Jamie Walters was poised to be the next big star. Instead, he ended up a pop music oddity: the double one-hit wonder. Becoming the Ike Turner of the Beverly Hills 90210-verse will do that to you.
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No dollar coin? Might I make some suggestions?
In honor of my tenth anniversary at the ABA Journal, I’ve compiled a list of my law and pop culture features:
My latest feature examines sleazy, incompetent, and ethically-challenged lawyers in pop culture.
I’m not going to lie. This routine helped inspire the lede for my latest feature examining the impact of Law & Order and its various spinoffs on the criminal justice system.
“He said you were a born killer. Is that true?” — Jonathan Wallace. Oh yes, Jonathan. You have no idea.
How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.
Welcome back, Jack! I assume you’ve changed your ways and given up torture and extrajudicial killings, right?
Until the last five minutes, the series finale of How I Met Your Mother was excellent. Then, it jumped the shark.
Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.
One of the few times Mike Love and not Brian Wilson helmed a Beach Boys album. Let’s just say it didn’t go well.
The Two and a Half Men finale was a fascinating meta-episode and “f-you” from series creator Chuck Lorre to his many detractors.
Elizabeth Taylor. Billy Graham. Fidel Castro. What do they have in common? In this context, they’re among the most popular picks in death pools.
