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It's also a day to remember those other women that helped mold you into the dazzling creature you have become. No, I'm not talking about your first grade teacher or your great grandmother (although I'm sure they're really spectacular women); I'm talking about those fictional moms that made an impact through television or movies, the ones that you sometimes wished were your mom and the ones that made you thankful for your own. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the most frightening and most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE FRIGHTENING\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Joan Crawford: \u003cem>Mommie Dearest\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a43f4285035cd43c23f2c8754124d58e/tumblr_mm71voymc11r1ult6o1_400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joan Crawford isn't technically a fictional character, but there is some dispute over how accurate her daughter's depiction of her is so I say it counts (also, why would we forgo any opportunity to talk about Joan Crawford?). So we all know that Joan is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUkE9qaVgmo\">not a huge fan of wire hangers\u003c/a> (who is really?), but that's the least of it. Crawford also ties her son to his bed, says \"I'd rather you go bald to school than looking like a tramp!\" while cutting off her daughter's hair, forces her daughter to stay at the dinner table overnight until she finishes her undercooked steak, says \"YOU LOVE TO MAKE ME HIT YOU!\" while slapping her daughter in front of a reporter, and then leaves them both out of her will. Way harsh, Tai.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Margaret White: \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">\u003cimg src=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjp4xzMiO1r0m8k0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some teens lock themselves in their rooms and write bad poetry about how \u003cem>absolutely horrible\u003c/em> their mother is for grounding them or taking away phone privileges or whatever. These whiners obviously haven't seen \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>, a movie that makes most mothers look as gentle as \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A276_8XeLgE\">Dumbo's mom\u003c/a>. Margaret White has a lot of opinions on what is suitable behavior for her daughter, Carrie. Let's go over some of them: she should never wear red (that's for hell-bound whores), she should only refer to her breasts as \"dirty pillows,\" she should think of pimples as \"the Lord's way of chastising you,\" she should pray and ask forgiveness for her sinful period, she should be cool with getting tea thrown in her face, and she should heed the mantra: \"They're all going to laugh at you!\" It's enough to make anyone become a pyromaniac murderer!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Mary Jones: \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/precious_movie_trailer/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4551\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4551\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/Precious_Movie_Trailer.gif\" alt=\"Precious_Movie_Trailer\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there's a degree of campy comedy to Joan Crawford and Margaret White, there's nothing funny about Mary Jones (\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\">except maybe this genius creation\u003c/a>). Not only does she facilitate her daughter's sexual abuse, Mary also mentally abuses her and tries to drop a television on her head. The only capable person to negotiate a train wreck like this is a social worker played by \u003ca href=\"http://www.gifbin.com/bin/072009/1248777391_mariah-carey-pitch-fail.gif\">Mariah Carey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Betty Draper: \u003cem>Mad Men\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 398px\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">\u003cimg src=\"http://i42.tinypic.com/2uizvrl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">Sonainthecity\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remember that time when you were a real brat during your puberty era? Well, Betty Draper seems to have gotten stuck there. She's petulant, self-involved and never satisfied, all characteristics that keep her from being a good mother. Like when Sally showed up \u003ca href=\"https://kaydubya.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sally-draper-bag.gif\">wearing a plastic dry cleaning bag over her head\u003c/a> and Betty warned that the clothes better not be in a pile somewhere. Or when she told Bobby to go bang his head against a wall after he said he was bored. Or when she dragged Sally into a closet and locked her inside (\"You're hurting me!\" \"Good!\"). You get the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE BELOVED\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Clair Huxtable: \u003cem>The Cosby Show\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0snvo1qas84s/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12095\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12095\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Beyonce had the trademark on being perfect, it was all Clair Huxtable, a tough, elegant lawyer and mother of five children. While her husband believes he holds the power in the household, it's usually Clair who gets to the bottom of things with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYpVzc3qunE\">a lecture about why you can't just run off to Baltimore without permission\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEj00g9CyE\">a perfect lesson on feminism\u003c/a> (if you only click on one link for the rest of your life, let it be this one).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Molly Weasley: \u003cem>Harry Potter\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c532b114ca76b06d55fc4128548f29/tumblr_mgqig5SH8f1r0wg85o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The epitome of a mother hen, Molly Weasley is an encouraging, doting mother, who loves to make everyone feel at ease, despite, you know, the world possibly ending and everyone dropping dead and all of that jazz. But that doesn't mean she's just a domestic goddess; she will kill your ass if you threaten one of her children (see animated gif above).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lorelai Gilmore: \u003cem>Gilmore Girls\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">\u003cimg src=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef69964e218ed9d7c2cb60e04bf4d4ed/tumblr_mjb1fxzS9L1qdvxb9o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Best fictional mom? Duh. Best fictional TV character ever? Quite possibly! Lorelai Gilmore is an impressive mom for more reasons than I can get into at the moment, but here are a few:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>named her daughter after herself because a. men do it all the time and b. why not?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>left a life of privilege with a baby in tow at the age of 16 and worked her way up from a maid at an inn to running the joint.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>put aside her pride and made a deal with her estranged parents to send her daughter to a good prep school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>provided a sanctuary away from a scary religious Korean mother for her daughter's best friend.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1kcyfK53F1qzzgmo.gif\">sang \"Wind Beneath My Wings\" by Bette Middler\u003c/a> instead of getting upset after finding out her underage daughter attended a kegger and was the cause of severe property damage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>did not kill her daughter when she dropped out of college and stole a boat.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the best way to sum up the greatness of Lorelai Gilmore (apart from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/10/01/gilmore-girls-netflix-10-best-episodes-binge-watch-marathon/\">rewatching the entire series\u003c/a> every year which I totally do) is through her daughter's valedictorian speech (grab a tissue!):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfCYKe5SxQE\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Queen Mother: \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a946d6feea2865427e5cfac67b6dfb5d/tumblr_mk9vij5q8V1qcga5ro1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Molly Weasley's protective vibe and multiply it by 7000 (plus buckets of slime saliva) and you get the Queen Mother from \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>. Sure, she's frightening and monstrous and mutilates everyone who crosses her path, but she has her reasons! They pose a risk to her babies and she is not having any of that. No one said being maternal was always pretty.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lucille Bluth: \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">\u003cimg src=\"http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2013/03/07/07-lucille-thirsty.o.jpg/a_560x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">Vulture\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, she has \u003ca href=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2i5ocjDe1qhr84co1_500.gif\">a pill problem\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04cy5VQYF1qzlvmi.gif\">drinks before most people wake up in the morning\u003c/a> and is real about \u003ca href=\"http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/arrested-development-season1-epsidoe-1-pilot-lucille-2.gif\">not particularly liking some of her children\u003c/a>, but somehow all of that doesn't keep us from falling in love with Lucille every time she's on screen. Maybe she's not one to help you with your geometry homework or pack you a healthy, well-balanced lunch, but you should really be doing that for yourself anyway. \u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpe9854My1qf6r53o1_500.gif\">Cheers and winks\u003c/a> to this wonderful woman!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there you have it, ladies and gentleman! Which fictional moms would make your list? And when are you going to call your mom? (Answer: right now).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/\">originally published in 2013\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In honor of Mothers' Day, here's a look at the most frightening and beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1431112055,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":1182},"headData":{"title":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms | KQED","description":"In honor of Mothers' Day, here's a look at the most frightening and beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms","datePublished":"2015-05-08T19:06:17.000Z","dateModified":"2015-05-08T19:07:35.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"16251 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=16251","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/05/08/the-most-beloved-and-frightening-fictional-moms/","disqusTitle":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms","path":"/pop/16251/the-most-beloved-and-frightening-fictional-moms","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/moms/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4562\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4562\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg\" alt=\"moms\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mothers' Day is right around the corner, a day about finally remembering to return your mom's phone calls and crafting bad macaroni art that expresses your appreciation for her. It's also a day to remember those other women that helped mold you into the dazzling creature you have become. No, I'm not talking about your first grade teacher or your great grandmother (although I'm sure they're really spectacular women); I'm talking about those fictional moms that made an impact through television or movies, the ones that you sometimes wished were your mom and the ones that made you thankful for your own. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the most frightening and most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE FRIGHTENING\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Joan Crawford: \u003cem>Mommie Dearest\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a43f4285035cd43c23f2c8754124d58e/tumblr_mm71voymc11r1ult6o1_400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joan Crawford isn't technically a fictional character, but there is some dispute over how accurate her daughter's depiction of her is so I say it counts (also, why would we forgo any opportunity to talk about Joan Crawford?). So we all know that Joan is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUkE9qaVgmo\">not a huge fan of wire hangers\u003c/a> (who is really?), but that's the least of it. Crawford also ties her son to his bed, says \"I'd rather you go bald to school than looking like a tramp!\" while cutting off her daughter's hair, forces her daughter to stay at the dinner table overnight until she finishes her undercooked steak, says \"YOU LOVE TO MAKE ME HIT YOU!\" while slapping her daughter in front of a reporter, and then leaves them both out of her will. Way harsh, Tai.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Margaret White: \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">\u003cimg src=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjp4xzMiO1r0m8k0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some teens lock themselves in their rooms and write bad poetry about how \u003cem>absolutely horrible\u003c/em> their mother is for grounding them or taking away phone privileges or whatever. These whiners obviously haven't seen \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>, a movie that makes most mothers look as gentle as \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A276_8XeLgE\">Dumbo's mom\u003c/a>. Margaret White has a lot of opinions on what is suitable behavior for her daughter, Carrie. Let's go over some of them: she should never wear red (that's for hell-bound whores), she should only refer to her breasts as \"dirty pillows,\" she should think of pimples as \"the Lord's way of chastising you,\" she should pray and ask forgiveness for her sinful period, she should be cool with getting tea thrown in her face, and she should heed the mantra: \"They're all going to laugh at you!\" It's enough to make anyone become a pyromaniac murderer!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Mary Jones: \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/precious_movie_trailer/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4551\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4551\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/Precious_Movie_Trailer.gif\" alt=\"Precious_Movie_Trailer\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there's a degree of campy comedy to Joan Crawford and Margaret White, there's nothing funny about Mary Jones (\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\">except maybe this genius creation\u003c/a>). Not only does she facilitate her daughter's sexual abuse, Mary also mentally abuses her and tries to drop a television on her head. The only capable person to negotiate a train wreck like this is a social worker played by \u003ca href=\"http://www.gifbin.com/bin/072009/1248777391_mariah-carey-pitch-fail.gif\">Mariah Carey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Betty Draper: \u003cem>Mad Men\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 398px\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">\u003cimg src=\"http://i42.tinypic.com/2uizvrl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">Sonainthecity\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remember that time when you were a real brat during your puberty era? Well, Betty Draper seems to have gotten stuck there. She's petulant, self-involved and never satisfied, all characteristics that keep her from being a good mother. Like when Sally showed up \u003ca href=\"https://kaydubya.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sally-draper-bag.gif\">wearing a plastic dry cleaning bag over her head\u003c/a> and Betty warned that the clothes better not be in a pile somewhere. Or when she told Bobby to go bang his head against a wall after he said he was bored. Or when she dragged Sally into a closet and locked her inside (\"You're hurting me!\" \"Good!\"). You get the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE BELOVED\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Clair Huxtable: \u003cem>The Cosby Show\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0snvo1qas84s/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12095\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12095\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Beyonce had the trademark on being perfect, it was all Clair Huxtable, a tough, elegant lawyer and mother of five children. While her husband believes he holds the power in the household, it's usually Clair who gets to the bottom of things with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYpVzc3qunE\">a lecture about why you can't just run off to Baltimore without permission\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEj00g9CyE\">a perfect lesson on feminism\u003c/a> (if you only click on one link for the rest of your life, let it be this one).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Molly Weasley: \u003cem>Harry Potter\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c532b114ca76b06d55fc4128548f29/tumblr_mgqig5SH8f1r0wg85o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The epitome of a mother hen, Molly Weasley is an encouraging, doting mother, who loves to make everyone feel at ease, despite, you know, the world possibly ending and everyone dropping dead and all of that jazz. But that doesn't mean she's just a domestic goddess; she will kill your ass if you threaten one of her children (see animated gif above).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lorelai Gilmore: \u003cem>Gilmore Girls\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">\u003cimg src=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef69964e218ed9d7c2cb60e04bf4d4ed/tumblr_mjb1fxzS9L1qdvxb9o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Best fictional mom? Duh. Best fictional TV character ever? Quite possibly! Lorelai Gilmore is an impressive mom for more reasons than I can get into at the moment, but here are a few:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>named her daughter after herself because a. men do it all the time and b. why not?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>left a life of privilege with a baby in tow at the age of 16 and worked her way up from a maid at an inn to running the joint.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>put aside her pride and made a deal with her estranged parents to send her daughter to a good prep school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>provided a sanctuary away from a scary religious Korean mother for her daughter's best friend.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1kcyfK53F1qzzgmo.gif\">sang \"Wind Beneath My Wings\" by Bette Middler\u003c/a> instead of getting upset after finding out her underage daughter attended a kegger and was the cause of severe property damage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>did not kill her daughter when she dropped out of college and stole a boat.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the best way to sum up the greatness of Lorelai Gilmore (apart from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/10/01/gilmore-girls-netflix-10-best-episodes-binge-watch-marathon/\">rewatching the entire series\u003c/a> every year which I totally do) is through her daughter's valedictorian speech (grab a tissue!):\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/JfCYKe5SxQE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/JfCYKe5SxQE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Queen Mother: \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a946d6feea2865427e5cfac67b6dfb5d/tumblr_mk9vij5q8V1qcga5ro1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Molly Weasley's protective vibe and multiply it by 7000 (plus buckets of slime saliva) and you get the Queen Mother from \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>. Sure, she's frightening and monstrous and mutilates everyone who crosses her path, but she has her reasons! They pose a risk to her babies and she is not having any of that. No one said being maternal was always pretty.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lucille Bluth: \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">\u003cimg src=\"http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2013/03/07/07-lucille-thirsty.o.jpg/a_560x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">Vulture\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, she has \u003ca href=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2i5ocjDe1qhr84co1_500.gif\">a pill problem\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04cy5VQYF1qzlvmi.gif\">drinks before most people wake up in the morning\u003c/a> and is real about \u003ca href=\"http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/arrested-development-season1-epsidoe-1-pilot-lucille-2.gif\">not particularly liking some of her children\u003c/a>, but somehow all of that doesn't keep us from falling in love with Lucille every time she's on screen. Maybe she's not one to help you with your geometry homework or pack you a healthy, well-balanced lunch, but you should really be doing that for yourself anyway. \u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpe9854My1qf6r53o1_500.gif\">Cheers and winks\u003c/a> to this wonderful woman!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there you have it, ladies and gentleman! Which fictional moms would make your list? And when are you going to call your mom? (Answer: right now).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/\">originally published in 2013\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/16251/the-most-beloved-and-frightening-fictional-moms","authors":["27"],"categories":["pop_51","pop_3"],"tags":["pop_725","pop_32","pop_723"],"featImg":"pop_16252","label":"pop"},"pop_14525":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_14525","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"14525","score":null,"sort":[1421451096000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"5-authentic-anglophile-experiences-in-the-bay-area-for-downton-die-hards","title":"5 Authentic Anglophile Experiences in the Bay Area for Downton Die-Hards","publishDate":1421451096,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cstrong>By Carly Severn\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Has your \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/downton-abbey/\">\u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em> obsession\u003c/a> reached unprecedented heights with the arrival of Season 5 (9pm Sundays on KQED 9)? Does your general addiction to Masterpiece Theatre have you craving the English life, with only the small matter of 5,000 miles of U.S. soil and Atlantic Ocean standing in your way?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">The Bay Area may not be overrun with bona fide Anglo experiences (the sunshine and cheery dispositions here don’t help), but there \u003ci>are\u003c/i> a few select places to enjoy a suitably authentic Anglophile afternoon, without the buzzkill of an 11-hour flight to Heathrow. So without further ado, here are the local spots that make this particular English lady feel peculiarly at home:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p4\">\u003cb>Best Country Pub: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>The Pelican Inn\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Muir Beach)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14649 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"pelican inn muir\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/30228224@N07/5331488511/in/photolist-988gMH-3PUXG-3PUXH-3PVr4-3bYxT3-7ybN9Z-fFdxPW-6MxjYR-cyqGMC-9VHP66-9VHP2H-cypt6J-9VKHMu-9VGTrz-9VKHtu-3PZ4c-8K9oKK-87YfS3-2EP1Ws-3PVr5-4AQ7J5-jSMh4z-7yfJfA-7yfCHh-7ybTxT-7ybS4a-7ybSfH-7ybT3X-7yfG6E-84vzVP-7yfHEy-7yfEo5-7ybRNB-7ybRRc-7yfGnJ-7ybPHK-7ybPLv-7ybT98-7yfFWJ-7yfFFQ-7yfFvJ-7yfGrE-7ybSHR-7yfH2W-7ybRFp-7ybRnT-7yfGeU-7ybQHD-7yfG2h-7yfFj1\">Frank Towery / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p6\">As a real-life Brit, stepping inside this \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">painstakingly-authentic Tudor-style pub and hotel\u003c/span>\u003c/a> out at Muir Beach is actually quite unnerving, so genuine is its recreation of the kind of 16th-century village tavern you might visit on a drive through the English countryside. Happily, its interiors are actually matched by the great pub “fayre” on offer, which includes bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie and Guinness beef stew.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p6\">As for where to eat it, \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/food/menus-hours/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">the Pelican’s beamed restaurant\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is absolutely beautiful, but if you’re not in the mood to pay high prices, try the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/food/bar-menu/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">smaller but more wallet-friendly options\u003c/span>\u003c/a> in the cozy\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>and more authentic-feeling\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>bar. On a sunny day, there’s no nicer place to be than the Pelican’s front lawn with a beer (they have a great selection of English ales) after a hike on nearby \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/span>\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Muir Woods\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. For the full 16th-century experience without the low life expectancy, stay overnight in one of their \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/rates/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">lovely rooms\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, several of which have a four-poster bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cstrong>\u003cspan class=\"s3\">Tip:\u003c/span>\u003c/strong> The Pelican has \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/british-events-music-holidays/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">live music\u003c/span>\u003c/a> in the bar on Friday and Saturday nights, ranging from lute concerts to not-very-English bluegrass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14651 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"pelican inn muir\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/xeeliz/31983002/in/photolist-3PVr5-4AQ7J5-jSMh4z-7yfJfA-7yfCHh-7ybTxT-7ybS4a-7ybSfH-7ybT3X-7yfG6E-84vzVP-7yfHEy-7yfEo5-7ybRNB-7ybRRc-7yfGnJ-7ybPHK-7ybPLv-7ybT98-7yfFWJ-7yfFFQ-7yfFvJ-7yfGrE-7ybSHR-7yfH2W-7ybRFp-7ybRnT-7yfGeU-7ybQHD-7yfG2h-7yfFj1-7ybQCc-9ZpyWf-9ZmGxt-9ZmE16-9ZmFki-3PVr6-euZoQJ-euWbHR-aZ3gUn-aZ3gRB-dXEpY9-dXyJ5p-dXEpUo-dXEpTL-dXyJ1Z-dXyJ34-dXEpTj-dXEpYu-dXyJ5T\">xeeliz / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>The Pelican Inn\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach, CA 94965 \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Aristocratic Architecture: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Filoli\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Woodside)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14671 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Farm / Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankfarm/9464995168/in/photolist-fqoziS-fqoram-fqkj1s-fq94qD-fqoHEd-fqk2XW-fq9rUg-fq7QwM-fqp3tG-fqmBiU-fqkaQL-fqm7V7-fq7cAX-fqkvsN-fq6Uae-fq6sm4-fq9gNn-fqmXv5-fqofCq-fq5QKg-fq8eqP-fqnevY-fq98cZ-fq9Kcz-fqoDwQ-fqST41-fqn2Zq-fq6NS8-fq6hXV-fq711i-fqoPVq-fqpa9C-fqmyZU-fq62nF-fqoxeY-fqoKGs-fqmaFf-fq7L7k-fq6YBc-fqojtC-fqmpTS-fq96T2-fqn1RQ-fq9Mg2-fq9HyZ-fqkcCW-fq9DUn-fqmVAd-fq7eNp-fqkoxq\">Frank Farm / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">The kind of historic mansions that are ten-a-penny throughout Britain\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>and Masterpiece Theatre’s programming\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>are kind of in short supply around the Bay Area. That’s why \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Filoli\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is such an unexpected treat: a country house estate located 30 miles south of San Francisco that dates back to 1915. \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-house/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The house itself\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, built to resemble an English Georgian mansion, is gorgeous: \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-house/room-by-room.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">over 40 rooms of beautiful interiors\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, including a 22 foot-high ballroom, a wood-paneled library and a Butler’s Pantry and Kitchen. It’s also an \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Antiques Roadshow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em> fan’s dream, with an extensive collection of 17th and 18th-century English antiques. It’s not Downton, but it’s perfect for indulging your lord/lady-of-the-manor dreams (or accepting the reality that you’d probably have been “below stairs”). Outside, there are beautiful \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-garden/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">formal and walled gardens\u003c/span>\u003c/a> to explore, set in 650 acres of land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Be warned: despite what you’d assume, picnics are actually forbidden on the grounds. So, leave the hamper at home or be prepared to eat it in secret, which is guaranteed to kill your \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_characters_mary.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lady Mary\u003c/span>\u003c/a> vibes stone-dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14672\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Jill Clardy / Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/jillclardy/3594107150/in/photolist-4ENHde-aaWmpt-5oo43V-7Jnrqy-6nTsNf-8P6jDU-6M2rPa-mpVBRZ-bzzx37-ekQour-fBTVQu-fBTovd-fBTkLf-6nTB1N-4HEwuC-4HAgAz-pNc3ky-4ESXNN-bzzwHJ-4TvarW-fmP24H-6tAJQE-f6sANV-7WD15U-p4BLi7-9H1Bwt-kMauCz-ekQoig-6rpr4A-bFCy7r-bSUeD4-pDt61r-4HPX1Q-7MQd9j-4TC4uB-bKuarD-61SQjk-4ENKGB-f7G9Ug-bsHFpC-9mkrGf-42uZnd-6RcUE9-bFCy4M-28ZBV-bNub7B-4vSDQw-ekVJms-dgLZg-eimJVM\">Jill Clardy / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Filoli\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 86 Canada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Soccer: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Mad Dog In The Fog\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Lower Haight, San Francisco)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14673 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dokas/8830372042/in/photolist-esiXXQ-eP3sAG-65UjZG-Bpcpa-H5iq-6nA4r-gbUub-dk6bhC-5Jtqmo-6dV6KC-P7F8-h72Rj-ccX9gS-4GaFhU-8QzNLF-4GaFLC-agwGp5-4G6yL6-4G6uUP-4G6xNp-4GaGnS-4G6yeH-4G6xnk-4G6uuK-4GaGGb-h6ULw-bkLnmm-cFxJ8E\">Phil Dokas / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">When Brits grow weary of trying to somehow watch football (i.e. soccer) and rugby matches online, they come to places like this fun, rowdy Haight pub. \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Mad Dog In The Fog\u003c/span>\u003c/a> screens these matches live as early as 5am and they still manage to be packed. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=8\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">bar menu\u003c/span>\u003c/a> here is decidedly American (the mere phrase “buffalo wings” would throw your average Brit into a tailspin of confusion). However, this is more than compensated for by the frankly \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=30\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">massive selection of European beers\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, as well as their \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=28\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">English breakfast options\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, including bacon and sausage “butties” (sandwiches). If you’re in here before the sun is up, you’re going to need one of these.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> If you’re planning to watch a particularly popular game here, plan to arrive ridiculously ahead of kick-off or risk finding yourself exiled outside on the sidewalk. Unlike in the UK, you can’t even drink your pint out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Mad Dog in the Dog,\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci> 530 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Tea and Scones: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Lovejoy’s Tearoom\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Noe Valley, San Francisco)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14675 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: t\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/meowr/3900210977\">Tina Chen / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">If that “\u003ca href=\"http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=32036\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Keep Calm And Carry On\u003c/span>\u003c/a>” poster came to life and opened a teashop in deepest Noe Valley, this would be it. A deliberately-chintzy, charmingly fussy tea room stuffed with knick- knacks, 1940s-style signage and lace, \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is the place to get your tea, scones, sausage rolls, ploughman’s lunch and everything in between. The main draw here is the famous \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/Menu/menu.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s tea service\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, which ranges from the simple Cream Tea (scones and a pot of tea) to the extravagant Queen’s Tea: a decadent platter including sandwiches, salad, crumpets and petit fours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">After you’ve extracted yourself from all that lace, you can cross Church Street to visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/Retail/retail.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s Attic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, an antiques offshoot selling china, aprons and more. (Afficionados of British TV may already realize that Lovejoy’s is named for the loveable antique-dealing hero of the UK show \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090477/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, played by \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574534/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Ian McShane\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. Incidentally, this show is also the reason Brits have always found McShane’s recent reinvention as drawling tough guy in US shows like \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348914/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cem>Deadwood\u003c/em> \u003c/span>\u003c/a>and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.fxnetworks.com/shows/american-horror-story/episodes?aka_device_type=html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">American Horror Story\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em> so jarring).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Be aware that reservations are almost certainly necessary on the weekends. Plus, there’s a less-enjoyably-retro $10.95 minimum spend per person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14676 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: s\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/meowr/3900211687/in/photolist-63eVVH-63eVsn-63jbmU-63eWct-63eWmM-8jYutn-8k2FGw-8k2FCy-6WDB46-6WDAQR-6WDANT-76eXN-67LZLh-67GP2D\">Tina Chen / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Lovejoy’s Tearoom\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 1351 Church Street, San Francisco, 94114\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Fish And Chips: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Pacifica)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14534\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 397px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/image009.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14534 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/image009.jpeg\" alt=\"image009\" width=\"397\" height=\"530\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Carly Severn / KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Don’t think too hard on the mythical status this dish occupies in the English psyche; just know that your fish needs to be crisp and your chips chunky. To that end, the best fish and chips in the Bay lies 15 miles south of San Francisco at \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">tiny, dark pub-restaurant\u003c/span>\u003c/a> filled with Princess Diana memorabilia just off Hwy 1 in \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityofpacifica.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Pacifica\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. This British-owned spot has been going since 1969 and, despite a few less-than-authentic options like (admittedly delicious) sweet potato fries and hush puppies, the presence of mushy peas on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/menu.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">menu\u003c/span>\u003c/a> confirms this place’s pedigree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Even though Camelot’s fish is pollock (in the UK, you’d choose between cod and haddock) something about the batter used in frying their fish makes it the closest you’ll get to “proper” British fish and chips. The frequently-dreary Pacifica weather only adds to the Anglophile experience, so for a true taste of England, order your fish and chips to-go and eat them on the blustery oceanfront while shivering. Brilliant!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Go the whole hog and order one of their Deep Fried Mars Bars for pudding (that’s dessert to you). They’re a Scottish chip shop delicacy, rather than an English one, but who’s checking?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/menu.html\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 70 W Manor Dr, Pacifica, CA 94044\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Here's how you can enjoy a suitably authentic English afternoon, without the buzz kill of an 11-hour flight to Heathrow.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1421451096,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":2,"wordCount":1406},"headData":{"title":"5 Authentic Anglophile Experiences in the Bay Area for Downton Die-Hards | KQED","description":"Here's how you can enjoy a suitably authentic English afternoon, without the buzz kill of an 11-hour flight to Heathrow.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"5 Authentic Anglophile Experiences in the Bay Area for Downton Die-Hards","datePublished":"2015-01-16T23:31:36.000Z","dateModified":"2015-01-16T23:31:36.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"14525 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14525","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/16/5-authentic-anglophile-experiences-in-the-bay-area-for-downton-die-hards/","disqusTitle":"5 Authentic Anglophile Experiences in the Bay Area for Downton Die-Hards","customPermalink":"5-authentic-anglophile-experiences-in-the-bay-area-for-downton-abbey-fans","path":"/pop/14525/5-authentic-anglophile-experiences-in-the-bay-area-for-downton-die-hards","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cstrong>By Carly Severn\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Has your \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/downton-abbey/\">\u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em> obsession\u003c/a> reached unprecedented heights with the arrival of Season 5 (9pm Sundays on KQED 9)? Does your general addiction to Masterpiece Theatre have you craving the English life, with only the small matter of 5,000 miles of U.S. soil and Atlantic Ocean standing in your way?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">The Bay Area may not be overrun with bona fide Anglo experiences (the sunshine and cheery dispositions here don’t help), but there \u003ci>are\u003c/i> a few select places to enjoy a suitably authentic Anglophile afternoon, without the buzzkill of an 11-hour flight to Heathrow. So without further ado, here are the local spots that make this particular English lady feel peculiarly at home:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p4\">\u003cb>Best Country Pub: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>The Pelican Inn\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Muir Beach)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14649 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"pelican inn muir\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/5331488511_e4f18022bf_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/30228224@N07/5331488511/in/photolist-988gMH-3PUXG-3PUXH-3PVr4-3bYxT3-7ybN9Z-fFdxPW-6MxjYR-cyqGMC-9VHP66-9VHP2H-cypt6J-9VKHMu-9VGTrz-9VKHtu-3PZ4c-8K9oKK-87YfS3-2EP1Ws-3PVr5-4AQ7J5-jSMh4z-7yfJfA-7yfCHh-7ybTxT-7ybS4a-7ybSfH-7ybT3X-7yfG6E-84vzVP-7yfHEy-7yfEo5-7ybRNB-7ybRRc-7yfGnJ-7ybPHK-7ybPLv-7ybT98-7yfFWJ-7yfFFQ-7yfFvJ-7yfGrE-7ybSHR-7yfH2W-7ybRFp-7ybRnT-7yfGeU-7ybQHD-7yfG2h-7yfFj1\">Frank Towery / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p6\">As a real-life Brit, stepping inside this \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">painstakingly-authentic Tudor-style pub and hotel\u003c/span>\u003c/a> out at Muir Beach is actually quite unnerving, so genuine is its recreation of the kind of 16th-century village tavern you might visit on a drive through the English countryside. Happily, its interiors are actually matched by the great pub “fayre” on offer, which includes bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie and Guinness beef stew.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p6\">As for where to eat it, \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/food/menus-hours/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">the Pelican’s beamed restaurant\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is absolutely beautiful, but if you’re not in the mood to pay high prices, try the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/food/bar-menu/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">smaller but more wallet-friendly options\u003c/span>\u003c/a> in the cozy\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>and more authentic-feeling\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>bar. On a sunny day, there’s no nicer place to be than the Pelican’s front lawn with a beer (they have a great selection of English ales) after a hike on nearby \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/span>\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Muir Woods\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. For the full 16th-century experience without the low life expectancy, stay overnight in one of their \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/rates/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">lovely rooms\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, several of which have a four-poster bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cstrong>\u003cspan class=\"s3\">Tip:\u003c/span>\u003c/strong> The Pelican has \u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/british-events-music-holidays/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">live music\u003c/span>\u003c/a> in the bar on Friday and Saturday nights, ranging from lute concerts to not-very-English bluegrass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14651 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"pelican inn muir\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/31983002_f814611c45_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/xeeliz/31983002/in/photolist-3PVr5-4AQ7J5-jSMh4z-7yfJfA-7yfCHh-7ybTxT-7ybS4a-7ybSfH-7ybT3X-7yfG6E-84vzVP-7yfHEy-7yfEo5-7ybRNB-7ybRRc-7yfGnJ-7ybPHK-7ybPLv-7ybT98-7yfFWJ-7yfFFQ-7yfFvJ-7yfGrE-7ybSHR-7yfH2W-7ybRFp-7ybRnT-7yfGeU-7ybQHD-7yfG2h-7yfFj1-7ybQCc-9ZpyWf-9ZmGxt-9ZmE16-9ZmFki-3PVr6-euZoQJ-euWbHR-aZ3gUn-aZ3gRB-dXEpY9-dXyJ5p-dXEpUo-dXEpTL-dXyJ1Z-dXyJ34-dXEpTj-dXEpYu-dXyJ5T\">xeeliz / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.pelicaninn.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>The Pelican Inn\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach, CA 94965 \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Aristocratic Architecture: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Filoli\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Woodside)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14671 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Farm / Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/9464995168_7955374a5a_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankfarm/9464995168/in/photolist-fqoziS-fqoram-fqkj1s-fq94qD-fqoHEd-fqk2XW-fq9rUg-fq7QwM-fqp3tG-fqmBiU-fqkaQL-fqm7V7-fq7cAX-fqkvsN-fq6Uae-fq6sm4-fq9gNn-fqmXv5-fqofCq-fq5QKg-fq8eqP-fqnevY-fq98cZ-fq9Kcz-fqoDwQ-fqST41-fqn2Zq-fq6NS8-fq6hXV-fq711i-fqoPVq-fqpa9C-fqmyZU-fq62nF-fqoxeY-fqoKGs-fqmaFf-fq7L7k-fq6YBc-fqojtC-fqmpTS-fq96T2-fqn1RQ-fq9Mg2-fq9HyZ-fqkcCW-fq9DUn-fqmVAd-fq7eNp-fqkoxq\">Frank Farm / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">The kind of historic mansions that are ten-a-penny throughout Britain\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>and Masterpiece Theatre’s programming\u003cspan class=\"s2\">—\u003c/span>are kind of in short supply around the Bay Area. That’s why \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Filoli\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is such an unexpected treat: a country house estate located 30 miles south of San Francisco that dates back to 1915. \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-house/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The house itself\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, built to resemble an English Georgian mansion, is gorgeous: \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-house/room-by-room.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">over 40 rooms of beautiful interiors\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, including a 22 foot-high ballroom, a wood-paneled library and a Butler’s Pantry and Kitchen. It’s also an \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Antiques Roadshow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em> fan’s dream, with an extensive collection of 17th and 18th-century English antiques. It’s not Downton, but it’s perfect for indulging your lord/lady-of-the-manor dreams (or accepting the reality that you’d probably have been “below stairs”). Outside, there are beautiful \u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/explore-filoli/the-garden/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">formal and walled gardens\u003c/span>\u003c/a> to explore, set in 650 acres of land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Be warned: despite what you’d assume, picnics are actually forbidden on the grounds. So, leave the hamper at home or be prepared to eat it in secret, which is guaranteed to kill your \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_characters_mary.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lady Mary\u003c/span>\u003c/a> vibes stone-dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14672\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Jill Clardy / Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3594107150_868603b15a_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/jillclardy/3594107150/in/photolist-4ENHde-aaWmpt-5oo43V-7Jnrqy-6nTsNf-8P6jDU-6M2rPa-mpVBRZ-bzzx37-ekQour-fBTVQu-fBTovd-fBTkLf-6nTB1N-4HEwuC-4HAgAz-pNc3ky-4ESXNN-bzzwHJ-4TvarW-fmP24H-6tAJQE-f6sANV-7WD15U-p4BLi7-9H1Bwt-kMauCz-ekQoig-6rpr4A-bFCy7r-bSUeD4-pDt61r-4HPX1Q-7MQd9j-4TC4uB-bKuarD-61SQjk-4ENKGB-f7G9Ug-bsHFpC-9mkrGf-42uZnd-6RcUE9-bFCy4M-28ZBV-bNub7B-4vSDQw-ekVJms-dgLZg-eimJVM\">Jill Clardy / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.filoli.org/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Filoli\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 86 Canada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Soccer: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Mad Dog In The Fog\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Lower Haight, San Francisco)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14673 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/8830372042_07bff818c0_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dokas/8830372042/in/photolist-esiXXQ-eP3sAG-65UjZG-Bpcpa-H5iq-6nA4r-gbUub-dk6bhC-5Jtqmo-6dV6KC-P7F8-h72Rj-ccX9gS-4GaFhU-8QzNLF-4GaFLC-agwGp5-4G6yL6-4G6uUP-4G6xNp-4GaGnS-4G6yeH-4G6xnk-4G6uuK-4GaGGb-h6ULw-bkLnmm-cFxJ8E\">Phil Dokas / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">When Brits grow weary of trying to somehow watch football (i.e. soccer) and rugby matches online, they come to places like this fun, rowdy Haight pub. \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Mad Dog In The Fog\u003c/span>\u003c/a> screens these matches live as early as 5am and they still manage to be packed. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=8\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">bar menu\u003c/span>\u003c/a> here is decidedly American (the mere phrase “buffalo wings” would throw your average Brit into a tailspin of confusion). However, this is more than compensated for by the frankly \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=30\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">massive selection of European beers\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, as well as their \u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/?page_id=28\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">English breakfast options\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, including bacon and sausage “butties” (sandwiches). If you’re in here before the sun is up, you’re going to need one of these.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> If you’re planning to watch a particularly popular game here, plan to arrive ridiculously ahead of kick-off or risk finding yourself exiled outside on the sidewalk. Unlike in the UK, you can’t even drink your pint out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.themaddoginthefog.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Mad Dog in the Dog,\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci> 530 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Tea and Scones: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Lovejoy’s Tearoom\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Noe Valley, San Francisco)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14675 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: t\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900210977_606228f96c_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/meowr/3900210977\">Tina Chen / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">If that “\u003ca href=\"http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=32036\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Keep Calm And Carry On\u003c/span>\u003c/a>” poster came to life and opened a teashop in deepest Noe Valley, this would be it. A deliberately-chintzy, charmingly fussy tea room stuffed with knick- knacks, 1940s-style signage and lace, \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s\u003c/span>\u003c/a> is the place to get your tea, scones, sausage rolls, ploughman’s lunch and everything in between. The main draw here is the famous \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/Menu/menu.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s tea service\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, which ranges from the simple Cream Tea (scones and a pot of tea) to the extravagant Queen’s Tea: a decadent platter including sandwiches, salad, crumpets and petit fours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">After you’ve extracted yourself from all that lace, you can cross Church Street to visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/Retail/retail.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy’s Attic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, an antiques offshoot selling china, aprons and more. (Afficionados of British TV may already realize that Lovejoy’s is named for the loveable antique-dealing hero of the UK show \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090477/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Lovejoy\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, played by \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574534/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Ian McShane\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. Incidentally, this show is also the reason Brits have always found McShane’s recent reinvention as drawling tough guy in US shows like \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348914/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cem>Deadwood\u003c/em> \u003c/span>\u003c/a>and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.fxnetworks.com/shows/american-horror-story/episodes?aka_device_type=html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">American Horror Story\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/em> so jarring).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Be aware that reservations are almost certainly necessary on the weekends. Plus, there’s a less-enjoyably-retro $10.95 minimum spend per person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14676 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: s\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/3900211687_0262b781b1_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/meowr/3900211687/in/photolist-63eVVH-63eVsn-63jbmU-63eWct-63eWmM-8jYutn-8k2FGw-8k2FCy-6WDB46-6WDAQR-6WDANT-76eXN-67LZLh-67GP2D\">Tina Chen / Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.lovejoystearoom.com/\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Lovejoy’s Tearoom\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 1351 Church Street, San Francisco, 94114\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cb>Best For Fish And Chips: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003cb>Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/b>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cb> (Pacifica)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14534\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 397px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/image009.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-14534 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/image009.jpeg\" alt=\"image009\" width=\"397\" height=\"530\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Carly Severn / KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Don’t think too hard on the mythical status this dish occupies in the English psyche; just know that your fish needs to be crisp and your chips chunky. To that end, the best fish and chips in the Bay lies 15 miles south of San Francisco at \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">tiny, dark pub-restaurant\u003c/span>\u003c/a> filled with Princess Diana memorabilia just off Hwy 1 in \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityofpacifica.org/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Pacifica\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. This British-owned spot has been going since 1969 and, despite a few less-than-authentic options like (admittedly delicious) sweet potato fries and hush puppies, the presence of mushy peas on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/menu.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">menu\u003c/span>\u003c/a> confirms this place’s pedigree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Even though Camelot’s fish is pollock (in the UK, you’d choose between cod and haddock) something about the batter used in frying their fish makes it the closest you’ll get to “proper” British fish and chips. The frequently-dreary Pacifica weather only adds to the Anglophile experience, so for a true taste of England, order your fish and chips to-go and eat them on the blustery oceanfront while shivering. Brilliant!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">\u003cb>Tip:\u003c/b>\u003c/span> Go the whole hog and order one of their Deep Fried Mars Bars for pudding (that’s dessert to you). They’re a Scottish chip shop delicacy, rather than an English one, but who’s checking?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.camelotfishandchips.com/menu.html\">\u003cb>\u003ci>Camelot Fish and Chips\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003ci>, 70 W Manor Dr, Pacifica, CA 94044\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/14525/5-authentic-anglophile-experiences-in-the-bay-area-for-downton-die-hards","authors":["2421"],"categories":["pop_131"],"tags":["pop_9","pop_32"],"featImg":"pop_14678","label":"pop"},"pop_10112":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_10112","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"10112","score":null,"sort":[1386777667000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013","title":"The Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments of 2013","publishDate":1386777667,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/best-2013/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10165\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10165\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013.png\" alt=\"best-2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013.png 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-400x400.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We made it through another lap around the sun! What better way to celebrate than to look back on the pop culture moments that stuck in our minds, made us laugh, and made us want to be better? The KQED Pop gang shares their favorites, from a five-year-old superhero and a sixteen-year-old anti-pop pop singer to interpretive dancing and a demented Forever 21 fantasy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Batkid Saves the Day!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/187596870rt012_batkid/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9782\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-9782\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2.jpg\" alt=\"187596870RT012_BATKID\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/arts/bestof2013\">\u003cimg src=\"http://u.s.kqed.net/2013/12/09/Bestof2013arts3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the year's best pop culture moments happened right here in our own backyard. Last month, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/\">San Francisco transformed itself into Gotham City\u003c/a> so Miles, a five-year-old boy in remission from leukemia, could live his dream of being \"Batkid\" for a day. That Friday, the team from the \"Make a Wish\" Foundation staged a runaway cable car on Russian Hill so Batkid (and his adult Batman sidekick) could rescue a damsel in distress, a bank robbery in the Financial District at the hands of the Riddler (foiled!), and a kidnapping of the Giants' mascot Lou Seal in Union Square (ending with Batkid's apprehension of the Penguin at AT&T Park). Batkid finished the day at City Hall where the mayor presented him with the key to the city. Crowds greeted Batkid at every location; it was hard to find a San Franciscan that wasn't cheering him on. \u003cem>The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> even printed a special \"\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/\">Gotham City Chronicle\u003c/a>\" to commemorate the occasion. As eyes and media around the world turned our way, this blogger was reminded of everything that is good about our fair city: the readiness for adventure, the willingness to dress up and pretend, and our ability as citizens to recognize a true hero when we see one. \u003cem>--Tony Bravo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Most Anti-Pop Pop Song Goes Number One (And Stays There For A While)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/D8Ymd-OCucs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Lorde's \"Royals\" wasn't a surprise when it became number one and stayed there for nine weeks because it came from a 16-year-old girl from New Zealand, but because it undermined everything else that was on the pop charts, especially all the other divas out there like Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, who had excellent but ultimately not as smart singles. Lorde continues her anti-pop reign by putting out the most anti-video video for \"Tennis Court,\" humbly shocking in interviews when she \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/9-times-when-lorde-was-awesomely-and-brutally-honest-about-o\">speaks her mind about other pop stars\u003c/a>, and revealing that she's a huge book nerd. She literally \u003ca href=\"http://www.thefader.com/2013/08/08/interview-lorde/\">breaks down the similarities\u003c/a> between writing short fiction and writing a song. It's the first time that adults can listen to a teenager's pop record and not feel even a little embarrassed that they understand exactly where she's coming from.\u003cem> --Alex Vikmanis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HBO Cancels \u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/L66amVvWVdg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Fate is inevitable. When the titan network made the announcement that \u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em> got the axe, no one was surprised. Still, like Laura Dern’s superb character Amy Jellicoe, we held tight to our hope. The slanted tone, the unlikeable hero, and the existential inquiries were unlike anything else on television and made each viewing experience unique and thoughtful. But because of the show’s low numbers, HBO made the “very difficult decision” to cancel. To this day, I wonder how Amy Jellicoe would have taken the news. She might have stormed into HBO headquarters on the verge of a second breakdown and demanded the suits reconsider their decision, flipping tables and smashing mugs. Or she might have taken it all in stride, sought solace in her crystals, and kept on. While the former might have made for better television and perhaps higher numbers, I like to think she chose the latter, forward-bound, on her unending search to fill her heart and become an agent of change.\u003cem> --David Aloi\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daft Punk Cancels Appearance on Colbert Report with 24 Hours Notice\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/cs6r6Ud0GGU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>As part of his big summer concert series, StePhest Colbchella, late night newsman Stephen Colbert booked French pop group Daft Punk on his show, \u003cem>The Colbert Report\u003c/em>, in early August. Approximately 24 hours before the show was set to tape, Colbert got word that Daft Punk would not be appearing on his show, due to a supposed exclusivity contract with MTV. Undeterred, an understandably miffed Colbert went full steam ahead with the broadcast because, as he explained, his sponsor Hyundai had already paid for the performance. Colbert rolled up his sleeves and smacked both Daft Punk and MTV’s network president, Van Toffler, with hilarious insults. Then, being a man of his word, he delivered Daft Punk’s summer hit “Get Lucky” -- only rather than live, it was an awesome collaborative music video featuring: the Radio City Rockettes, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and the cast of \u003cem>Breaking Bad\u003c/em>, to name a few. In the end, it was reported that the video hadn’t been made on the fly, but was previously recorded for another use and then used as the perfect solution to this rotten predicament. That doesn’t ruin it for me at all. Planned or not, the video (and that entire episode) was one hell of a nice save and a brilliant moment in 2013 pop culture.\u003cem> --Natalie Grace Sweet\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prince Rama Premieres 17 Minutes of a Demented Fantasy Titled \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/BAu9WWe4Sfs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The year 2013 held many things near and dear to my heart, but if I have to give a shout-out to just one pop cultural artifact from this strange and lovely year, I choose \u003ca href=\"http://www.princerama.net/\">Prince Rama\u003c/a>’s short film, \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1556561/watch-prince-ramas-never-forever-short-film/video/\">\u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The enigmatic sisters of the band (\u003ca href=\"http://www.spin.com/articles/prince-rama-concept-album-top-10-hits/\">who cite “French dudes” Derrida and Baudrillard as influences, along with Cindy Sherman, and yoga\u003c/a>) have the incantatory, psychedelic, faux-shaman thing down to an art. They fully inhabit their hypnotic weirdness: making concept albums about the apocalypse, \u003ca href=\"http://instagram.com/p/cakehpMHSI/#\">Instagramming their raccoon attack in Central Park\u003c/a>, and writing \u003ca href=\"http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/healthy-or-hungover-12\">recipe columns\u003c/a> with a demented hipster commitment to mis-capitalizing. With \u003ca href=\"http://www.princerama.net/WHITNEY-BIENNIAL-2067\">performances at the Whitney\u003c/a> and the MoMa Dome, as well as an \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/08/29/totally-nights-a-new-%E2%9D%A4-advice-column-from-prince-ramas-nimai-larson/\">advice column\u003c/a> for MTV, Prince Rama are performance artists and rock stars, and probably some things in between too, embodying an irreverent and savvy approach to identity and creation which I find incredibly refreshing. \u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was lucky enough to see them perform at The Chapel this fall when they were on tour with the premiere of \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>. The film is 17 minutes of a freaking awesome, scary, fantasy hodgepodge of images I wish I’d dreamed myself. The band \u003ca href=\"http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/prince-ramas-explore-infinity-and-the-apocalypse-in-psych-opera-never-forever\">describes inspiration\u003c/a> for the film as follows: “Forever 21. Ryan Trecartin. \u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>. Extreme sports. Kenneth Anger. Alejandro Jodorowsky. \u003cem>Liquid Sky\u003c/em>. Zombie Aesthetics. \u003cem>The Apple\u003c/em>. The Big Apple. Matthew Barney. Monster Energy. Fun Fun. Stonehenge. Kate Bush. Lao Tsu. Muscle Milk. Nietzsche. Hooters. Billboard Hot 100. Charles Manson. The Unarians. Abercrombie and Fitch. Holograms. Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. \u003cem>Meshes of the Afternoon\u003c/em>. Donna Summer.” And that sounds about right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em> screened, Prince Rama came out and put on one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. It was a smoky, neon tour de force that ended with them leaping off the stage, clearing a dance circle and proceeding to do a brilliant extended dance routine with aerobic lunges and ballet kicks. At one point, they were dancing with an older woman in the crowd, who I am 99% sure was their mom, and at another point, they crowd surfed with a bad ass level of gusto I haven’t seen since high school. It was all incredibly charismatic and riveting. They often made creepy, extended eye contact with audience members, including myself, which made me feel somehow part of a ritual, instead of just an audience member at a concert. I felt like I indeed existed in some other reality, part Forever 21, part \u003cem>Meshes of the Afternoon\u003c/em>, and I liked it.\u003cem> --Laura Schadler\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift Wins Every Awards Show With Her Interpretive Dancing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/i8P9m8_38xY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>2013 was chock full of memorable moments. There was the time I saw \u003ca href=\"http://blackfishmovie.com/\">\u003cem>Blackfish\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and considered quitting my life to get a job at Sea World and release \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_%28orca%29\">Tilikum\u003c/a> and the other captive whales while no one was looking. Or less depressingly, when I overlooked that hashtag and \u003ca href=\"https://31.media.tumblr.com/a239a3656dd5af46cf4f2a78574bb766/tumblr_mopccobns91qb4m0io1_500.png\">listened to Mariah's \"#Beautiful\" for hours\u003c/a>. Or every time Jennifer Lawrence did anything at all (\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1CDs_HYNk\">her casual anecdote about pooping her pants is a favorite\u003c/a>). But nothing brought me greater joy this year than not watching every award show and waiting for the animated gifs of Taylor Swift bopping in the audience to show up on Tumblr. In case you didn't know, \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TL7ksX_iSM\">Slaylor Giftfromgod\u003c/a> is renowned at awards shows, not only for her \u003ca href=\"https://31.media.tumblr.com/edab4f616131690b300e7a7205a56353/tumblr_mxm727lq9X1qb4m0io1_1280.png\">OMG I won?!? incredulity\u003c/a>, but also for interpretive dancing her way through every performance she's not actually in. Whether she intends to or not, all the attention diverts away from the performer to her story-telling arm movements and the embarrassment of her neighbors. It's joie de vivre at its best (and nerdiest), and a good reminder to dance (or just live your life) like you just don't care.\u003cem> --Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor, help us groove our way into 2014!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mnyrdsi01v1qfoj4do1_400/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10150\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10150\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mnyrdsI01v1qfoj4do1_400.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/52303585546/this-may-be-one-of-my-favorites-of-taylors-moves\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10155\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 220px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_movuc1w2yk1svney6o1_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10155\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10155\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_movuc1w2Yk1svney6o1_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"220\" height=\"298\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/54138922833\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10152\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 232px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mw0hrqdhz91ry6i0uo2_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10152\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10152\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mw0hrqdhZ91ry6i0uo2_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"232\" height=\"378\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/66497496881/dancing-with-your-pinnacle-award-nbd\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10153\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 245px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mwt55bryna1qmoz6po2_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10153\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10153\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mwt55bRYnA1qmoz6po2_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/68063754823/taylor-dancing-to-luke-bryans-performance-at-the\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mxcw8hbe1y1sqsszco1_400/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10151\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10151\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mxcw8hbe1y1sqsszco1_400.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/69112816793/airplane-style-dancing\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10156\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mwsw2phpev1qzo0gvo1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10156\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10156\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mwsw2phpEV1qzo0gvo1_500.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Alan Hanson, via Tumblr\" width=\"450\" height=\"249\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://alan-hanson.tumblr.com/post/68029967551/thank-you-so-much-lint-weber-for-making-this-gif\">Alan Hanson\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_ms5ab9q82d1sqsszco1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10154\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10154\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_ms5ab9Q82d1sqsszco1_500.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"450\" height=\"269\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/59400742218/happy-free-confused-and-lonely-at-the-same\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"We made it through another lap around the sun! What better way to celebrate than to look back on the most memorable pop culture moments of the year?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1386875577,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":20,"wordCount":1594},"headData":{"title":"The Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments of 2013 | KQED","description":"We made it through another lap around the sun! What better way to celebrate than to look back on the most memorable pop culture moments of the year?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments of 2013","datePublished":"2013-12-11T16:01:07.000Z","dateModified":"2013-12-12T19:12:57.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"10112 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=10112","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/","disqusTitle":"The Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments of 2013","path":"/pop/10112/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/best-2013/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10165\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10165\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013.png\" alt=\"best-2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013.png 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-400x400.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/best-2013-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We made it through another lap around the sun! What better way to celebrate than to look back on the pop culture moments that stuck in our minds, made us laugh, and made us want to be better? The KQED Pop gang shares their favorites, from a five-year-old superhero and a sixteen-year-old anti-pop pop singer to interpretive dancing and a demented Forever 21 fantasy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Batkid Saves the Day!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/187596870rt012_batkid/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9782\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-9782\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2.jpg\" alt=\"187596870RT012_BATKID\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/batkid2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/arts/bestof2013\">\u003cimg src=\"http://u.s.kqed.net/2013/12/09/Bestof2013arts3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the year's best pop culture moments happened right here in our own backyard. Last month, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/\">San Francisco transformed itself into Gotham City\u003c/a> so Miles, a five-year-old boy in remission from leukemia, could live his dream of being \"Batkid\" for a day. That Friday, the team from the \"Make a Wish\" Foundation staged a runaway cable car on Russian Hill so Batkid (and his adult Batman sidekick) could rescue a damsel in distress, a bank robbery in the Financial District at the hands of the Riddler (foiled!), and a kidnapping of the Giants' mascot Lou Seal in Union Square (ending with Batkid's apprehension of the Penguin at AT&T Park). Batkid finished the day at City Hall where the mayor presented him with the key to the city. Crowds greeted Batkid at every location; it was hard to find a San Franciscan that wasn't cheering him on. \u003cem>The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> even printed a special \"\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/15/follow-batkid-as-he-saves-gotham-san-francisco/\">Gotham City Chronicle\u003c/a>\" to commemorate the occasion. As eyes and media around the world turned our way, this blogger was reminded of everything that is good about our fair city: the readiness for adventure, the willingness to dress up and pretend, and our ability as citizens to recognize a true hero when we see one. \u003cem>--Tony Bravo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Most Anti-Pop Pop Song Goes Number One (And Stays There For A While)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/D8Ymd-OCucs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Lorde's \"Royals\" wasn't a surprise when it became number one and stayed there for nine weeks because it came from a 16-year-old girl from New Zealand, but because it undermined everything else that was on the pop charts, especially all the other divas out there like Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, who had excellent but ultimately not as smart singles. Lorde continues her anti-pop reign by putting out the most anti-video video for \"Tennis Court,\" humbly shocking in interviews when she \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/9-times-when-lorde-was-awesomely-and-brutally-honest-about-o\">speaks her mind about other pop stars\u003c/a>, and revealing that she's a huge book nerd. She literally \u003ca href=\"http://www.thefader.com/2013/08/08/interview-lorde/\">breaks down the similarities\u003c/a> between writing short fiction and writing a song. It's the first time that adults can listen to a teenager's pop record and not feel even a little embarrassed that they understand exactly where she's coming from.\u003cem> --Alex Vikmanis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HBO Cancels \u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/L66amVvWVdg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Fate is inevitable. When the titan network made the announcement that \u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em> got the axe, no one was surprised. Still, like Laura Dern’s superb character Amy Jellicoe, we held tight to our hope. The slanted tone, the unlikeable hero, and the existential inquiries were unlike anything else on television and made each viewing experience unique and thoughtful. But because of the show’s low numbers, HBO made the “very difficult decision” to cancel. To this day, I wonder how Amy Jellicoe would have taken the news. She might have stormed into HBO headquarters on the verge of a second breakdown and demanded the suits reconsider their decision, flipping tables and smashing mugs. Or she might have taken it all in stride, sought solace in her crystals, and kept on. While the former might have made for better television and perhaps higher numbers, I like to think she chose the latter, forward-bound, on her unending search to fill her heart and become an agent of change.\u003cem> --David Aloi\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daft Punk Cancels Appearance on Colbert Report with 24 Hours Notice\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/cs6r6Ud0GGU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>As part of his big summer concert series, StePhest Colbchella, late night newsman Stephen Colbert booked French pop group Daft Punk on his show, \u003cem>The Colbert Report\u003c/em>, in early August. Approximately 24 hours before the show was set to tape, Colbert got word that Daft Punk would not be appearing on his show, due to a supposed exclusivity contract with MTV. Undeterred, an understandably miffed Colbert went full steam ahead with the broadcast because, as he explained, his sponsor Hyundai had already paid for the performance. Colbert rolled up his sleeves and smacked both Daft Punk and MTV’s network president, Van Toffler, with hilarious insults. Then, being a man of his word, he delivered Daft Punk’s summer hit “Get Lucky” -- only rather than live, it was an awesome collaborative music video featuring: the Radio City Rockettes, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and the cast of \u003cem>Breaking Bad\u003c/em>, to name a few. In the end, it was reported that the video hadn’t been made on the fly, but was previously recorded for another use and then used as the perfect solution to this rotten predicament. That doesn’t ruin it for me at all. Planned or not, the video (and that entire episode) was one hell of a nice save and a brilliant moment in 2013 pop culture.\u003cem> --Natalie Grace Sweet\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prince Rama Premieres 17 Minutes of a Demented Fantasy Titled \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/BAu9WWe4Sfs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The year 2013 held many things near and dear to my heart, but if I have to give a shout-out to just one pop cultural artifact from this strange and lovely year, I choose \u003ca href=\"http://www.princerama.net/\">Prince Rama\u003c/a>’s short film, \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1556561/watch-prince-ramas-never-forever-short-film/video/\">\u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The enigmatic sisters of the band (\u003ca href=\"http://www.spin.com/articles/prince-rama-concept-album-top-10-hits/\">who cite “French dudes” Derrida and Baudrillard as influences, along with Cindy Sherman, and yoga\u003c/a>) have the incantatory, psychedelic, faux-shaman thing down to an art. They fully inhabit their hypnotic weirdness: making concept albums about the apocalypse, \u003ca href=\"http://instagram.com/p/cakehpMHSI/#\">Instagramming their raccoon attack in Central Park\u003c/a>, and writing \u003ca href=\"http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/healthy-or-hungover-12\">recipe columns\u003c/a> with a demented hipster commitment to mis-capitalizing. With \u003ca href=\"http://www.princerama.net/WHITNEY-BIENNIAL-2067\">performances at the Whitney\u003c/a> and the MoMa Dome, as well as an \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/08/29/totally-nights-a-new-%E2%9D%A4-advice-column-from-prince-ramas-nimai-larson/\">advice column\u003c/a> for MTV, Prince Rama are performance artists and rock stars, and probably some things in between too, embodying an irreverent and savvy approach to identity and creation which I find incredibly refreshing. \u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was lucky enough to see them perform at The Chapel this fall when they were on tour with the premiere of \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em>. The film is 17 minutes of a freaking awesome, scary, fantasy hodgepodge of images I wish I’d dreamed myself. The band \u003ca href=\"http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/prince-ramas-explore-infinity-and-the-apocalypse-in-psych-opera-never-forever\">describes inspiration\u003c/a> for the film as follows: “Forever 21. Ryan Trecartin. \u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>. Extreme sports. Kenneth Anger. Alejandro Jodorowsky. \u003cem>Liquid Sky\u003c/em>. Zombie Aesthetics. \u003cem>The Apple\u003c/em>. The Big Apple. Matthew Barney. Monster Energy. Fun Fun. Stonehenge. Kate Bush. Lao Tsu. Muscle Milk. Nietzsche. Hooters. Billboard Hot 100. Charles Manson. The Unarians. Abercrombie and Fitch. Holograms. Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. \u003cem>Meshes of the Afternoon\u003c/em>. Donna Summer.” And that sounds about right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After \u003cem>Never Forever\u003c/em> screened, Prince Rama came out and put on one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. It was a smoky, neon tour de force that ended with them leaping off the stage, clearing a dance circle and proceeding to do a brilliant extended dance routine with aerobic lunges and ballet kicks. At one point, they were dancing with an older woman in the crowd, who I am 99% sure was their mom, and at another point, they crowd surfed with a bad ass level of gusto I haven’t seen since high school. It was all incredibly charismatic and riveting. They often made creepy, extended eye contact with audience members, including myself, which made me feel somehow part of a ritual, instead of just an audience member at a concert. I felt like I indeed existed in some other reality, part Forever 21, part \u003cem>Meshes of the Afternoon\u003c/em>, and I liked it.\u003cem> --Laura Schadler\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift Wins Every Awards Show With Her Interpretive Dancing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/i8P9m8_38xY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>2013 was chock full of memorable moments. There was the time I saw \u003ca href=\"http://blackfishmovie.com/\">\u003cem>Blackfish\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and considered quitting my life to get a job at Sea World and release \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_%28orca%29\">Tilikum\u003c/a> and the other captive whales while no one was looking. Or less depressingly, when I overlooked that hashtag and \u003ca href=\"https://31.media.tumblr.com/a239a3656dd5af46cf4f2a78574bb766/tumblr_mopccobns91qb4m0io1_500.png\">listened to Mariah's \"#Beautiful\" for hours\u003c/a>. Or every time Jennifer Lawrence did anything at all (\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1CDs_HYNk\">her casual anecdote about pooping her pants is a favorite\u003c/a>). But nothing brought me greater joy this year than not watching every award show and waiting for the animated gifs of Taylor Swift bopping in the audience to show up on Tumblr. In case you didn't know, \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TL7ksX_iSM\">Slaylor Giftfromgod\u003c/a> is renowned at awards shows, not only for her \u003ca href=\"https://31.media.tumblr.com/edab4f616131690b300e7a7205a56353/tumblr_mxm727lq9X1qb4m0io1_1280.png\">OMG I won?!? incredulity\u003c/a>, but also for interpretive dancing her way through every performance she's not actually in. Whether she intends to or not, all the attention diverts away from the performer to her story-telling arm movements and the embarrassment of her neighbors. It's joie de vivre at its best (and nerdiest), and a good reminder to dance (or just live your life) like you just don't care.\u003cem> --Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor, help us groove our way into 2014!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mnyrdsi01v1qfoj4do1_400/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10150\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10150\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mnyrdsI01v1qfoj4do1_400.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/52303585546/this-may-be-one-of-my-favorites-of-taylors-moves\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10155\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 220px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_movuc1w2yk1svney6o1_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10155\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10155\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_movuc1w2Yk1svney6o1_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"220\" height=\"298\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/54138922833\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10152\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 232px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mw0hrqdhz91ry6i0uo2_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10152\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10152\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mw0hrqdhZ91ry6i0uo2_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"232\" height=\"378\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/66497496881/dancing-with-your-pinnacle-award-nbd\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10153\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 245px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mwt55bryna1qmoz6po2_250/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10153\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10153\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mwt55bRYnA1qmoz6po2_250.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/68063754823/taylor-dancing-to-luke-bryans-performance-at-the\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mxcw8hbe1y1sqsszco1_400/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10151\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10151\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mxcw8hbe1y1sqsszco1_400.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/69112816793/airplane-style-dancing\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10156\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_mwsw2phpev1qzo0gvo1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10156\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10156\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_mwsw2phpEV1qzo0gvo1_500.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Alan Hanson, via Tumblr\" width=\"450\" height=\"249\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://alan-hanson.tumblr.com/post/68029967551/thank-you-so-much-lint-weber-for-making-this-gif\">Alan Hanson\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/11/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013/tumblr_ms5ab9q82d1sqsszco1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10154\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10154\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/12/tumblr_ms5ab9Q82d1sqsszco1_500.gif\" alt=\"Photo: Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing, via Tumblr\" width=\"450\" height=\"269\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://awkwardtaylorswiftdancing.tumblr.com/post/59400742218/happy-free-confused-and-lonely-at-the-same\">Awkward Taylor Swift Dancing\u003c/a>, via Tumblr\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/10112/the-most-memorable-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2013","authors":["2421"],"categories":["pop_1041"],"tags":["pop_1403","pop_1365","pop_912","pop_268","pop_32","pop_1201","pop_1404","pop_287"],"featImg":"pop_10165","label":"pop"},"pop_10010":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_10010","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"10010","score":null,"sort":[1385992827000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"why-we-make-best-of-the-year-lists","title":"Why We Make Best of the Year Lists","publishDate":1385992827,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>As December rolls around and pumpkin-spiced lattes morph into peppermint bark mochas, the critics of the world -- myself included -- begin to end sentences with “of the year.” And what an exciting time! A chance to look back on the last eleven or so months of pop culture and organizing it all into one solid list of favorites. I spoke with a few people to gain insight on their processes and how, ultimately, the reminiscing might just be the best part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A top ten list is not just a list of ten movies,” \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle \u003c/em>movie critic \u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/mlasalle/\">Mick LaSalle\u003c/a> tells me. “It’s an organic whole. This is hard to explain but the list itself has to work as a list. As a thing in itself.” Friends might tell you you’re crazy for allowing that particular album or movie into your top ten and might even go so far as to question your taste and your allegiance as their friend. But in the end, the choice is yours and yours alone. We all have the right to rank our favorites. Once the list is complete, we show it off for the world to see, and friendly debate ensues. And in some cases, like with \u003ca href=\"http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9017-the-top-50-albums-of-2012/\">Pitchfork\u003c/a>, the list is revealed in installments, building the anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Numbering your list is, of course, part of the fun. The thrill of the countdown from ten to one. “In a good year,” LaSalle says, “I might have 16 or 17 to start with. In a bad year, I might have six or seven. Usually I have at least four or five that have to go in. Usually I make two lists, one for the top five and another for the bottom five. If I have seven movies in my top five, then obviously two are going to disappear from the bottom five.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It seems like such a practical and common process. They do it with \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/09/19/national-book-award-longlist-in-fiction/\">book awards\u003c/a> and peace prizes. Starting with a longlist is the easy part. It’s like brainstorming where there are no wrong answers. Just get your thoughts down on paper so you have something to work with. Decisions for the longlist can get pretty specific. “I make a big list in my notebook of any and all records that are contenders,” my buddy Jon Baxter, a teacher in New York, tells me. “And then, I follow the money trail. This means first dibs on my list has to be anything I shelled out for. I can only afford like 10-15 contemporary records a year and if I bought it, it means it’s on the longlist automatically. Also, any record that I got to see the band tour on always shoots it up the list.” Baxter goes on to tell me he also takes into account repeated plays on Spotify and Rdio, which if you think about it, makes perfect sense. After recently organizing my iPod by “Plays,” I found that I’ve listened to Vampire Weekend’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDxcDjg9P4\">Step\u003c/a>” 76 times. And so, it will most likely make it into my top ten songs of the year. (It also helps that the song mentions San Francisco, Berkeley, and Alameda!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After traversing these paths, Baxter ends up with a list of 25 albums. “I then just go by emotional connection, simple, visceral effect,” he says. Where making any kind of list (best of, to-do, laundry) is a very pragmatic process, the choices are truly emotional. “I’m behind on new music besides the big big songs that float into all our lives that you just can’t get away from,” another friend of mine, Angela Workoff, writes to me. “I’ll likely compile a top ten list for 2013 based on very heavy memories from certain parts of the year. They’re all trigger songs. They’re all old-ish picks: Tom Petty’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozgmyx919a4\">\u003cem>Wildflowers\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (more or less the whole album) from my trip to Santa Barbara this year. Going on long runs to The Who’s \u003cem>Greatests Hits \u003c/em>in Prospect Park and specifically hitting \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5mRBMZbYo\">I Can See for Miles\"\u003c/a> at the start and hitting ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ by the time I get to the big north hill. Dancing on a bunch of couches at an Ultimate Frisbee rager to Daft Punk’s \"Get Lucky\" (cuz who didn’t?).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s rare you see a top ten list that includes albums, movies and books from decades ago, but what a joy it is! These lists are an individual’s list. Where \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FER3C394aI8\">\u003cem>Blue Jasmine \u003c/em>\u003c/a>might have struck a chord with one person in July, Joni Mitchell’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5782PQO5is\">\u003cem>Blue \u003c/em>\u003c/a>might have struck another chord with someone in August. To exclude items from your best of 2013 list because they are from 1971 makes perfect sense. But if you want a list that reflects the past 11 months that have flown by, it might also make sense to reconsider that silent movie you watched with your grandmother on her yellow velvet couch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The way we get to our top tens may be a grueling (and welcomed!) process, but in the end, we like what we like. “I just look through what I thought were the best movies of the year, that is, I look through my reviews.” LaSalle says. A simple but important statement about recalling the past year. In the end, whether movies or songs or books, it’s our own list that includes pieces of our own hearts, what has affected us. “It’s an opportunity to take stock of what happened through sense-related memories,” Workoff tells me. Although she believes it to be a very personal process, once her memory is properly jogged, thoughts of other people float in as well. “This will get me to start my list,” she says. “And start doing some remembering.”\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"It's that time of year when \"Best of\" lists start rolling out. Mick LaSalle, movie critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and others share why they think we make these lists and why they're important.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1419963120,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":9,"wordCount":1029},"headData":{"title":"Why We Make Best of the Year Lists | KQED","description":"It's that time of year when "Best of" lists start rolling out. 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A chance to look back on the last eleven or so months of pop culture and organizing it all into one solid list of favorites. I spoke with a few people to gain insight on their processes and how, ultimately, the reminiscing might just be the best part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A top ten list is not just a list of ten movies,” \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle \u003c/em>movie critic \u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/mlasalle/\">Mick LaSalle\u003c/a> tells me. “It’s an organic whole. This is hard to explain but the list itself has to work as a list. As a thing in itself.” Friends might tell you you’re crazy for allowing that particular album or movie into your top ten and might even go so far as to question your taste and your allegiance as their friend. But in the end, the choice is yours and yours alone. We all have the right to rank our favorites. Once the list is complete, we show it off for the world to see, and friendly debate ensues. And in some cases, like with \u003ca href=\"http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9017-the-top-50-albums-of-2012/\">Pitchfork\u003c/a>, the list is revealed in installments, building the anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Numbering your list is, of course, part of the fun. The thrill of the countdown from ten to one. “In a good year,” LaSalle says, “I might have 16 or 17 to start with. In a bad year, I might have six or seven. Usually I have at least four or five that have to go in. Usually I make two lists, one for the top five and another for the bottom five. If I have seven movies in my top five, then obviously two are going to disappear from the bottom five.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It seems like such a practical and common process. They do it with \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/09/19/national-book-award-longlist-in-fiction/\">book awards\u003c/a> and peace prizes. Starting with a longlist is the easy part. It’s like brainstorming where there are no wrong answers. Just get your thoughts down on paper so you have something to work with. Decisions for the longlist can get pretty specific. “I make a big list in my notebook of any and all records that are contenders,” my buddy Jon Baxter, a teacher in New York, tells me. “And then, I follow the money trail. This means first dibs on my list has to be anything I shelled out for. I can only afford like 10-15 contemporary records a year and if I bought it, it means it’s on the longlist automatically. Also, any record that I got to see the band tour on always shoots it up the list.” Baxter goes on to tell me he also takes into account repeated plays on Spotify and Rdio, which if you think about it, makes perfect sense. After recently organizing my iPod by “Plays,” I found that I’ve listened to Vampire Weekend’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDxcDjg9P4\">Step\u003c/a>” 76 times. And so, it will most likely make it into my top ten songs of the year. (It also helps that the song mentions San Francisco, Berkeley, and Alameda!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After traversing these paths, Baxter ends up with a list of 25 albums. “I then just go by emotional connection, simple, visceral effect,” he says. Where making any kind of list (best of, to-do, laundry) is a very pragmatic process, the choices are truly emotional. “I’m behind on new music besides the big big songs that float into all our lives that you just can’t get away from,” another friend of mine, Angela Workoff, writes to me. “I’ll likely compile a top ten list for 2013 based on very heavy memories from certain parts of the year. They’re all trigger songs. They’re all old-ish picks: Tom Petty’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozgmyx919a4\">\u003cem>Wildflowers\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (more or less the whole album) from my trip to Santa Barbara this year. Going on long runs to The Who’s \u003cem>Greatests Hits \u003c/em>in Prospect Park and specifically hitting \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5mRBMZbYo\">I Can See for Miles\"\u003c/a> at the start and hitting ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ by the time I get to the big north hill. Dancing on a bunch of couches at an Ultimate Frisbee rager to Daft Punk’s \"Get Lucky\" (cuz who didn’t?).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s rare you see a top ten list that includes albums, movies and books from decades ago, but what a joy it is! These lists are an individual’s list. Where \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FER3C394aI8\">\u003cem>Blue Jasmine \u003c/em>\u003c/a>might have struck a chord with one person in July, Joni Mitchell’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5782PQO5is\">\u003cem>Blue \u003c/em>\u003c/a>might have struck another chord with someone in August. To exclude items from your best of 2013 list because they are from 1971 makes perfect sense. But if you want a list that reflects the past 11 months that have flown by, it might also make sense to reconsider that silent movie you watched with your grandmother on her yellow velvet couch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The way we get to our top tens may be a grueling (and welcomed!) process, but in the end, we like what we like. “I just look through what I thought were the best movies of the year, that is, I look through my reviews.” LaSalle says. A simple but important statement about recalling the past year. In the end, whether movies or songs or books, it’s our own list that includes pieces of our own hearts, what has affected us. “It’s an opportunity to take stock of what happened through sense-related memories,” Workoff tells me. Although she believes it to be a very personal process, once her memory is properly jogged, thoughts of other people float in as well. “This will get me to start my list,” she says. “And start doing some remembering.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/10010/why-we-make-best-of-the-year-lists","authors":["2416"],"categories":["pop_1041"],"tags":["pop_27","pop_32"],"featImg":"pop_10023","label":"pop"},"pop_7050":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_7050","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"7050","score":null,"sort":[1374757222000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-most-memorable-spoken-interludes-in-pop-music-history","title":"The Most Memorable Spoken Interludes in Pop Music History","publishDate":1374757222,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003ch4>Post by contributor Alex Vikmanis\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Part of my addiction to pop music is my longing for the bridge, that moment two-thirds of the way through a song when the beat slows down and the melody changes. The singer takes a moment to warm up and then they belt out their impressive final thoughts on love or pain or dancing. It’s the climax of the song. The bit that we keep coming back to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some pop songs, despite their insanely catchy hooks, fail to do this. Instead, that earth-shattering bridge is replaced with a bizarre skit or other kind of spoken interlude. The music takes a back burner for a second and the singer (and often a friend) have a little talk with each other. The listener is ripped out of the song and left to wonder, did the songwriter get lazy and give up on the bridge, were they not paid enough to write one? Did the singer have a bad day recording the track and their vocals failed them? Having a dialogue in the middle of the song (or at the beginning) is a really odd choice and has mostly been replaced by a rap cameo these days, but here are my favorites, which transcend their silliness and become iconic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. Christina Aguilera - “Beautiful” (0:01)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/eAfyFTzZDMM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Christina only says four words at the beginning of this ballad, but it’s the most intimate moment I’ve had with a pop song: “Don’t look at me.” She is at once speaking to those people who are hating on her and she is also speaking to the listener, or rather speaking on behalf of the listener who feels the way she does. I also think the phrase is completely off the cuff. I think Christina says it before she is about to record the song. Like she doesn’t want anyone to watch her while she sings. Like she needs to be alone to access the emotion she needs for that kind of song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. Mandy Moore - “Candy” (3:00)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/NkVsJGl5d6E\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Even the first time I heard this song, I couldn’t have imagined it not having a million cheesy rhymes with the word \u003cem>candy\u003c/em>. The fact that the writers squeezed in the singer’s name as one of those rhymes (in the form of a letter no less) is so sweet that my teeth fall out, but so satisfying as well. Only fifteen year old pop singers can get away with that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. Alicia Keys - “You Don’t Know My Name” (3:35)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/_ST6ZRbhGiA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This interlude makes me cringe. Alicia plays the role of a waitress and has a one-sided phone conversation with her favorite customer, which ends up sounding like she’s leaving a really long, awkward voicemail. We can all learn what not to say to boys from this song: \"I feel kinda silly doing this / you always order the special with the hot chocolate / I always use some milk and cream for you / you always got on some fly blue suit / your cuff links is always shining all bright / oh word, that’s interesting.\" Shut up and just sing, Alicia!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Madonna - “Rain” (3:03)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/15kWlTrpt5k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Madonna can do whatever the hell she wants (at least pre-2003) on any song and we’ll still love it. Like when she just whispered creepily through all of “Justify My Love.” But on this powerful ballad (when she still did ballads), she throws in everything. There is a very climactic bridge followed by a spoken word poem with echoing Madonnas crooning a call and response. It’s basically like she’s having a bedroom conversation with herself and her lover and her future lover and you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Mickey & Sylvia - \"Love Is Strange\" (1:52)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/KpEA5QGYJFQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Sylvia’s voice kills it when she growls “come here, lover boy” on this short and sweet interlude, but the most interesting thing about it is that you realize, despite the fact that Mickey and Sylvia are singing a duet about love, they’re not in love with each other. Mickey’s asking about Sylvia’s \u003cem>other\u003c/em> lover boys. This creates an entirely different layer of meaning to the iconic scene in \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em> when Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze mime the dialogue and crawl all over the floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Brandy and Monica - \"The Boy Is Mine\" (0:25)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/nMc4H6omto8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>There is no drama like this kind of boy drama. And no better voices to compete with each other like the '90s voices of Brandy and Monica. In fact, their singing is almost too \u003cem>even\u003c/em> and unemotional that the feud seems friendly, like perhaps they’ll call a draw. That’s why this intro is so necessary even though it was cut from the music video version. You have poor, sweet Brandy trying to talk to this seemingly random girl. And then you have Monica with her completely disinterested “uh hm” and the very confident “Oh yeah, I \u003cem>definitely\u003c/em> know his name.” We all know that Monica wins this fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Michael Jackson - “Thriller” (6:30)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/sOnqjkJTMaA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>I will admit to a huge no-no: I don’t actually love this song. But the ghoulish graveyard narrator who overruns the last half is so weird and epic to include on a major radio hit that it brings the song (even without the video) to cinematic proportions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - “Home” (3:12)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/rjFaenf1T-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Embedded in this perfect summer driving song is a sweet story of crazy, drunk love. The skit reminds us of the ways we meet each other and fall in love: tumbling out of windows, smoking cigarettes, blood, hidden moments. It’s also a quiet moment before we rock out till the end of the song, swinging our hair around and pounding our fists on the dashboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Britney Spears - \"Oops I Did It Again\" (2:49)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/CduA0TULnow\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Brit’s infamous warble actually benefits from not having to sing a bridge. Many of her songs are plagued by awkward spoken interludes (wow, remember “Hold It Against Me”?), but this conversation between the innocent seductress and the astronaut adds an entirely new meaning to the song. The reference to \u003cem>Titanic\u003c/em> (“But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean at the end”) creates a dialogue with a larger world of pop culture and fiction, just like Britney’s love interest has created his own fictional relationship with her. She ends with, “you really shouldn’t have,” which completely drives home the whole point of the song. Despite the red jumpsuit and silver eyeshadow, Brit knows exactly what she is saying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m definitely omitting a bunch of good ones, so leave your favorites in the comments!\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A countdown of the best spoken interludes in pop music history.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1382053682,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":1173},"headData":{"title":"The Most Memorable Spoken Interludes in Pop Music History | KQED","description":"A countdown of the best spoken interludes in pop music history.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Most Memorable Spoken Interludes in Pop Music History","datePublished":"2013-07-25T13:00:22.000Z","dateModified":"2013-10-17T23:48:02.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"7050 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=7050","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/25/the-most-memorable-spoken-interludes-in-pop-music-history/","disqusTitle":"The Most Memorable Spoken Interludes in Pop Music History","path":"/pop/7050/the-most-memorable-spoken-interludes-in-pop-music-history","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003ch4>Post by contributor Alex Vikmanis\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Part of my addiction to pop music is my longing for the bridge, that moment two-thirds of the way through a song when the beat slows down and the melody changes. The singer takes a moment to warm up and then they belt out their impressive final thoughts on love or pain or dancing. It’s the climax of the song. The bit that we keep coming back to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some pop songs, despite their insanely catchy hooks, fail to do this. Instead, that earth-shattering bridge is replaced with a bizarre skit or other kind of spoken interlude. The music takes a back burner for a second and the singer (and often a friend) have a little talk with each other. The listener is ripped out of the song and left to wonder, did the songwriter get lazy and give up on the bridge, were they not paid enough to write one? Did the singer have a bad day recording the track and their vocals failed them? Having a dialogue in the middle of the song (or at the beginning) is a really odd choice and has mostly been replaced by a rap cameo these days, but here are my favorites, which transcend their silliness and become iconic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. Christina Aguilera - “Beautiful” (0:01)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/eAfyFTzZDMM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Christina only says four words at the beginning of this ballad, but it’s the most intimate moment I’ve had with a pop song: “Don’t look at me.” She is at once speaking to those people who are hating on her and she is also speaking to the listener, or rather speaking on behalf of the listener who feels the way she does. I also think the phrase is completely off the cuff. I think Christina says it before she is about to record the song. Like she doesn’t want anyone to watch her while she sings. Like she needs to be alone to access the emotion she needs for that kind of song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. Mandy Moore - “Candy” (3:00)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/NkVsJGl5d6E\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Even the first time I heard this song, I couldn’t have imagined it not having a million cheesy rhymes with the word \u003cem>candy\u003c/em>. The fact that the writers squeezed in the singer’s name as one of those rhymes (in the form of a letter no less) is so sweet that my teeth fall out, but so satisfying as well. Only fifteen year old pop singers can get away with that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. Alicia Keys - “You Don’t Know My Name” (3:35)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/_ST6ZRbhGiA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This interlude makes me cringe. Alicia plays the role of a waitress and has a one-sided phone conversation with her favorite customer, which ends up sounding like she’s leaving a really long, awkward voicemail. We can all learn what not to say to boys from this song: \"I feel kinda silly doing this / you always order the special with the hot chocolate / I always use some milk and cream for you / you always got on some fly blue suit / your cuff links is always shining all bright / oh word, that’s interesting.\" Shut up and just sing, Alicia!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Madonna - “Rain” (3:03)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/15kWlTrpt5k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Madonna can do whatever the hell she wants (at least pre-2003) on any song and we’ll still love it. Like when she just whispered creepily through all of “Justify My Love.” But on this powerful ballad (when she still did ballads), she throws in everything. There is a very climactic bridge followed by a spoken word poem with echoing Madonnas crooning a call and response. It’s basically like she’s having a bedroom conversation with herself and her lover and her future lover and you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Mickey & Sylvia - \"Love Is Strange\" (1:52)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/KpEA5QGYJFQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Sylvia’s voice kills it when she growls “come here, lover boy” on this short and sweet interlude, but the most interesting thing about it is that you realize, despite the fact that Mickey and Sylvia are singing a duet about love, they’re not in love with each other. Mickey’s asking about Sylvia’s \u003cem>other\u003c/em> lover boys. This creates an entirely different layer of meaning to the iconic scene in \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em> when Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze mime the dialogue and crawl all over the floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Brandy and Monica - \"The Boy Is Mine\" (0:25)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/nMc4H6omto8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>There is no drama like this kind of boy drama. And no better voices to compete with each other like the '90s voices of Brandy and Monica. In fact, their singing is almost too \u003cem>even\u003c/em> and unemotional that the feud seems friendly, like perhaps they’ll call a draw. That’s why this intro is so necessary even though it was cut from the music video version. You have poor, sweet Brandy trying to talk to this seemingly random girl. And then you have Monica with her completely disinterested “uh hm” and the very confident “Oh yeah, I \u003cem>definitely\u003c/em> know his name.” We all know that Monica wins this fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Michael Jackson - “Thriller” (6:30)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/sOnqjkJTMaA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>I will admit to a huge no-no: I don’t actually love this song. But the ghoulish graveyard narrator who overruns the last half is so weird and epic to include on a major radio hit that it brings the song (even without the video) to cinematic proportions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - “Home” (3:12)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/rjFaenf1T-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Embedded in this perfect summer driving song is a sweet story of crazy, drunk love. The skit reminds us of the ways we meet each other and fall in love: tumbling out of windows, smoking cigarettes, blood, hidden moments. It’s also a quiet moment before we rock out till the end of the song, swinging our hair around and pounding our fists on the dashboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Britney Spears - \"Oops I Did It Again\" (2:49)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/CduA0TULnow\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Brit’s infamous warble actually benefits from not having to sing a bridge. Many of her songs are plagued by awkward spoken interludes (wow, remember “Hold It Against Me”?), but this conversation between the innocent seductress and the astronaut adds an entirely new meaning to the song. The reference to \u003cem>Titanic\u003c/em> (“But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean at the end”) creates a dialogue with a larger world of pop culture and fiction, just like Britney’s love interest has created his own fictional relationship with her. She ends with, “you really shouldn’t have,” which completely drives home the whole point of the song. Despite the red jumpsuit and silver eyeshadow, Brit knows exactly what she is saying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m definitely omitting a bunch of good ones, so leave your favorites in the comments!\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/7050/the-most-memorable-spoken-interludes-in-pop-music-history","authors":["2421"],"categories":["pop_4"],"tags":["pop_32","pop_914"],"featImg":"pop_7056","label":"pop"},"pop_6017":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_6017","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"6017","score":null,"sort":[1371646819000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-best-celebrity-cameos-of-all-time","title":"The Best Celebrity Cameos of All Time","publishDate":1371646819,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>Cameos are best when they're both unexpected and hilarious. They're better still when their inclusion in the film pushes the plot forward. Also, they get bonus points for providing quotable material. Seth Rogen understands this. In fact, he wrote an entire movie around the idea (well, that and the end of the world as we know it). \u003cem>This Is The End\u003c/em> is a smörgåsbord of hilarious cameos, perhaps the best use of cameos to date. Though \u003cem>Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues\u003c/em> seems to be nipping, fiercely, at its heels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we lovers of comedy await the triumphant return of Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 news team, the \u003cem>Anchorman 2\u003c/em> cameo list grows ever long. Reports and paparazzi photos have offered us a glimpse of the Atlanta movie set and have revealed that, come December, we'll be treated to cameo performances by Jim Carrey, Drake, and everyone's favorite Kardashian sympathizer, Kanye West, among others. Kanye participating in jokes and not the butt of them? I know it sounds wild, but Adam McKay, the film's director, assured MTV News that Kanye \"was great, and he was funny. He came up with a couple good lines on his own.\" I for one can't wait to hear them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, however, I choose to spend my time prepping for \u003cem>Anchorman 2\u003c/em> by buffing up on some of the best cameos to date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Bowie -- \u003cem>Zoolander\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6bolOsx8s&w=560&h=315]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>A male model's life isn't all orange-mocha Frappuccinos and being ridiculously good-looking; they feel pain too. So when Derek Zoolander is slighted by VH1, who gave their Top Model of the Year award to his nemisis Hansel, there's just no other option than to stage a \"walk off\" to prove which male model really is the best. Enter the God of Glam, \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Bowie-In-Zoolander/361927831769\">David Bowie\u003c/a>, who offers his services as a judge and explains the rules: \"Now, this'll be a straight walk-off, old school rules. First model walks, second model duplicates, then elaborates. Okay, boys, let's go to work.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neil Patrick Harris -- \u003cem>Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7bK3w9Mw6w]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>When you're stoned to the bone and your numero uno priority is snacks, the last thing you expect to find is the star of \u003cem>Doogie Houser, MD\u003c/em> wandering along the road in the dark. But that's exactly what Harold and Kumar experienced on their journey to White Castle. In one of the most talked about cameos of the mid-2000s, a high-as-a-kite on ecstasy NPH finds himself in the back of Harold and Kumar's whip, barking orders and talking crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bill Murray -- \u003cem>Zombieland\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzHsQapOKQ]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>While cutting loose in someone else's house and blasting the theme from \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em>, Tallahassee and Wichita encounter none other than zombie Bill Murray! Turns out it's just regular Bill Murray in zombie make-up because, you know, he likes to get around and blend in with the locals. Tallahassee freaks out because, well, because it's BILL MURRAY. They inhale some druggy smoke and end up reenacting a scene from \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em>. It's a double whammy cameo and certainly one of the best on record! Legend has it that Bill Murray is one of the hardest actors to get in a film. Lucky for \u003cem>Zombieland\u003c/em> and its viewers, Woody Harrelson has a far-reaching rolodex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kurt Vonnegut -- \u003cem>Back To School\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnAhSzb4gY?rel=0]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>What old-man college comedy is complete without a cameo? Maybe your dad wasn't as obsessed with Rodney Dangerfield as mine was, but, if he was, you might have noticed this literary luminary on the big screen. That's right kids, when charged with writing a paper on Vonnegut, Thornton goes straight to the source. Vonnegut arrives at his door, allegedly writes a paper about himself, and Thronton gets a failing grade. It's unclear why the author of such American classics as \u003cem>Slaughterhouse Five\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Breakfast of Champions\u003c/em> decided to take the cameo role, but I'm sure glad he did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lance Armstrong -- \u003cem>Dodgeball: An True Underdog Story\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb72h8M5L8U?rel=0]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Long before the world knew the truth about Lance Armstrong, everyone believed we'd found a true American hero. During his reign as America's favorite cyclist, Armstrong lent himself and his advice to Peter La Fluer in an airport. This has always been one of my favorite random cameos. Turns out, it's even funnier now. \"I'm sure this decision won't haunt you for the rest of your life,\" Armstrong sarcastically says. In the end, \u003cem>Dodgeball\u003c/em> was a better career move for Vince Vaughn than performance enhancing drugs were for Lance Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elvis Costello -- \u003cem>200 Cigarettes\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlb3avSMD_Y?rel=0]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Blink and you might miss this cameo. The English songster is referenced throughout this 1999 comedy. His music blasts in the background as the cast of characters attempts to assemble for a New Year's Eve party in New York City in 1981. He casually interrupts a sidewalk conversation between Courtney Love and Paul Rudd and later surfaces at Martha Plimpton's party, while the hostess is passed out. A man of few words, Costello's casual cool makes this cameo one of my all-time faves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bruce Springsteen -- \u003cem>High Fidelity\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZE7OchG3DY?rel=0]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>When you're going through the worst breakup for your adult life, it makes sense that you'd seek solace in your favorite music. For Rob Gordon, this impulse is overwhelming. More than just listening to tunes, he vividly imagines exactly what advice the Boss would give him as he tries to let go of his past loves. Rob's daydream makes for one of the most apt cameos in pop culture history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bob Barker -- \u003cem>Happy Gilmore\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJiAK-s5a0?rel=0]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Paired together for a celebrity golf tournament, Bob Barker and Happy Gilmore engage in fisticuffs on the putting green. In Bob's defense, Happy is playing just terribly. Bob, who's accustomed to encouraging others in game play, simply can't stand to watch their names fall in the standings. The lower they drop, the more sarcastic Barker gets eventually devolving into direct insults. Hockey playing Happy attempts to settle the score the only way he knows how, a fight. What follows is one of the silliest and most memorable cameo fights of modern comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stan Lee -- \u003cem>Mallrats\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vJpAXf5wyk]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The day your girlfriend dumps you in a letter is a rough day for any guy. To make matters worse, Brodie can't even get into the comic book store at his local mall to see his all-time favorite comic book writer, and real life father, Stan Lee. Brodie's buddy T.S. somehow convinces Lee to give him a pep-talk and some unsolicited dating advice. Though Brodie remains slightly preoccupied by the deeper truths behind his favorite superheroes, he seemed to get Stan's message of love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alice Cooper -- \u003cem>Wayne's World\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FT3IGXtAk]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one expects a corpse painted, faux blood loving, shock rocker to be eloquent, but Alice Cooper makes his \u003cem>Wayne's World\u003c/em> cameo sound downright educational. Going down in history as one of the best rocker cameos, Alice sheds new light on what it's really like to hang out back stage after the show. His response to Wayne's query, \"So do you come to Milwaukee often?\" has forever changed the way some pronounce \"Mi-li-wau-kay,\" and his calm conversation in corpse paint leaves Wayne and Garth mesmerized. Does this guy know how to party or what?\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"As the Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues cameo list grows longer and longer, we prepare for the hilarity by looking back at some of the best celebrity movie cameos to date.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1371665451,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1366},"headData":{"title":"The Best Celebrity Cameos of All Time | KQED","description":"As the Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues cameo list grows longer and longer, we prepare for the hilarity by looking back at some of the best celebrity movie cameos to date.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Best Celebrity Cameos of All Time","datePublished":"2013-06-19T13:00:19.000Z","dateModified":"2013-06-19T18:10:51.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"6017 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=6017","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/06/19/the-best-celebrity-cameos-of-all-time/","disqusTitle":"The Best Celebrity Cameos of All Time","path":"/pop/6017/the-best-celebrity-cameos-of-all-time","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Cameos are best when they're both unexpected and hilarious. They're better still when their inclusion in the film pushes the plot forward. Also, they get bonus points for providing quotable material. Seth Rogen understands this. In fact, he wrote an entire movie around the idea (well, that and the end of the world as we know it). \u003cem>This Is The End\u003c/em> is a smörgåsbord of hilarious cameos, perhaps the best use of cameos to date. Though \u003cem>Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues\u003c/em> seems to be nipping, fiercely, at its heels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we lovers of comedy await the triumphant return of Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 news team, the \u003cem>Anchorman 2\u003c/em> cameo list grows ever long. Reports and paparazzi photos have offered us a glimpse of the Atlanta movie set and have revealed that, come December, we'll be treated to cameo performances by Jim Carrey, Drake, and everyone's favorite Kardashian sympathizer, Kanye West, among others. Kanye participating in jokes and not the butt of them? I know it sounds wild, but Adam McKay, the film's director, assured MTV News that Kanye \"was great, and he was funny. He came up with a couple good lines on his own.\" I for one can't wait to hear them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, however, I choose to spend my time prepping for \u003cem>Anchorman 2\u003c/em> by buffing up on some of the best cameos to date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Bowie -- \u003cem>Zoolander\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yQ6bolOsx8s'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yQ6bolOsx8s'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>A male model's life isn't all orange-mocha Frappuccinos and being ridiculously good-looking; they feel pain too. So when Derek Zoolander is slighted by VH1, who gave their Top Model of the Year award to his nemisis Hansel, there's just no other option than to stage a \"walk off\" to prove which male model really is the best. Enter the God of Glam, \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Bowie-In-Zoolander/361927831769\">David Bowie\u003c/a>, who offers his services as a judge and explains the rules: \"Now, this'll be a straight walk-off, old school rules. First model walks, second model duplicates, then elaborates. Okay, boys, let's go to work.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neil Patrick Harris -- \u003cem>Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/M7bK3w9Mw6w'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/M7bK3w9Mw6w'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>When you're stoned to the bone and your numero uno priority is snacks, the last thing you expect to find is the star of \u003cem>Doogie Houser, MD\u003c/em> wandering along the road in the dark. But that's exactly what Harold and Kumar experienced on their journey to White Castle. In one of the most talked about cameos of the mid-2000s, a high-as-a-kite on ecstasy NPH finds himself in the back of Harold and Kumar's whip, barking orders and talking crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bill Murray -- \u003cem>Zombieland\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/pDzHsQapOKQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/pDzHsQapOKQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>While cutting loose in someone else's house and blasting the theme from \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em>, Tallahassee and Wichita encounter none other than zombie Bill Murray! Turns out it's just regular Bill Murray in zombie make-up because, you know, he likes to get around and blend in with the locals. Tallahassee freaks out because, well, because it's BILL MURRAY. They inhale some druggy smoke and end up reenacting a scene from \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em>. It's a double whammy cameo and certainly one of the best on record! Legend has it that Bill Murray is one of the hardest actors to get in a film. Lucky for \u003cem>Zombieland\u003c/em> and its viewers, Woody Harrelson has a far-reaching rolodex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kurt Vonnegut -- \u003cem>Back To School\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/tQnAhSzb4gY?rel=0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/tQnAhSzb4gY?rel=0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>What old-man college comedy is complete without a cameo? Maybe your dad wasn't as obsessed with Rodney Dangerfield as mine was, but, if he was, you might have noticed this literary luminary on the big screen. That's right kids, when charged with writing a paper on Vonnegut, Thornton goes straight to the source. Vonnegut arrives at his door, allegedly writes a paper about himself, and Thronton gets a failing grade. It's unclear why the author of such American classics as \u003cem>Slaughterhouse Five\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Breakfast of Champions\u003c/em> decided to take the cameo role, but I'm sure glad he did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lance Armstrong -- \u003cem>Dodgeball: An True Underdog Story\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Hb72h8M5L8U?rel=0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Hb72h8M5L8U?rel=0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Long before the world knew the truth about Lance Armstrong, everyone believed we'd found a true American hero. During his reign as America's favorite cyclist, Armstrong lent himself and his advice to Peter La Fluer in an airport. This has always been one of my favorite random cameos. Turns out, it's even funnier now. \"I'm sure this decision won't haunt you for the rest of your life,\" Armstrong sarcastically says. In the end, \u003cem>Dodgeball\u003c/em> was a better career move for Vince Vaughn than performance enhancing drugs were for Lance Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elvis Costello -- \u003cem>200 Cigarettes\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Mlb3avSMD_Y?rel=0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Mlb3avSMD_Y?rel=0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Blink and you might miss this cameo. The English songster is referenced throughout this 1999 comedy. His music blasts in the background as the cast of characters attempts to assemble for a New Year's Eve party in New York City in 1981. He casually interrupts a sidewalk conversation between Courtney Love and Paul Rudd and later surfaces at Martha Plimpton's party, while the hostess is passed out. A man of few words, Costello's casual cool makes this cameo one of my all-time faves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bruce Springsteen -- \u003cem>High Fidelity\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DZE7OchG3DY?rel=0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DZE7OchG3DY?rel=0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>When you're going through the worst breakup for your adult life, it makes sense that you'd seek solace in your favorite music. For Rob Gordon, this impulse is overwhelming. More than just listening to tunes, he vividly imagines exactly what advice the Boss would give him as he tries to let go of his past loves. Rob's daydream makes for one of the most apt cameos in pop culture history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bob Barker -- \u003cem>Happy Gilmore\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/8QJiAK-s5a0?rel=0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/8QJiAK-s5a0?rel=0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Paired together for a celebrity golf tournament, Bob Barker and Happy Gilmore engage in fisticuffs on the putting green. In Bob's defense, Happy is playing just terribly. Bob, who's accustomed to encouraging others in game play, simply can't stand to watch their names fall in the standings. The lower they drop, the more sarcastic Barker gets eventually devolving into direct insults. Hockey playing Happy attempts to settle the score the only way he knows how, a fight. What follows is one of the silliest and most memorable cameo fights of modern comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stan Lee -- \u003cem>Mallrats\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/1vJpAXf5wyk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/1vJpAXf5wyk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The day your girlfriend dumps you in a letter is a rough day for any guy. To make matters worse, Brodie can't even get into the comic book store at his local mall to see his all-time favorite comic book writer, and real life father, Stan Lee. Brodie's buddy T.S. somehow convinces Lee to give him a pep-talk and some unsolicited dating advice. Though Brodie remains slightly preoccupied by the deeper truths behind his favorite superheroes, he seemed to get Stan's message of love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alice Cooper -- \u003cem>Wayne's World\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/o5FT3IGXtAk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/o5FT3IGXtAk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one expects a corpse painted, faux blood loving, shock rocker to be eloquent, but Alice Cooper makes his \u003cem>Wayne's World\u003c/em> cameo sound downright educational. Going down in history as one of the best rocker cameos, Alice sheds new light on what it's really like to hang out back stage after the show. His response to Wayne's query, \"So do you come to Milwaukee often?\" has forever changed the way some pronounce \"Mi-li-wau-kay,\" and his calm conversation in corpse paint leaves Wayne and Garth mesmerized. Does this guy know how to party or what?\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/6017/the-best-celebrity-cameos-of-all-time","authors":["2438"],"categories":["pop_7","pop_51"],"tags":["pop_927","pop_926","pop_32"],"featImg":"pop_6036","label":"pop"},"pop_5289":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_5289","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"5289","score":null,"sort":[1369400439000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests","title":"The Movies We Use to Gauge Love Interests","publishDate":1369400439,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_5296\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/movie-heart/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5296\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-5296\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart.jpg\" alt=\"Flickr: Maura Teague\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-400x332.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-800x665.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-1440x1197.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr: \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/93496438@N06/8499245146/\">Maura Teague\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>So you have a crush and you've been on a couple of dates and things are going pretty well! Hurray! But don't pop the bubbly just yet. There's still one ritual left before you can do cute stuff like bake surprise cakes for each other or go to yoga together: the viewing of the \"gauge\" film. You know, that lazy afternoon when you make your new love watch something really important to you, partly because you want to share things that you love with them, but mostly because you need to judge whether they're worth your time by their reaction to it. We asked our writers to share their deal-breaker films. What follows is their answers:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Laura Schadler: \u003cem>Il Deserto Rosso\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Fast and The Furious\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/photo-6/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5290\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5290\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo.jpeg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo.jpeg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-800x800.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-1440x1440.jpeg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-32x32.jpeg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-64x64.jpeg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-96x96.jpeg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-128x128.jpeg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The aesthetic sensibilities of potential suitors has always been high on my list when determining compatibility. By no means does someone need to share my exact tastes (I prefer they don’t), but they need to demonstrate a level of coolness, intelligence, obscurity and nuance which leads me to, at times, suspect they might be cooler, smarter or more obscure and nuanced than me. That way talking to them is fun, unexpected and inspiring. I’ve had many a debate about this, with those who suggest that true love doesn’t necessarily have to do with what music/movies/books someone likes. But I kind of think it does. Those things are indicators of how someone sees, interacts with and contemplates the world around them. It’s actually a profound gauge of who they are and what they value, not just a superficial judgment of what they like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That being said, a mix of high/low is most important for me. I don’t want to be with someone who is all artsy snob or all trashy idiocy, but am hopelessly drawn to someone who is an eclectic combo of snobby and trashy. And a middle of the road guy is definitely a deal breaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My true love is someone who likes both Antonioni’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xyS8UvkzKE\">\u003cem>Il Deserto Rosso\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKi5XoeTN0k\">Fast and the Furious\u003c/a>\u003c/em> franchise, who wants to talk about \u003ca href=\"http://nyti.ms/17XI50V\">Jonas Mekas\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.nysun.com/arts/jason-bourne-takes-his-case-to-moma/78614/\">Jason Bourne\u003c/a>. My dream boy is unpredictable, irreverent, informed and engaged. Bonus points if we both don’t like something that everyone else seems to like a lot (ex: \u003cem>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Beasts of the Southern Wild\u003c/em>) because it’s nice to sit on the couch and make fun of things together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Emmanuel Hapsis: \u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_5304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/tumblr_mlewqsaqc51r9quqjo1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5304\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-5304\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500.jpg\" alt=\"Tumblr: Busted Weave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumblr: \u003ca href=\"http://bustedweave.tumblr.com/image/48212362921\">Busted Weave\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are areas in your life where compromise is important. Choosing the person you want to kiss up on is not one of them. My deal breakers come in many forms. For example: Is Sporty Spice his favorite? Swoon. Is he a Virgo? Get away from me. You know, rational markers like that. This qualification process extends to movies too. While it's important for my soul mate to be able to quote lines from \u003cem>Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Grey Gardens\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em>, the movie that really gets to the heart of the matter is \u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>. Several tests lie within. Here are some of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Must know at least 85% of the words.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must indulge me in ranking the Von Trapp children in order of preference (Brigitta must be first or second, Louisa must be last).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must be offended by the most anti-feminist song to ever exist, \"16 Going on 17.\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must look up the shooting location and seriously consider taking me there.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must consider making tanks and cut-offs out of curtains for at least 30 seconds.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must not complain about how long the movie is.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must complain about how short the movie is.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Note: one may fail one or two of these tests, if he resembles River Phoenix or Kurt Cobain in any way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lizzy Acker: \u003cem>10 Things I Hate About You\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6XGUhzfutc&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>10 Things I Hate About You\u003c/em> is not generally considered high art or the kind of thing you would use to judge the quality of a human being. It is, of course, a hilarious and ridiculous comedy based on SHAKESPEARE, set in the Pacific Northwest (my homeland) and starring the man of my dreams, Heath Ledger (RIP), which are all things a person I plan on getting naked with should value but isn’t necessarily required to love. However, there are two reasons any potential partner of mine should appreciate this movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: anyone who “doesn’t get it” or pretends to think it’s stupid is either way too serious or way too old for me. Both are deal breakers I might be blind to if a person is cute or complimentary enough, without the help of this movie. Two: at a crucial moment, someone says to Heath, about his true love and what he must do to win her back: “You embarrassed the girl. Sacrifice yourself on the altar of dignity and even the score.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have embarrassed myself for love over and over again and I am still waiting for someone to get up on the bleachers and sing me a classic love song and even the score. Anyone who wants to marry me (because, let’s face it, I am too much of a romantic to go on useless dates; it’s either true love or nothing at all) has to be ready to absolutely humiliate themselves to prove they care, at least once and preferably to music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Gina Scialabba: \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508<\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t get \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em> Part I and Part II, you don’t get me. Literally and figuratively. The tale of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family has mesmerized audiences for years. More importantly, it has mesmerized me. Any potential partner who wants to get past the third date should study up on the history and lore of this crime drama. Expect a pop quiz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The story is classic: the rise of a chosen son to save the family. It’s also addictively quotable: “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” And who can forget, \"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.\" Genius. The acting beats out any modern film: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and James Caan. (Bonus points to any potential date who has actually read the novel by Mario Puzo). It is a bit long at 175 minutes, but, if you can sit through the movie (over and over again), you possess a rare and valuable character trait: concentration (and stellar taste in movies).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if my potential partner has 1.) never seen \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, 2.) never heard of \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, 3.) or dislikes \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, in the words of Michael Corleone to his brother Fredo in \u003cem>Godfather Part II\u003c/em>, “You’re nothing to me now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Natalie Grace Sweet: \u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Jku2K97q8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What can I say, I'm a sucker for a classic love story, the weirder the better. Therefore, John Waters' masterpiece \u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em> wets my whistle every damn time. While most girls go gaga over Johnny Depp, I prefer to leave my heart with Cry-Baby Walker, the leather-jacket clad bad boy with a heart of gold. This film has everything I need for a rip-roaring good time: '50s rock 'n' roll, young love, vintage cars, threats of Juvenile Delinquency, and Iggy Pop in a washtub. It gets better. It's also a musical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em> delivers a quirky, campy rendition of the \"star crossed lover\" genre in perfect John Waters fashion. Naturally, it takes place in a romanticized version of the olden days; a time when people still solved their problems through song and flawless choreography, and the bad boy gets the good girl gone bad. I love it when weirdness wins out over squares! Johnny Depp's Elvis-like appearance and sound certainly don't hurt, either. It's all just so romantic. Still not convinced? Traci Lords is in it. So is Rikki Lake, when she's still fat. And there's a character called Hatchet Face. It's awesome. Seriously, it's awesome. But the point is this, I love this movie. If you don't at least like it, I'm not sure I'll ever understand you, nor you me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Tony Bravo: \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kdioqmnckc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When two boys are dating and they really, really like each other and take all the proper precautions...they should watch Tennessee Williams movies together. For me, the ultimate Tennessee Williams movie is not \u003cem>A Streetcar Named Desire\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c/em>: it's Josey's Losey's 1968 art film from beyond \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> (the exclamation is in the title, seriously) adapted for the screen by Tennessee from his play \u003cem>The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore\u003c/em>. The man had a way with a title.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How does one introduce \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> to the non-initiated? It's John Waters' favorite film: so if you're the kind of guy I like to date, that's already a ringing endorsement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> tells the story of Flora \"Sissy\" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor, at the height of her supernatural beauty and the hysterical peak of her talent), the richest woman in the world with the best name EVER. Sissy lives on her own private island (a modernist setting art directed within an inch of its life) where she's perpetually drinking champagne from Borgia goblets, getting injections (\"Hot sun, cool breeze, white horse on the sea, and a big shot of vitamin B in me!\"), dictating her memoirs, bossing around the little person with a whip she keeps on staff (the great Michael Dunn) and wearing untold millions of dollars worth of jewelry. So, basically, she has my life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One day, a visitor arrives on the island, Chris Flanders (golden-voiced Richard Burton, Taylor's husband at the time), a.k.a. Angelo della Morte. As you may have guessed from his moniker, he may or may not be the Angel of Death; that's the kind of film we're talking about. Add to the mix Noel Coward as \"The Witch of Capri\" (the part was originally offered to Katharine Hepburn who refused so, clearly, if you can't get her, by all means, the next logical choice is Noel Coward), some truly unbelievable wardrobe choices (exclusively white 1960s haute couture for Taylor, a Samurai robe and sword for Burton), and some of the strangest and most poetic dialogue ever written.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like caviar, Oceanic art and Anne Sexton poetry, \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> is an acquired taste, but it's quite possible that so am I. For a man to get me, he has to get \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> in all its surreal, elegant, vulgar, brilliant, ambitious glory. As Burton says to Taylor, \"Boom! The shock of each moment of still being alive!\" Coincidentally, more than one man has said that to me, but never before the third date.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Little Mermaid? Dirty Dancing? Seven Samurai? What films do you use to judge if a person is worthy of your love?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1423598724,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":1899},"headData":{"title":"The Movies We Use to Gauge Love Interests | KQED","description":"The Little Mermaid? Dirty Dancing? Seven Samurai? What films do you use to judge if a person is worthy of your love?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Movies We Use to Gauge Love Interests","datePublished":"2013-05-24T13:00:39.000Z","dateModified":"2015-02-10T20:05:24.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"5289 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=5289","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/","disqusTitle":"The Movies We Use to Gauge Love Interests","path":"/pop/5289/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_5296\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/movie-heart/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5296\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-5296\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart.jpg\" alt=\"Flickr: Maura Teague\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-400x332.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-800x665.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/movie-heart-1440x1197.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr: \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/93496438@N06/8499245146/\">Maura Teague\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>So you have a crush and you've been on a couple of dates and things are going pretty well! Hurray! But don't pop the bubbly just yet. There's still one ritual left before you can do cute stuff like bake surprise cakes for each other or go to yoga together: the viewing of the \"gauge\" film. You know, that lazy afternoon when you make your new love watch something really important to you, partly because you want to share things that you love with them, but mostly because you need to judge whether they're worth your time by their reaction to it. We asked our writers to share their deal-breaker films. What follows is their answers:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Laura Schadler: \u003cem>Il Deserto Rosso\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Fast and The Furious\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/photo-6/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5290\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5290\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo.jpeg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo.jpeg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-800x800.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-1440x1440.jpeg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-32x32.jpeg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-64x64.jpeg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-96x96.jpeg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-128x128.jpeg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/photo-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The aesthetic sensibilities of potential suitors has always been high on my list when determining compatibility. By no means does someone need to share my exact tastes (I prefer they don’t), but they need to demonstrate a level of coolness, intelligence, obscurity and nuance which leads me to, at times, suspect they might be cooler, smarter or more obscure and nuanced than me. That way talking to them is fun, unexpected and inspiring. I’ve had many a debate about this, with those who suggest that true love doesn’t necessarily have to do with what music/movies/books someone likes. But I kind of think it does. Those things are indicators of how someone sees, interacts with and contemplates the world around them. It’s actually a profound gauge of who they are and what they value, not just a superficial judgment of what they like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That being said, a mix of high/low is most important for me. I don’t want to be with someone who is all artsy snob or all trashy idiocy, but am hopelessly drawn to someone who is an eclectic combo of snobby and trashy. And a middle of the road guy is definitely a deal breaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My true love is someone who likes both Antonioni’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xyS8UvkzKE\">\u003cem>Il Deserto Rosso\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKi5XoeTN0k\">Fast and the Furious\u003c/a>\u003c/em> franchise, who wants to talk about \u003ca href=\"http://nyti.ms/17XI50V\">Jonas Mekas\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.nysun.com/arts/jason-bourne-takes-his-case-to-moma/78614/\">Jason Bourne\u003c/a>. My dream boy is unpredictable, irreverent, informed and engaged. Bonus points if we both don’t like something that everyone else seems to like a lot (ex: \u003cem>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Beasts of the Southern Wild\u003c/em>) because it’s nice to sit on the couch and make fun of things together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Emmanuel Hapsis: \u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_5304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/24/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests/tumblr_mlewqsaqc51r9quqjo1_500/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5304\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-5304\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500.jpg\" alt=\"Tumblr: Busted Weave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_mlewqsaQc51r9quqjo1_500-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumblr: \u003ca href=\"http://bustedweave.tumblr.com/image/48212362921\">Busted Weave\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are areas in your life where compromise is important. Choosing the person you want to kiss up on is not one of them. My deal breakers come in many forms. For example: Is Sporty Spice his favorite? Swoon. Is he a Virgo? Get away from me. You know, rational markers like that. This qualification process extends to movies too. While it's important for my soul mate to be able to quote lines from \u003cem>Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Grey Gardens\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em>, the movie that really gets to the heart of the matter is \u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>. Several tests lie within. Here are some of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Must know at least 85% of the words.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must indulge me in ranking the Von Trapp children in order of preference (Brigitta must be first or second, Louisa must be last).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must be offended by the most anti-feminist song to ever exist, \"16 Going on 17.\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must look up the shooting location and seriously consider taking me there.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must consider making tanks and cut-offs out of curtains for at least 30 seconds.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must not complain about how long the movie is.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Must complain about how short the movie is.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Note: one may fail one or two of these tests, if he resembles River Phoenix or Kurt Cobain in any way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lizzy Acker: \u003cem>10 Things I Hate About You\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/w6XGUhzfutc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/w6XGUhzfutc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>10 Things I Hate About You\u003c/em> is not generally considered high art or the kind of thing you would use to judge the quality of a human being. It is, of course, a hilarious and ridiculous comedy based on SHAKESPEARE, set in the Pacific Northwest (my homeland) and starring the man of my dreams, Heath Ledger (RIP), which are all things a person I plan on getting naked with should value but isn’t necessarily required to love. However, there are two reasons any potential partner of mine should appreciate this movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: anyone who “doesn’t get it” or pretends to think it’s stupid is either way too serious or way too old for me. Both are deal breakers I might be blind to if a person is cute or complimentary enough, without the help of this movie. Two: at a crucial moment, someone says to Heath, about his true love and what he must do to win her back: “You embarrassed the girl. Sacrifice yourself on the altar of dignity and even the score.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have embarrassed myself for love over and over again and I am still waiting for someone to get up on the bleachers and sing me a classic love song and even the score. Anyone who wants to marry me (because, let’s face it, I am too much of a romantic to go on useless dates; it’s either true love or nothing at all) has to be ready to absolutely humiliate themselves to prove they care, at least once and preferably to music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Gina Scialabba: \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/FcFlp6kl508'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/FcFlp6kl508'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If you don’t get \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em> Part I and Part II, you don’t get me. Literally and figuratively. The tale of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family has mesmerized audiences for years. More importantly, it has mesmerized me. Any potential partner who wants to get past the third date should study up on the history and lore of this crime drama. Expect a pop quiz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The story is classic: the rise of a chosen son to save the family. It’s also addictively quotable: “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” And who can forget, \"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.\" Genius. The acting beats out any modern film: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and James Caan. (Bonus points to any potential date who has actually read the novel by Mario Puzo). It is a bit long at 175 minutes, but, if you can sit through the movie (over and over again), you possess a rare and valuable character trait: concentration (and stellar taste in movies).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if my potential partner has 1.) never seen \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, 2.) never heard of \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, 3.) or dislikes \u003cem>The Godfather\u003c/em>, in the words of Michael Corleone to his brother Fredo in \u003cem>Godfather Part II\u003c/em>, “You’re nothing to me now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Natalie Grace Sweet: \u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-9Jku2K97q8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-9Jku2K97q8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>What can I say, I'm a sucker for a classic love story, the weirder the better. Therefore, John Waters' masterpiece \u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em> wets my whistle every damn time. While most girls go gaga over Johnny Depp, I prefer to leave my heart with Cry-Baby Walker, the leather-jacket clad bad boy with a heart of gold. This film has everything I need for a rip-roaring good time: '50s rock 'n' roll, young love, vintage cars, threats of Juvenile Delinquency, and Iggy Pop in a washtub. It gets better. It's also a musical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cry-Baby\u003c/em> delivers a quirky, campy rendition of the \"star crossed lover\" genre in perfect John Waters fashion. Naturally, it takes place in a romanticized version of the olden days; a time when people still solved their problems through song and flawless choreography, and the bad boy gets the good girl gone bad. I love it when weirdness wins out over squares! Johnny Depp's Elvis-like appearance and sound certainly don't hurt, either. It's all just so romantic. Still not convinced? Traci Lords is in it. So is Rikki Lake, when she's still fat. And there's a character called Hatchet Face. It's awesome. Seriously, it's awesome. But the point is this, I love this movie. If you don't at least like it, I'm not sure I'll ever understand you, nor you me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Tony Bravo: \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/5Kdioqmnckc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/5Kdioqmnckc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>When two boys are dating and they really, really like each other and take all the proper precautions...they should watch Tennessee Williams movies together. For me, the ultimate Tennessee Williams movie is not \u003cem>A Streetcar Named Desire\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c/em>: it's Josey's Losey's 1968 art film from beyond \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> (the exclamation is in the title, seriously) adapted for the screen by Tennessee from his play \u003cem>The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore\u003c/em>. The man had a way with a title.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How does one introduce \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> to the non-initiated? It's John Waters' favorite film: so if you're the kind of guy I like to date, that's already a ringing endorsement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> tells the story of Flora \"Sissy\" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor, at the height of her supernatural beauty and the hysterical peak of her talent), the richest woman in the world with the best name EVER. Sissy lives on her own private island (a modernist setting art directed within an inch of its life) where she's perpetually drinking champagne from Borgia goblets, getting injections (\"Hot sun, cool breeze, white horse on the sea, and a big shot of vitamin B in me!\"), dictating her memoirs, bossing around the little person with a whip she keeps on staff (the great Michael Dunn) and wearing untold millions of dollars worth of jewelry. So, basically, she has my life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One day, a visitor arrives on the island, Chris Flanders (golden-voiced Richard Burton, Taylor's husband at the time), a.k.a. Angelo della Morte. As you may have guessed from his moniker, he may or may not be the Angel of Death; that's the kind of film we're talking about. Add to the mix Noel Coward as \"The Witch of Capri\" (the part was originally offered to Katharine Hepburn who refused so, clearly, if you can't get her, by all means, the next logical choice is Noel Coward), some truly unbelievable wardrobe choices (exclusively white 1960s haute couture for Taylor, a Samurai robe and sword for Burton), and some of the strangest and most poetic dialogue ever written.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like caviar, Oceanic art and Anne Sexton poetry, \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> is an acquired taste, but it's quite possible that so am I. For a man to get me, he has to get \u003cem>Boom!\u003c/em> in all its surreal, elegant, vulgar, brilliant, ambitious glory. As Burton says to Taylor, \"Boom! The shock of each moment of still being alive!\" Coincidentally, more than one man has said that to me, but never before the third date.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/5289/the-movies-we-use-to-gauge-love-interests","authors":["2421"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_837","pop_840","pop_838","pop_32","pop_841","pop_839","pop_835"],"featImg":"pop_5298","label":"pop"},"pop_4668":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_4668","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"4668","score":null,"sort":[1368224743000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"songs-for-mama-10-tunes-for-your-1-gal","title":"Songs for Mama: 10 Tunes for Your #1 Gal","publishDate":1368224743,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>Although a Whole Foods gift card and solo morning at the spa are what your mother actually wants for her upcoming eponymous day, why not treat her to something you’ve been creating for your friends and crushes since you learned how to tape things off the radio? Here are ten songs to show your mama that although times may be tough and the road may be long, she’ll always be the girl in your life. Like when people ask if there is “anyone special,” you’ll be like, yeah, it’s my mom. They might look at you weird, but then you’ll press play on this mix and they’ll totally get it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE WISTFUL MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mother and Child Reunion” – Paul Simon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pa5H_4lBXs&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legend has it that the \u003cem>mother and child reunion\u003c/em> is actually the name of a \u003ca href=\"http://books.google.com/books?id=ShBhKL-9SLIC&pg=PA53&dq=%22mother+and+child+reunion%22+paul+simon&hl=en&ei=_yqlTLPhFMnDnAfq6NGRAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22mother%20and%20child%20reunion%22%20paul%20simon&f=false\">dish\u003c/a> at Chinese restaurant. Paul Simon saw it, ordered it, and the rest is history. Whether or not this is true doesn’t matter much as the song is a classic, and apparently, Simon is one of the first white musicians to use the reggae beat, so props to the Paulster right there. Though the lyrics are a bit of a mystery, the mother in this case is dealing with potential death and definite longing. But fear not, oh mother, your reunion is only a moment away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE SUPPORTIVE MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hey Mama” – Kanye West\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf0Xx4TMxCM&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We all know the famous \u003ca href=\"http://www.today.com/id/21742159/ns/today-entertainment/t/kanye-wests-mom-dies-after-surgery/\">story\u003c/a> of how a botched plastic surgery incident unfortunately took the life of Kanye’s mother and it’s almost a shame that that's how Donda West will be remembered in the public eye. Luckily, we have this singable homage off Kanye’s 2005 record \u003cem>Late Registration \u003c/em>written seven years prior to Donda’s death. The mother here is in constant support of her son: \u003cem>you work late nights just to keep on the lights / Mommy got me training wheels so I could keep on my bike. \u003c/em>Without Donda, there’d be no Kanye, and without Kanye, there’d be no \u003ca href=\"http://gossipdavid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sm15.jpg\">Kimye\u003c/a> baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE ANXIOUS MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Upward Over the Mountain” – Iron & Wine\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kh09MuIfIU&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What you get from early 2000s Iron & Wine is kitchen recordings that sound more like perfect first takes than the clean and polished work he’s putting out today. Sam Beam has delivered mostly poetry in his time under this moniker, but none so gutting as this gem. Repeating the line \u003cem>mother don’t worry \u003c/em>over and over as though it never became true. The mother here always scared of what her son might be up to, waiting behind the front curtains for his early return from a night out. But as he reminds her, he is just up the street, with his\u003cem> coat and some friends on the corner, \u003c/em>and will be home soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE LIBERATING MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mother Mother” – Tracy Bonham\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK0GgLKUU_I&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upon first listen, you hear Tracy Bonham ringing up her mother and screaming into the telephone and you’re all, \u003cem>whoa this girl has major mommy issues\u003c/em>. Weirdly enough, the mother in the video is Tracy’s actual mother which turns it into \u003cem>whoa maybe they’re super cool with each other.\u003c/em> Her mother may have doubted Tracy’s ability to become something but set her free and let her live out her dream. Tracy’s just calling her to tell her mom what’s up and maybe things aren’t perfect: \u003cem>I’m freezing / I’m starving / I’m bleeding to death, \u003c/em>but she’s making her own mistakes, one screaming chorus at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE YOUNG MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Little Green” – Joni Mitchell\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzJnBWovOs&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1964, Joni gave her baby up for \u003ca href=\"http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,137560,00.html\">adoption\u003c/a> and bronzed the story in this song. She was 21 and simply not ready to take care of a child. Decades later, she and her daughter Kilauren Gibbs were reunited, thanks to the wonders of the Internet. While much of this story is both brave and sad (\u003cem>call her green and the winters cannot fade her / call her green for the children that made her... / little green have a happy ending\u003c/em>), Joni can keep her head up and look forward and ahead to grandchildren. It’s as though she knew the day would come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE REALISTIC MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mama Said” – The Shirelles\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlImg2bm28&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might not meet Mr. or Ms. Right in high school, fall in love, stay together through college, then get married in your late 20s followed by a high-paying job in the city and a house on \u003ca href=\"http://cdn.hauteliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ira-Rennert-House.jpg\">Long Island\u003c/a>; it just might not be in the cards for you. But please note: something will happen, you’ll take the rocky road like most people take who are living real life and you’ll deal with good times and bad and you’ll get through it. Mama knows best, dear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE ENCOURAGING MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look What You’ve Done” – Drake\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrjbFRutrS8&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s one thing to work two jobs and late nights to support your child financially and it’s another thing to say to your child: you are amazing (Disclaimer: I am not a parent and know nothing about what it’s like to be a parent.). Drake sings: \u003cem>but I could do anything / you said that / and you meant that / you took me places / you spent that / they said no / we went back / checks bounced / but we bounced back\u003c/em>. Here I think is the crux of the song. When the money isn’t there, Drake and his mother figure it out and they figure it out as a team. Words of encouragement, in both directions, can go a long way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE DOGMATIC MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mama Says” – The Beach Boys\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXILKwxEq_Y&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be confused with The Shirelles past tense title, The Beach Boys’ mothers are present tensing lessons all over the place. With just a few brief directives to their sons repeated five times in just over a minute: \u003cem>eat a lot / sleep a lot / brush ‘em like crazy / run a lot / do a lot / never be lazy\u003c/em>, these mothers mean business. It evokes the “How many times do I have to tell you?!” charm of motherhood. \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/AOMyS78o5YI\">God\u003c/a> only knows what I’d be without my mom reminding me to clean my room, again and again. Probably doing the same thing I am today but with a totally messy room!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE HONEST MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alive” – Pearl Jam\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KHhopU_X_U&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part autobiographical and part fiction, Eddie Vedder sings the \u003ca href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20070619084803/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10560431/five_against_the_world\">story\u003c/a> of a son who is told by his mother that his father is not really his father but his stepfather. It gets very \u003cem>As the World Turns \u003c/em>up in here. But isn’t this part of being a parent? Being completely open and truthful with your child will only facilitate communication, not hinder it, right? Granted, this secret is a soapy one but better now than later, when he’s 35, and his children find out on the Internet that their real grandfather is some crystal freak who was on season one of \u003cem>Hoarders.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE SWEET MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Song for Mama” – Boyz II Men\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tap90z44WR8&w=560&h=420]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, one of the greatest bands of all time singing about the greatest female love of their lives. Their moms, duh. A tender little number with lyrics like: \u003cem>you were there for me / to love and care for me / when skies were grey\u003c/em>. While the words are for sure worthy of your run-of-the-mill Walgreen’s greeting card, the sentiment is supes cute. And here I am thinking we the fans were responsible for turning these boys into men, when in fact, it was their mothers all along.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Here are ten songs to show your mama that although times may be tough and the road may be long, she’ll always be the girl your in life.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1552198023,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":43,"wordCount":1479},"headData":{"title":"Songs for Mama: 10 Tunes for Your #1 Gal | KQED","description":"Here are ten songs to show your mama that although times may be tough and the road may be long, she’ll always be the girl your in life.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Songs for Mama: 10 Tunes for Your #1 Gal","datePublished":"2013-05-10T22:25:43.000Z","dateModified":"2019-03-10T06:07:03.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"4668 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=4668","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/10/songs-for-mama-10-tunes-for-your-1-gal/","disqusTitle":"Songs for Mama: 10 Tunes for Your #1 Gal","path":"/pop/4668/songs-for-mama-10-tunes-for-your-1-gal","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Although a Whole Foods gift card and solo morning at the spa are what your mother actually wants for her upcoming eponymous day, why not treat her to something you’ve been creating for your friends and crushes since you learned how to tape things off the radio? Here are ten songs to show your mama that although times may be tough and the road may be long, she’ll always be the girl in your life. Like when people ask if there is “anyone special,” you’ll be like, yeah, it’s my mom. They might look at you weird, but then you’ll press play on this mix and they’ll totally get it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE WISTFUL MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mother and Child Reunion” – Paul Simon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7Pa5H_4lBXs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7Pa5H_4lBXs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legend has it that the \u003cem>mother and child reunion\u003c/em> is actually the name of a \u003ca href=\"http://books.google.com/books?id=ShBhKL-9SLIC&pg=PA53&dq=%22mother+and+child+reunion%22+paul+simon&hl=en&ei=_yqlTLPhFMnDnAfq6NGRAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22mother%20and%20child%20reunion%22%20paul%20simon&f=false\">dish\u003c/a> at Chinese restaurant. Paul Simon saw it, ordered it, and the rest is history. Whether or not this is true doesn’t matter much as the song is a classic, and apparently, Simon is one of the first white musicians to use the reggae beat, so props to the Paulster right there. Though the lyrics are a bit of a mystery, the mother in this case is dealing with potential death and definite longing. But fear not, oh mother, your reunion is only a moment away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE SUPPORTIVE MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hey Mama” – Kanye West\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/lf0Xx4TMxCM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/lf0Xx4TMxCM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We all know the famous \u003ca href=\"http://www.today.com/id/21742159/ns/today-entertainment/t/kanye-wests-mom-dies-after-surgery/\">story\u003c/a> of how a botched plastic surgery incident unfortunately took the life of Kanye’s mother and it’s almost a shame that that's how Donda West will be remembered in the public eye. Luckily, we have this singable homage off Kanye’s 2005 record \u003cem>Late Registration \u003c/em>written seven years prior to Donda’s death. The mother here is in constant support of her son: \u003cem>you work late nights just to keep on the lights / Mommy got me training wheels so I could keep on my bike. \u003c/em>Without Donda, there’d be no Kanye, and without Kanye, there’d be no \u003ca href=\"http://gossipdavid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sm15.jpg\">Kimye\u003c/a> baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE ANXIOUS MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Upward Over the Mountain” – Iron & Wine\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/3Kh09MuIfIU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/3Kh09MuIfIU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What you get from early 2000s Iron & Wine is kitchen recordings that sound more like perfect first takes than the clean and polished work he’s putting out today. Sam Beam has delivered mostly poetry in his time under this moniker, but none so gutting as this gem. Repeating the line \u003cem>mother don’t worry \u003c/em>over and over as though it never became true. The mother here always scared of what her son might be up to, waiting behind the front curtains for his early return from a night out. But as he reminds her, he is just up the street, with his\u003cem> coat and some friends on the corner, \u003c/em>and will be home soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE LIBERATING MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mother Mother” – Tracy Bonham\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QK0GgLKUU_I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QK0GgLKUU_I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upon first listen, you hear Tracy Bonham ringing up her mother and screaming into the telephone and you’re all, \u003cem>whoa this girl has major mommy issues\u003c/em>. Weirdly enough, the mother in the video is Tracy’s actual mother which turns it into \u003cem>whoa maybe they’re super cool with each other.\u003c/em> Her mother may have doubted Tracy’s ability to become something but set her free and let her live out her dream. Tracy’s just calling her to tell her mom what’s up and maybe things aren’t perfect: \u003cem>I’m freezing / I’m starving / I’m bleeding to death, \u003c/em>but she’s making her own mistakes, one screaming chorus at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE YOUNG MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Little Green” – Joni Mitchell\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/jIzJnBWovOs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/jIzJnBWovOs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1964, Joni gave her baby up for \u003ca href=\"http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,137560,00.html\">adoption\u003c/a> and bronzed the story in this song. She was 21 and simply not ready to take care of a child. Decades later, she and her daughter Kilauren Gibbs were reunited, thanks to the wonders of the Internet. While much of this story is both brave and sad (\u003cem>call her green and the winters cannot fade her / call her green for the children that made her... / little green have a happy ending\u003c/em>), Joni can keep her head up and look forward and ahead to grandchildren. It’s as though she knew the day would come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE REALISTIC MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mama Said” – The Shirelles\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/WQlImg2bm28'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/WQlImg2bm28'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might not meet Mr. or Ms. Right in high school, fall in love, stay together through college, then get married in your late 20s followed by a high-paying job in the city and a house on \u003ca href=\"http://cdn.hauteliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ira-Rennert-House.jpg\">Long Island\u003c/a>; it just might not be in the cards for you. But please note: something will happen, you’ll take the rocky road like most people take who are living real life and you’ll deal with good times and bad and you’ll get through it. Mama knows best, dear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE ENCOURAGING MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look What You’ve Done” – Drake\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/hrjbFRutrS8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/hrjbFRutrS8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s one thing to work two jobs and late nights to support your child financially and it’s another thing to say to your child: you are amazing (Disclaimer: I am not a parent and know nothing about what it’s like to be a parent.). Drake sings: \u003cem>but I could do anything / you said that / and you meant that / you took me places / you spent that / they said no / we went back / checks bounced / but we bounced back\u003c/em>. Here I think is the crux of the song. When the money isn’t there, Drake and his mother figure it out and they figure it out as a team. Words of encouragement, in both directions, can go a long way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE DOGMATIC MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mama Says” – The Beach Boys\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/PXILKwxEq_Y'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/PXILKwxEq_Y'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be confused with The Shirelles past tense title, The Beach Boys’ mothers are present tensing lessons all over the place. With just a few brief directives to their sons repeated five times in just over a minute: \u003cem>eat a lot / sleep a lot / brush ‘em like crazy / run a lot / do a lot / never be lazy\u003c/em>, these mothers mean business. It evokes the “How many times do I have to tell you?!” charm of motherhood. \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/AOMyS78o5YI\">God\u003c/a> only knows what I’d be without my mom reminding me to clean my room, again and again. Probably doing the same thing I am today but with a totally messy room!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE HONEST MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alive” – Pearl Jam\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/3KHhopU_X_U'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/3KHhopU_X_U'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part autobiographical and part fiction, Eddie Vedder sings the \u003ca href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20070619084803/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10560431/five_against_the_world\">story\u003c/a> of a son who is told by his mother that his father is not really his father but his stepfather. It gets very \u003cem>As the World Turns \u003c/em>up in here. But isn’t this part of being a parent? Being completely open and truthful with your child will only facilitate communication, not hinder it, right? Granted, this secret is a soapy one but better now than later, when he’s 35, and his children find out on the Internet that their real grandfather is some crystal freak who was on season one of \u003cem>Hoarders.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE SWEET MOTHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Song for Mama” – Boyz II Men\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/tap90z44WR8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/tap90z44WR8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, one of the greatest bands of all time singing about the greatest female love of their lives. Their moms, duh. A tender little number with lyrics like: \u003cem>you were there for me / to love and care for me / when skies were grey\u003c/em>. While the words are for sure worthy of your run-of-the-mill Walgreen’s greeting card, the sentiment is supes cute. And here I am thinking we the fans were responsible for turning these boys into men, when in fact, it was their mothers all along.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/4668/songs-for-mama-10-tunes-for-your-1-gal","authors":["2416"],"categories":["pop_6","pop_4"],"tags":["pop_32","pop_723","pop_25"],"featImg":"pop_110224","label":"pop"},"pop_4541":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_4541","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"4541","score":null,"sort":[1368034558000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love","title":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms","publishDate":1368034558,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/moms/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4562\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4562\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg\" alt=\"moms\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mothers' Day is right around the corner, a day about finally remembering to return your mom's phone calls and crafting bad macaroni art that expresses your appreciation for her. It's also a day to remember those other women that helped mold you into the dazzling creature you have become. No, I'm not talking about your first grade teacher or your great grandmother (although I'm sure they're really spectacular women); I'm talking about those fictional moms that made an impact through television or movies, the ones that you sometimes wished were your mom and the ones that made you thankful for your own. Here are the most frightening and most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE FRIGHTENING\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Joan Crawford: \u003cem>Mommie Dearest\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a43f4285035cd43c23f2c8754124d58e/tumblr_mm71voymc11r1ult6o1_400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joan Crawford isn't technically a fictional character, but there is some dispute over how accurate her daughter's depiction of her is so I say it counts (also, why would we forgo any opportunity to talk about Joan Crawford?). So we all know that Joan is \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNn0lpwhoU4\">not a huge fan of wire hangers\u003c/a>(who is really?), but that's the least of it. Crawford also ties her son to his bed, says \"I'd rather you go bald to school than looking like a tramp!\" while cutting off her daughter's hair, says \"YOU LOVE TO MAKE ME HIT YOU!\" while slapping her daughter in front of a reporter, forces her daughter to stay at the dinner table overnight until she finishes her undercooked steak, and then leaves them both out of her will. Way harsh, Tai.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Margaret White: \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">\u003cimg src=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjp4xzMiO1r0m8k0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some teens lock themselves in their rooms and write bad poetry about how \u003cem>absolutely horrible\u003c/em> their mother is for grounding them or taking away phone privileges or whatever. These whiners obviously haven't seen \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em> yet, a movie that makes most mothers look as gentle as \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A276_8XeLgE\">Dumbo's mom\u003c/a>. Margaret White has a lot of opinions on what is suitable behavior for her daughter, Carrie. Let's go over some of them: she should never wear red (that's for hell-bound whores), she should only refer to her breasts as \"dirty pillows,\" she should think of pimples as \"the Lord's way of chastising you,\" she should pray and ask forgiveness for her sinful period, she should be cool with getting tea thrown in her face, and she should heed the mantra: \"They're all going to laugh at you!\" It's enough to make anyone become a pyromaniac murderer!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Mary Jones: \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/precious_movie_trailer/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4551\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4551\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/Precious_Movie_Trailer.gif\" alt=\"Precious_Movie_Trailer\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there's a degree of campy comedy to Joan Crawford and Margaret White, there's nothing funny about Mary Jones (\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\">except maybe this genius\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\"> creation\u003c/a>). Not only does she facilitate her daughter's sexual abuse, Mary also mentally abuses her and tries to drop a television on her head. The only capable person to negotiate a train wreck like that is a social worker played by \u003ca href=\"http://i26.tinypic.com/ngse11.jpg\">Mariah Carey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Betty Draper: \u003cem>Mad Men\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 398px\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">\u003cimg src=\"http://i42.tinypic.com/2uizvrl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">Sonainthecity\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remember that time when you were a real brat during your puberty era? Well, Betty Draper seems to have gotten stuck there. She's petulant, self-involved, and never satisfied, all characteristics that keep her from being a good mother. Like when Sally showed up \u003ca href=\"http://cdn2.mamapop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sally-draper-bag.gif\">wearing a plastic dry cleaning bag over her head\u003c/a> and Betty warned that the clothes better not be in a pile somewhere. Or when she told Bobby to go bang his head against a wall after he said he was bored. Or when she dragged Sally into a closet and locked her inside (\"You're hurting me!\" \"Good!\"). You get the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE BELOVED\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Clair Huxtable: \u003cem>The Cosby Show\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0snvo1qas84s/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12095\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12095\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Beyonce had the trademark on being perfect, it was all Clair Huxtable, a tough, yet elegant lawyer and mother of five children. While Bill Cosby believes he holds the power in the household, it's usually Clair who gets to the bottom of things with \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq7cwep65EY\">a lecture about why you can't just run off to Baltimore without permission\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEj00g9CyE\">a perfect lesson on feminism\u003c/a> (if you only click on one link for the rest of your life, let it be this one).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Molly Weasley: \u003cem>Harry Potter\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c532b114ca76b06d55fc4128548f29/tumblr_mgqig5SH8f1r0wg85o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The epitome of a mother hen, Molly Weasley is an encouraging, doting mother, who loves to make everyone feel at ease, despite, you know, the world possibly ending and everyone dropping dead and all of that jazz. But that doesn't mean she's just a domestic goddess; she will kill your ass if you threaten one of her children (see animated gif above).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lorelai Gilmore: \u003cem>Gilmore Girls\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">\u003cimg src=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef69964e218ed9d7c2cb60e04bf4d4ed/tumblr_mjb1fxzS9L1qdvxb9o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Best fictional mom? Duh. Best fictional TV character ever? Quite possibly! Lorelai Gilmore is an impressive mom for more reasons than I can get into at the moment, but here are a few:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>named her daughter after herself because a. men do it all the time and b. why not?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>left a life of privilege with a baby in tow at the age of 16 and worked her way up from a maid at an inn to running the joint.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>put aside her pride and made a deal with her estranged parents to send her daughter to a good prep school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>provided a sanctuary away from a scary religious Korean mother for her daughter's best friend.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1kcyfK53F1qzzgmo.gif\">sang \"Wind Beneath My Wings\" by Bette Middler\u003c/a> instead of getting upset after finding out her underage daughter attended a kegger and was the cause of severe property damage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>did not kill her daughter when she dropped out of college and stole a boat.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the best way to sum up the greatness of Lorelai Gilmore (apart from rewatching the entire series every year which I totally do) is through her daughter's valedictorian speech (grab a tissue!):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfCYKe5SxQE\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Queen Mother: \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a946d6feea2865427e5cfac67b6dfb5d/tumblr_mk9vij5q8V1qcga5ro1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Molly Weasley's protective vibe and multiply it by 7000 (plus buckets of slime saliva) and you get the Queen Mother from \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>. Sure, she's frightening and monstrous and mutilates everyone who crosses her path, but she has her reasons! They pose a risk to her babies and she is not having any of that. No one said being maternal was always pretty.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lucille Bluth: \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">\u003cimg src=\"http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2013/03/07/07-lucille-thirsty.o.jpg/a_560x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">Vulture\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, she has \u003ca href=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2i5ocjDe1qhr84co1_500.gif\">a pill problem\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04cy5VQYF1qzlvmi.gif\">drinks before most people wake up in the morning\u003c/a> and is real about \u003ca href=\"http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/arrested-development-season1-epsidoe-1-pilot-lucille-2.gif\">not particularly liking some of her children\u003c/a>, but somehow all of that doesn't keep us from falling in love with Lucille every time she's on screen. Maybe she's not one to help you with your geometry homework or pack you a healthy, well-balanced lunch, but you should really be doing that for yourself anyway. \u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpe9854My1qf6r53o1_500.gif\">Cheers and winks\u003c/a> to this wonderful woman!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there you have it, ladies and gentleman! Which fictional moms would make your list? And when are you going to call your mom? (Answer: right now).\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In honor of Mothers' Day, here's a look at the most frightening and the most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1399829529,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":1174},"headData":{"title":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms | KQED","description":"In honor of Mothers' Day, here's a look at the most frightening and the most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms","datePublished":"2013-05-08T17:35:58.000Z","dateModified":"2014-05-11T17:32:09.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"4541 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=4541","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/","disqusTitle":"The Most Beloved and Frightening Fictional Moms","path":"/pop/4541/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/moms/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4562\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4562\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg\" alt=\"moms\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/moms-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mothers' Day is right around the corner, a day about finally remembering to return your mom's phone calls and crafting bad macaroni art that expresses your appreciation for her. It's also a day to remember those other women that helped mold you into the dazzling creature you have become. No, I'm not talking about your first grade teacher or your great grandmother (although I'm sure they're really spectacular women); I'm talking about those fictional moms that made an impact through television or movies, the ones that you sometimes wished were your mom and the ones that made you thankful for your own. Here are the most frightening and most beloved fictional mothers in the history of forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE FRIGHTENING\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Joan Crawford: \u003cem>Mommie Dearest\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a43f4285035cd43c23f2c8754124d58e/tumblr_mm71voymc11r1ult6o1_400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://fromthemotionpicture.tumblr.com/post/49469238690\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joan Crawford isn't technically a fictional character, but there is some dispute over how accurate her daughter's depiction of her is so I say it counts (also, why would we forgo any opportunity to talk about Joan Crawford?). So we all know that Joan is \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNn0lpwhoU4\">not a huge fan of wire hangers\u003c/a>(who is really?), but that's the least of it. Crawford also ties her son to his bed, says \"I'd rather you go bald to school than looking like a tramp!\" while cutting off her daughter's hair, says \"YOU LOVE TO MAKE ME HIT YOU!\" while slapping her daughter in front of a reporter, forces her daughter to stay at the dinner table overnight until she finishes her undercooked steak, and then leaves them both out of her will. Way harsh, Tai.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Margaret White: \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">\u003cimg src=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjp4xzMiO1r0m8k0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ofallbadthings.tumblr.com/post/28501459084\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some teens lock themselves in their rooms and write bad poetry about how \u003cem>absolutely horrible\u003c/em> their mother is for grounding them or taking away phone privileges or whatever. These whiners obviously haven't seen \u003cem>Carrie\u003c/em> yet, a movie that makes most mothers look as gentle as \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A276_8XeLgE\">Dumbo's mom\u003c/a>. Margaret White has a lot of opinions on what is suitable behavior for her daughter, Carrie. Let's go over some of them: she should never wear red (that's for hell-bound whores), she should only refer to her breasts as \"dirty pillows,\" she should think of pimples as \"the Lord's way of chastising you,\" she should pray and ask forgiveness for her sinful period, she should be cool with getting tea thrown in her face, and she should heed the mantra: \"They're all going to laugh at you!\" It's enough to make anyone become a pyromaniac murderer!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Mary Jones: \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/precious_movie_trailer/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4551\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4551\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/Precious_Movie_Trailer.gif\" alt=\"Precious_Movie_Trailer\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there's a degree of campy comedy to Joan Crawford and Margaret White, there's nothing funny about Mary Jones (\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\">except maybe this genius\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monique1.gif\"> creation\u003c/a>). Not only does she facilitate her daughter's sexual abuse, Mary also mentally abuses her and tries to drop a television on her head. The only capable person to negotiate a train wreck like that is a social worker played by \u003ca href=\"http://i26.tinypic.com/ngse11.jpg\">Mariah Carey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Betty Draper: \u003cem>Mad Men\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 398px\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">\u003cimg src=\"http://i42.tinypic.com/2uizvrl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://sonainthecity.wordpress.com/tag/peggy-olson/\">Sonainthecity\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remember that time when you were a real brat during your puberty era? Well, Betty Draper seems to have gotten stuck there. She's petulant, self-involved, and never satisfied, all characteristics that keep her from being a good mother. Like when Sally showed up \u003ca href=\"http://cdn2.mamapop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sally-draper-bag.gif\">wearing a plastic dry cleaning bag over her head\u003c/a> and Betty warned that the clothes better not be in a pile somewhere. Or when she told Bobby to go bang his head against a wall after he said he was bored. Or when she dragged Sally into a closet and locked her inside (\"You're hurting me!\" \"Good!\"). You get the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">THE BELOVED\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Clair Huxtable: \u003cem>The Cosby Show\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/05/08/fictional-moms-who-frighten-us-and-ones-we-love/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0snvo1qas84s/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12095\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/05/tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_inline_mz6ir0sNVo1qas84s\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12095\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Beyonce had the trademark on being perfect, it was all Clair Huxtable, a tough, yet elegant lawyer and mother of five children. While Bill Cosby believes he holds the power in the household, it's usually Clair who gets to the bottom of things with \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq7cwep65EY\">a lecture about why you can't just run off to Baltimore without permission\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEj00g9CyE\">a perfect lesson on feminism\u003c/a> (if you only click on one link for the rest of your life, let it be this one).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Molly Weasley: \u003cem>Harry Potter\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c532b114ca76b06d55fc4128548f29/tumblr_mgqig5SH8f1r0wg85o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://iminlovewithamuggle.tumblr.com/post/40699505790\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The epitome of a mother hen, Molly Weasley is an encouraging, doting mother, who loves to make everyone feel at ease, despite, you know, the world possibly ending and everyone dropping dead and all of that jazz. But that doesn't mean she's just a domestic goddess; she will kill your ass if you threaten one of her children (see animated gif above).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lorelai Gilmore: \u003cem>Gilmore Girls\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">\u003cimg src=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef69964e218ed9d7c2cb60e04bf4d4ed/tumblr_mjb1fxzS9L1qdvxb9o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://aslongasyouremine.tumblr.com/post/45045087163\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Best fictional mom? Duh. Best fictional TV character ever? Quite possibly! Lorelai Gilmore is an impressive mom for more reasons than I can get into at the moment, but here are a few:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>named her daughter after herself because a. men do it all the time and b. why not?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>left a life of privilege with a baby in tow at the age of 16 and worked her way up from a maid at an inn to running the joint.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>put aside her pride and made a deal with her estranged parents to send her daughter to a good prep school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>provided a sanctuary away from a scary religious Korean mother for her daughter's best friend.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1kcyfK53F1qzzgmo.gif\">sang \"Wind Beneath My Wings\" by Bette Middler\u003c/a> instead of getting upset after finding out her underage daughter attended a kegger and was the cause of severe property damage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>did not kill her daughter when she dropped out of college and stole a boat.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the best way to sum up the greatness of Lorelai Gilmore (apart from rewatching the entire series every year which I totally do) is through her daughter's valedictorian speech (grab a tissue!):\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/JfCYKe5SxQE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/JfCYKe5SxQE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Queen Mother: \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">\u003cimg src=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a946d6feea2865427e5cfac67b6dfb5d/tumblr_mk9vij5q8V1qcga5ro1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.icantbelieveitsalawblog.com/post/49798293628/based-on-this-promo-scene-alone-you-would-have\">Tumblr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Molly Weasley's protective vibe and multiply it by 7000 (plus buckets of slime saliva) and you get the Queen Mother from \u003cem>Alien\u003c/em>. Sure, she's frightening and monstrous and mutilates everyone who crosses her path, but she has her reasons! They pose a risk to her babies and she is not having any of that. No one said being maternal was always pretty.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lucille Bluth: \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">\u003cimg src=\"http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2013/03/07/07-lucille-thirsty.o.jpg/a_560x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/arrested-development-jessica-walter-talks-about-5-classic-lucille-bluth-gifs.html\">Vulture\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, she has \u003ca href=\"http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2i5ocjDe1qhr84co1_500.gif\">a pill problem\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04cy5VQYF1qzlvmi.gif\">drinks before most people wake up in the morning\u003c/a> and is real about \u003ca href=\"http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/arrested-development-season1-epsidoe-1-pilot-lucille-2.gif\">not particularly liking some of her children\u003c/a>, but somehow all of that doesn't keep us from falling in love with Lucille every time she's on screen. Maybe she's not one to help you with your geometry homework or pack you a healthy, well-balanced lunch, but you should really be doing that for yourself anyway. \u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpe9854My1qf6r53o1_500.gif\">Cheers and winks\u003c/a> to this wonderful woman!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there you have it, ladies and gentleman! Which fictional moms would make your list? And when are you going to call your mom? 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