With this issue I’m thrilled to share that The Park Press is celebrating our 15th anniversary! As I stop to reflect, I find myself feeling blessed and honored by the role we play within...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan As we continue to see the risk of getting COVID-19 dropping and dropping, it looks like there may be reasons for movie goers to comfortably venture back to...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan One of the positive things about social networks is the random people you meet. I’m on Twitter, as @gmac94, and I like to follow quirky pop culture...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan In the popular culture, the American West is a setting used throughout the ages as a metaphor for today’s issues. The indomitable American spirit is on display...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan This month, I ask for your indulgence as I tackle a subject that has overwhelmed our culture in recent months. Some have described it with the shorthand...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan I have written before about songs that stalled on the way to the top at the #2 position, such as Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You”...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan If you like your pop culture in small doses, cable network A&E has been broadcasting an interesting series of short documentaries on a variety of pop culture...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan For some reason, I believe that podcasts are (to be very impolite) the “red-headed stepchildren” of the pop culture world. They don’t get enough attention although they...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan Recently, my wife and I had a small kerfuffle about a television series that she has recently discovered and is actively “bingeing.” The series is Longmire, which...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan Hey, remember when I gave you twelve women to listen to in 2018? I made a slight mistake. I meant to list thirteen names – because how...