Degrees of Passing: Representations of White Passing in Popular Culture
If popular culture reflects society, then studying popular culture representations of White passing can provide insight into the...
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Joey Maqueda
- Jul 11, 2021
- 5 min
The Case for War Against All Puerto Ricans (TV series)
I am not, and I cannot stress this enough, calling for armed conflict against the people of Puerto Rico. Those are the words of Elisha F....
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
iCarly is Wayne's World for Kids
Have you ever noticed how much Nickelodeon's iCarly starring Miranda Cosgrove and Jenette McCurdy resembles Wayne's World ? While...
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Alexander Rodriguez
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
Pop Culture Therapy: How Buffy Helped Me - short non-fiction + short article **trigger warning**
Buffy’s face matches my own, as I’m forced to remember that day. “It’s going pretty great; this will be my last ride out with the Fire...
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Alexander Rodriguez
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
Raised by Super Heroes
A tale of overcoming abuse and finding family in the work of Stan Lee. That metallic copper taste hits me first, as my eyes open. I’m...
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Joey Maqueda
- Oct 26, 2020
- 6 min
"The Boys" is Perfect for Now
There is a degree of truth to the notion that the President of the United States, intentionally or unintentionally, affects the zeitgeist...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
PPC Presents: E5 The Boys Pt. 1
Let's get raw, raunchy, and risqué. Joey and I get down and dirty with Amazon Prime's The Boys. We lean into the web series, the comics...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Oct 4, 2020
- 6 min
This is Ratched
Ryan Murphy hits hard yet again with the suspenseful drama series Ratched starring American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson; the connection...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
PPC Presents: Love Death + Robots S1 E15 "Blindspot"
We watch, discuss . . . and occasionally forget words lol #lovedeathandrobots #netflix #tvseries #tvshow #animation #dark #heist...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min
PPC Presents: Love Death + Robots ep5 "Sucker of Souls"
Forgive the brain farts. #netflix #lovedeathandrobots #cheers #suckerofsouls #review #funny
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Feb 25, 2020
- 4 min
SPOILER ALERT: New Additions in Netflix’s Diablero: La serie regresa y no decepciona
My favorite thing about Diablero season 2 is the new characters we meet. Rarely, am I as enthusiastic about new characters; in Stranger...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Feb 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Give it a Go
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back and, judging by the end of the season three finale, it’s not over yet. Interestingly, I’ve had...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
SPOILER ALERT – Dracula: An Original Spin on an Overdone Classic
I was not terribly optimistic about BBC’s Dracula when it first began to be advertised. In fact, I have not been very impressed by most...
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Joey Maqueda
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
Netflix's The Witcher: PPC's Official Review
To the untrained eye, The Witcher seems like an unfettered mess of medieval fantasy cliches. Monsters, wizards, kings and queens,...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Sep 30, 2019
- 5 min
What Pop Culture did YOU Consume this Weekend?
Thanks to a brilliant suggestion from one of the writers here at Pussy Pop Culture, the wildly talented Joey Maqueda, we have decided to...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Sep 7, 2019
- 7 min
Why Your Guilty Pleasures Should NOT Make You Feel Guilty
I don’t know about you, but I’m absolutely sick of people making me feel bad for the shows and films that I love. I must admit, I’ve been...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Jul 3, 2019
- 5 min
Stranger Things 3: Five Things to Expect
Stranger Things 3 releases tomorrow, and I know I'm not the only one speculating about what will go down this summer in Hawkins, Indiana....
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- May 13, 2019
- 7 min
Welcome to Wayne's World
Released on January 16th, the YouTube original was advertised as a 16-year-old Dirty Harry; and they weren’t wrong. The protagonist is a...
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Kevin Khoury
- Mar 22, 2019
- 6 min
Fan Service and the Newbie: Introducing Your Significant Other to Anime
So, you’re getting ready to sit down and binge watch your Otaku nuts off. You’ve got your snacks, your drink, and an intense need for...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
- Mar 8, 2019
- 9 min
One Day at a Time Should NOT be Cancelled and Here's Why
I’ll admit, it took me way too long to give One Day at a Time a shot, but once I did, there was no turning back. As a Puerto Rican born...
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