As you may know by now, SWEETLIFE festival is just around the corner (did you get your tickets yet?) and since half of you instantly wrote a comment saying “HOW THE HELL AM I GETTING TO MERRIWEATHER?” popchips and BYT are coming to the rescue. FOR FREE.
Yeah-every week up until May 1st we’ll be giving away 30 spots a week in a couple of popchips & good times laden buses which will take you from DC to Merriweather and back (healthy, delicious snacks and opportunities to mack on fellow festival goers while feeling REALLY GOOD about your carbon imprint and NOT drunk driving included).
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Anyway, so now you obviously want to know how you can get your sweet, little ass on that BUS #1? Well, to enter to win on of the 15 pairs of bus rides we’re giving away this week, leave us a comment telling up what your favorite POP Culture moment this past week was. We’ll notify the winners by Friday 9am. Cool? COOL.
(all the twitter update handles you may need: @popchips, @sweetgreen, @byt, @merriweatherpp — hashtag #sweetlife)
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon singing “Friday” on Friday was almost too much Pop Culture for one person to handle. But man, it was awesome.
This week was not #winning for the media-man that is Charlie Sheen. This isn’t necessarily a moment, but rather a series of Tweets during Sheen’s performance in Chicago. Needless to say, I was probably more entertained by those tweets than the people in the audience.
Mine was fucking eating salt and pepper popchips.
Wayne Rooney – arguably England’s best footballer of this generation – has recently had multiple affairs with a 19 year old and 67 year old prostitute in dingy areas in Manchester, England. In this weekend’s match against West Ham, after enduring all sorts of chants and abuse of his wife and his late night antics from opposition fans, Wayne Rooney responds in the best way. He goes on to score three goals and while celebrating his third goal, he goes up to the match camera and yells “F**k Off!” to millions watching around the world.
Rooney now faces fines from the Football Association and the from BBC broadcasting system. If his image as a role model for young kids hasn’t been fully diminished from his infidelity with undesirable women, his foul mouthed tirade to millions surely has.
only the best tweeter EVER: The Bronz Zoo Cobra!! that or the Richard Simmons inflight safety video. i mean….
I second the Colbert/Fallon “Friday” duet – truly a revelation!
The guy holding up a BBM barcode in the middle of Stephen Colbert’s rendition of “Friday”….why? Because it’s a POP culture threesome–Colbert, Friday, and BBMs
Miley C back from her twittter hiatus to follow (stalk) charlie sheen: “‘Do not fear…the Sheenius is here!’ I’m not gonna lie. I came back to twitter for 2 reasons. My fans and to follow @charliesheen #winning”
favorite pop moment has been Charlie Sheen, but especially when he got booed at his show. I guess he isn’t “winning” anymore. Poor Charlie, run out of tigerblood?
I popped one and then popped ten more and then ran away disgusted with myself for housing a bag….I turned back and there was another bag glaring at me from across the room I popped it ugh chips went everywhere and suddenly I was on the floor popping popping popping … it’s still going on i’m sorry this story must end now, another bag is looking at me.
Disclaimer: many parmesan and garlic chips were crunched while living this scene, addictions harm others.
I’ll say the final LCD Soundsystem show, an important pop culture milestone and an epic exclamation point to the life of one of the best and most fun live bands of our generation. And, not to brag, “but I was there.”
Rutgers University paid Snooki $32,000 to talk to its students about GTL and her life experience at the Jersey Shore….like they need the talk—they live it (and arguably invented the lifestyle).
And of course the other upset was the fact that they paid Toni Morrison, who has won the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, $2,000 less.
Rutgers University paid Snooki $32,000 to talk to its students about GTL and her life experience at the Jersey Shore….like they need the talk—they live it (and arguably invented the lifestyle).
And of course the other upset was the fact that they paid Toni Morrison, who has won the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, $2,000 less.
love popchips! but that lineup looks really, really weak… Ra Ra Riot is about the only decent act on the bill. I’m not actually interested in attending but will play along with the best pop culture moment of the past week. Already mentioned above but this one easily goes to LCD Soundsystem’s farewell show in NY (biggest pop culture moment of the ENTIRE year is more like it!)
I’ve been in Argentina eeing U2 and Muse week so the only American pop culture I’ve heard (with satisfaction!), is Charlie Sheen bombing.
And Arcade Fire showing up at LCD Soundsystem’s finale bummed me out because I missed it! I’m getting a chuckle out of the photo of Bono dancing the tango though on the cover of Argentina’s celebrity magazine though. 
Who wouldnt be satisfied with Franco and Colbert in one amazing video. Watch how Franco defends his aspirations while he salutes the genius of Colbert.
http://gawker.com/#!5789320/watch-stephen-colbert-confront-nemesis-james-franco
The Candies Foundation paying Bristol Palin (serious teen role model/#3 on celebz-I-want-to-slap-list) $260,000 for her help w “educating America’s youth about the devastating consequences of teen pregnancy” The Candies Foundation, in addition to helping teens avoid pregnancy by marketing sneakers w a platform (letz be real who will penetrate someone wearing platform sneakers) donated about 1/5th of that amount to actual organizations working w pregnant teens in 2010).
http://gawker.com/#!5789190/candies-foundation-paid-bristol-palin-260k-in-2009
Also, a company has come out w bacon flavored cologne. I would like to wear some while eating PopChips.
http://gawker.com/#!5789372/were-95-sure-this-is-real-bacon+scented-cologne
The “Pregnant in Heels” premier on Bravo was the greatest thing to happen to American Television since the introduction of the “Real Housewives of. . .” Without Bravo’s riveting programming Americans would be left wondering what all the wealthy, pretentious, overly melodramatic, douches do with there lives. Bravo’s contributions to pop-culture and the advancement of our society is unparalleled!
The Lil Wayne/Travis Barker/Drake/Nicki Minaj/Birdman/DJ Khaled/Rick Ross/Mixmaster Mike concert at the Verizon Center. ALMOST as good as the Sweetlife Festival is going to be! I can’t wait!
All things TIna Fey. She has a new book out this and announced that she’s pregnant.
BEST – When Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable told Donald Trump to shut up via the lady that hosts the crappier daytime version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
http://gawker.com/#!5789857/donald-trumps-pretend-presidential-campaign-enrages-bill-cosby
LCD FINAL SHOW AT MSG AND THE AWESOMENESS OF THE BROOKLYN COBRA TWEETS………PLEASE I WANNA SEE THE LUPE AND THE OTHER SWEET BANDS AT THE FESTIVAL.
I’m secluding myself from all cultural experiences (pop and otherwise) until the sweetlife festival so that I am sure to experience maximum pleasure retention at that time. It’s like… normally, popchips are good. But if you don’t eat popchips for a month, and then you go to a popchips festival, you’re like HOLY SHIT THESE POPCHIPS. Except with the Strokes. Tasty!
me posting a comment in the BYT comment section was the most relevant pop culture moment of the week.
thanks,
J
When Collin Powell called Rumsfeld’s book “somewhere between deceptive and delusional” at the National Cathedral. Oh yeah, and when Kirstie Alley got dropped on her ass on Dancing with the Stars.
“Plug pulled on ‘DC Housewives’ ”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/bravo-officially-pulls-plug-on-real-housewives-of-dc/2011/04/07/AFLfexwC_blog.html?hpid=z11
my contribution is Human Centipede: The Musical. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gLagIYMHVE … the mere fact that it exists.
Hey! My favorite pop culture moment was the crashing and burning of Charles Sheen. He was cute for about 5 minutes, but I’m glad to see that people are finally realizing that being an entitled dick doesn’t automatically make you funny.
Donald Trump running for President and the chance for his campaign slogan being
Obama, Ya Fired!
learning about the Jesus Lizard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaNJPlXk2uM
brought to you by the people who taught us that honey badger doesn’t give a shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
How about the granny who accidentally shut down Armenia’s internet access:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/07/granny-cuts-armenian-internet/
By far, my favorite is when some guy was arrested (yeah, ARRESTED) for barking back at a police dog. This dude was just barking and hissing at a police dog through a window when the officer arrested him for “teasing” the dog! Guess they don’t have much better things to do in Ohio..
Winners selected! Check your email! (And don’t worry if you didn’t win, we’ve got another bus waiting to be given away tomorrow!)
My favorite POP culture moment of the week was when Mariah Carey decided we hadn’t seen enough if her boobs already..brace yourself for a naked pregnant photo shoot!
The fact that Rihanna and Britney Spears have collaborated… and are now openly refering to themselves together as R&B. Kind of awesome, kind of the cheesiest thing ever. Just how I like my pop culture.
Getting to relive SHM this week when they posted their video from South Beach!
http://www.swedishhousemafia.com/wp-content/themes/shm/_/app/splash/index.php
Neon Pink Nail polish on a little boy? Call Child protective services. Jcrew’s recent ad showed a designer in a loving picture with her son, who was wearing neon pink nail polish. So what you say? The media went nuts saying this was challenging masculinity and created gender confusion among today’s youth. This is absurd and the media should devote less time to a mother and son bonding, (An image that is rare in a time when so many women work), and more time to real news.
Comedian Aziz Ansari shared this precious precious gem on the Late Show w/ David Letterman: He was in a restaurant with a friend when he overheard 50 Cent order a grapefruit soda (…nothing special) BUT when 50 got his drank he asked the waiter in all seriousness, “uhh, excuse me ….Why isn’t this PURPLE?”.
Grape fruit v. Grapefruit …. i mean, we all make mistakes, right?
Best thing that has happened this week has to be when a Philadelphia judge ruled in favor of a group of middle school girls who were suspended for selling “I Heart Boobies” bracelets to support breast cancer research. Good to know that freedom of speech isn’t completely lost in our public school system and that girls and boys may proudly and publicly support any body part that is affected by cancer!
Sleigh Bells are ‘the Michael Jordan of indie music.’ #coachella
Nicholas Cage and his wife fighting about which house was theirs? That’s not News, just another Tuesday in New Orleans!
As long as Raffi sings Banana phone I’m happy. WTF is a danana phone?
Garey Busey’s endorsement of Donald Trump for president.
Best new blog I’ve seen in awhile 0 Chicks With Steve Buscemeyes
http://chickswithstevebuscemeyes.tumblr.com/
Clearly the biggest thing for pop-culture is when Skynet became active yesterday, and judgement day will thus happen before the Party Bus can take me to the festival!
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/04/skynet-becomes-self-aware/
HEY are we supposed to leave the message here to win bus tickets to the sweetlife fest? THANX!
No, this week’s giveaway is located here:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/articles/win-a-free-ride-on-the-bytpopchips-bus-to-sweetlife-festival.htm