1970's Pop Culture | The Museum Of UnCut Funk

I Am Curious

I am Curious (Black) is the first Superman’s Girlfriend story. Lois Lane is sent to get a story in Metropolis’s “Little Africa” but is unable

August 2, 2009 No Comments

Schoolhouse Rock! – Verb! That’s What’s Happenin’ Cartoon

I get my thing in action To be, to sing, to feel, to live That’s what’s happenin’

July 24, 2009 2 Comments

Thoughts On Michael Jackson

My friend Kweli reminded me that Michael Jackson sang background vocals on Stevie Wonder’s “All I Do” the other day. It wasn’t that I’d forgotten, I

July 3, 2009 No Comments

David Carradine – Funk On TV

Kung Fu was FUNK on TV. From David Carradine to Bruce Lee to the Wu-Tang to Jet-Li to Ang Lee to QT aka Quentin Tarantino,

June 5, 2009 No Comments

Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali

Superman’s Greatest Opponent: Muhammad Ali Superman has had a tumultuous superhero career since his debut in 1938. He has been forced to walk the Earth

June 1, 2009 4 Comments

The Awesome FUNK of Geoffrey Holder

Recently, totally impromptu, I had the fortune of attending a Gordon Parks exhibit at Hermes on Madison Avenue with illustrious friends Kellyn, Charlotte and Michael

May 23, 2009 No Comments

Farrah Fawcett Is Funky

Being one of the smartest blondes in Hollywood since Marilyn Monroe, FUNKY; Nailing UCLA for leaking her medical records and taking credit for California law

May 20, 2009 No Comments

Board Game Funk

1971 The Harlem Globetrotters Board Game by Milton Bradley The Harlem Globetrotters board game is based on the world famous ballers who gradually worked

April 23, 2009 1 Comment

Meet “The Man” – Ralph Bakshi

Palestine native Ralph Bakshi was raised in Brooklyn, New York. A talented artist, Bakshi worked at the Terrytoons animation studio, directed episodes of Deputy Dawg

April 19, 2009 No Comments

School Daze

Remember when getting ready for the new school year included picking out a shiny new metal lunch box? Starting in 1951, the lunch box became

April 14, 2009 No Comments

1970’s Pop Culture