Acts of Cultural Vandalism


With my vast intellect and knowledge (plus my big library of books and decent internet connection) they come a time I notice something in our culture. Something, I think, no one has noticed or commented before. A connection or a few between things that seem unconnected. Sometimes something comes along I find interesting and I want to comment on it in a big way. Sometimes something happens that is worth commenting about. To put it simply, I like to look at things at a different angle.
Years ago (around 2005, I think) I watched a documentary on Channel 5 about the debate about whether the Apollo moon landings were faked. If you are wondering about my stance on this subject, I'm in the "they did it for real" camp. One scientist form the "it was all faked" camp (I think he was an amateur or some engineering expert, I can't remember exactly) was arguing that no one could have been to the Moon because the vacuum of space would have made it impossible for them to do intercalate things with their gloved hands. The interviewer said to him that he was committing an "act of vandalism" to a piece of American culture. He then said he would like to be called that (a "cultural vandal") and have it printed on a bumper sticker on his car.
I liked that - a "cultural vandal." And that is how I came to call my posts "acts of cultural vandalism."

Excluding the ones about dead people (They got their own page here), here's the whole list of my crimes against culture.

Please note that some of the posts listed here were originally not called "acts of cultural vandalism" but can be seen as one.

Let Your Kid(s) Watch TV
The Regular Pattern of Nostalgia
Virtual Reality Comes of Age
The Pokémon 20th anniversary special BIG act of Cultural Vandalism (so big its worth highlighting)
The Knife is Getting Blunt Now Gamers
Today is the Future. Time to Look Back.... to the Future
A Cultural Vandal's Favourite Things (artwork)
Where I was on Saturday 26th (Harry Potter tour)
A helpful jpeg for all your anime fans out there
The Art of the Ident - The Legacy of Channel 4
Is This Probably The Best Beer Ad in the World?
The Rise of James Corden and why bullies will loss in the end
A small survey I made about Nintendo
A casting suggestion for a camp grim reaper
25 Years and they haven't aged a bit - Why?
A possible solution to fracking progress
Its Armageddon Time... for Cancer
Leave the window open or the dog would melt
Does Germany winning mean gambling is good?
A nostalgic song sung by Holo the Wise Wolf and Gonzo
The History of the World Backwards
Poking Some Fun at Health and Safety Films
Three words that could defeat online trolls
10 years of Mythbusting, and They Finally Got That Chevy to Fly
The Black Chapter and the Price Equation
An observation about a boy who like cake!
An alternative history in FMA
Advertising the Digital Switchover
A thought concerning dog genetics
Pokemon Snowmen
A thought about monster-human unity
Why the colour blue keeps you awake at night
Advertising the Personal Computer
A discovery in Forbidden Planet
One month to the end of the World
What you can do with a book and not with an ebook
PETA vs Pokémon?