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Little Chicks, Lots of Dixie
Time has changed Natalie Maines. The once-perky lead singer for the Dixie Chicks has perhaps grown up, or been affected by motherhood, or been dulled slightly by controversy. Whatever it…
The WB Bows Out
When they announced the merger of The WB and UPN, I was surprised but gave it little thought. I knew both netlets had been struggling with ratings, and a joining…
PG Interview: The Veronica Mars Cast
For those who haven’t yet heard it shouted from the rooftops, Veronica Mars has been renewed for a second season. It’s an unprecedented move for UPN to renew a show so early,…
Blind Date or Dream Job?
Reason 1,000,010 why I am ashamed to be me and feel a professional should be called in to evaluate my taste in television and intervene if necessary: I have become…
Crushing on Jim Jarmusch
It all started innocently enough. I was a good independent film fan. I went to all the free art films screened at my college. I appreciated movies with unusual narrative…
Mad Scientist Music Man
Think of Daniel Bedingfield as a control group. The 23-year-old Brit says he wrote and recorded most of Gotta Get Thru This sitting in his underwear in his London bedroom.…
American Idol Goes Hollywood
Hello PopGurls readers! I’m excited to be here; I hope you’re excited to be reading about the ninth season of American Idol, a show I have loved and loved to…
Alias: Furrow Mania
Written by Michelle, Amy Agent Vaughn. Inappropriate agent extraordinaire. Buyer of Christmas presents. Refuser of hockey. And wielder of one mean furrow. Ah, the furrow. A mystery any avid watcher…
90210 — Deja Vu All Over Again?
Nearly twenty years ago, when Beverly Hills 90210 first premiered, most girls were twittering away about the drama to their best friends on commercial breaks. I was a late-bloomer, getting…
The Reading Vacation
I went on vacation. I read. A lot.* *Not all of these books are newly published, but who says you only have to review/read new books? The Parker Grey Show,…
Felicity: A New Version of You
I would like to take the last episode of Felicity and force all television producers and writers to watch it as soon as there is even a twinkle of a…
View From a Hill
I’ve been to Indigo Girls concerts in four different states, and seen them in all sorts of venues – everything from small clubs to performing arts halls to a college…
What Manic Pixie Dream Girl Movies Can Learn From Leslie Knope
The thing about Parks and Recreation that’s stood out from the beginning — or, at least, since the show first hit its stride during the second season — is how…
Summery New Songs, Gurlie Style
The summer is almost upon us and it’s time to flush out those hibernation tracks on your iPod and fill it with great new music. We’ve reviewed a sampling of…
8 Mile: Not Quite Lost
I just saw 8 Mile, and I’m not sure if it had a plot or meaningful dialogue, but the lead character was played by some skinny white boy named Eminem.…
AMTK: The Final Countdown
The thing about America’s Most Talented Kid is that it airs on Friday nights. Now, we’re not big swinging partiers, but we do occasionally get out of the house, and…
La Femme Nikita: Section One Profiles
Written by Amy, Michelle Section One Profiles: Security Clearance Five Note: there’s a good chance we’re really off on some of this. feel free to correct us, we may not…
Season One In An Instant
I am so over apologizing for the fact that I enjoy entertainment that my peers think I’m too old for. It just takes too much energy to pretend that I’m…
Bubba Delivers
I must admit, I remember hearing the single “Ugly” off Bubba Sparxxx’s 1999 debut album, Dark Days, Bright Nights but only vaguely. It was likeable enough, but had the feel…
A Quickie With Author Sara Zarr
Sara Zarr knocked it out of the park with her first young adult novel, Story of a Girl, in 2007 – it got picked as a National Book Award Finalist.…