our glasses to a fan-favourite issue,…