Articles tagged with: popcult

Hey gang!
This is about a story I read in a political-science class in college. I am usually strong with the Googling, but my yearly searches have turned up nada.
The basic premise was that a …

Hi Sars,
Can you help me find this book that’s been driving me crazy? I probably read this book in the late eighties or mid nineties, and I think it was relatively new, as I owned …

I did not manage to clear the entire backlog…because y’all’s enthusiasm for the anniversary project created an entirely new backlog. Heh. We’ll get to them all in time; until then, see what you can do …

Dear Sars,
Would love a little help figuring out what the heck I am remembering here.
It’s something I saw as a kid in the mid-to-late eighties on a children’s program. I’m pretty sure it was a …

Dear Sars,
Yet another “help me find a book to share with my kids” request is in the offing. I can’t help myself. I have Googled the living tar out of it, but I have not …

Hi Sars,
Reading the plot summary of An Education reminded me of a book I read as a youth. This would be young-adult material, which I read around the early 1990s (late junior high/high schoolish).
Like …

A quick administrative note: I won’t pick prize-winners until all the anniversary Vines have gone up; that’ll give everyone a decent enough crack at answering. On to today’s questions!
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Hi Sars,
I have one for you and …

Dear Sars,
You know how some people will refuse to watch a show because of the silliness of the premise, name, genre, etc.? Well, my question is basically how would you describe Buffy to someone like …

Dear Sars,
I have been looking and looking and looking for a reproduction of the “Thinker of Hamangia.” I have scoured the nets for this thing, hoping a museum shop or art gallery would have …

I know it’s usually books that people want to know the names of, but I have a half-remembered movie that is driving me crazy that I can’t remember it.
What I remember most about it was …