In the late 1980s, David Baszucki created a computer game that was supposed to make education fun. Today, he runs an online world that makes fun educational. For his wildly popular Roblox game, Baszucki is now a member of the Pop Culture Hall of Fame as a Game Developer. Roblox combines the creative, world-building aspects […]
There’s a good chance cartoon fans in the United States aren’t familiar with Nu Pogodi, a cartoon that was produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 2017. As with many pop culture phenomena produced overseas, it was big everywhere else. And for that, this Wolf and Rabbit deserve a spot in the Pop Culture […]
In an era when it feels like orchestral movie soundtracks are a thing of the past, John Williams continues to remind the world otherwise. His staggeringly large history composing and directing bombastic, energetic, memorable scores is unmatched in music history. For his contributions to entertainment of all genres, John Williams enters the Pop Culture Hall […]
Every year, the Pop Culture Hall of Fame recognizes a charity that provides great services in the context of pop culture. for 2021, we’ve chosen Magic Wheelchair, which creates amazing costumes for kids in wheelchairs. To be specific, the costume is for the wheelchair itself. Sure, any kid can be Batman for Halloween… but how […]
Groening… it rhymes with “complaining.” Or so said Matt Groening in his classic comic strip Life in Hell, his earliest springboard to a monumental entertainment empire. Best known as the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, Matt Groening long ago left behind the title of “Cartoonist,” and is a hugely successful entertainment Entrepreneur, for which […]
Many actors fear becoming typecast in after a certain role, thinking they won’t be able to break into new territory. As the star of the biggest grossing movie series at the time, Mark Hamill faced that conundrum. And eventually, he just shrugged and said “might as well enjoy the ride.” As Luke Skywalker in Star […]
