Editors
Brian Bender
Matt Springer
Business Manager
Tom McKone
Design/Graphics
Brian Bender
Rachel Collins
Contributing Authors
Harry Bawles
Mike Bederka
Brian Bender
Herb Boers
Emily Brown
Steve Chamraz
Tarek Chemaly
Robert Clough
Liz Coffey
Karl-Dieter Crisman
Seth Dawg
Ryan Farney
Sarah Forrestal
Kevin Frain
Christopher Gildemeister
G. Gone
Adam Grayson
Captain Grumpy
Michele Harvey
Aaron Hoffman
Peter Hyman
Mary Ives
Vinnie Iyer
Juxtaposeur
Nelly Khidekel
Chris Koehler
Christine Lancaster
David Lifton
Lois
Michael McClelland
Tom McKone
Steve Millies
Danielle Moreau
Jay Nagy
Seth Pederson
Matt Springer
Anya Ubermole
Alex Wettreich
Dan Wiencek
Genevieve Williams
Harry Bawles lives with his father, his computer and wall-to-wall sci-fi
paraphenalia. He rarely leaves his pop culture den unless he's seeing a movie. But
that's kewl.
harry@pccmag.com
Mike Bederka presently lives in Delaware (insert joke here). He's a
starving college entertainment journalist who will write for beer. He is also looking for a good job. If Spin or
Rolling Stone is reading this, rumor has it he makes a great cup of coffee
and knows how to work a fax machine.
bederka@UDel.Edu
Brian Bender has been working on PCC his whole life. He just didn't realize it until recently. Perhaps the only tech-geek to
survive 24 years without ever owning a computer, Brian hopes to someday be recognized
as an Internet pioneer. For now he's happy as a slacker web designer.
bri@pccmag.com
Herb Boers is by day a computer/video technician and freelance copywriter
and by (some) night(s) a semi-professional musician/songwriter in the Boston
area. Currently, he is undergoing a midlife crisis to which this piece is a
desperate response.
Steve Chamraz is the captain of the Diversey Whoppers football squad.
Tarek Chemaly has nothing to declare except his genius.
tchemaly@dm.net.lb
Robert Clough has two loves: comic books and philosophy.
Rachel Collins is a master of interpretive dance. She recently discovered that the Better Business Bureau has very poor customer service, and should probably be reported to the Better Business Bureau.
rmocoll@mailstart.com
Karl-Dieter Crisman studies mathematics at the University of Chicago. He also considers himself an accomplished
pianist, regardless of the fact that he cannot play the Mr. Belvedere theme.
crisman@math.uchicago.edu
Seth Dawg was in a punk band for awhile, but that never got him anywhere so he
decided to quit music and pick up the pen. He refers to his verbal acrobatics in terms
of solos and riffs, with the object being to rock out at much as
possible.
Badgerpawz@aol.com
Ryan Farney is a frequent contributor to PCC and society in
general. His most recent book, The Last of Their Springs (PCC Publications, 1996) became a New
York Times bestseller and spawned a major motion picture. He plays the accordion in his spare
time, and is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Virginia. He is not married.
aslan159@hotmail.com
Sarah Forrestal keeps it real on the wheels of steel.
s-forrestal@nwu.edu
Kevin Frain really likes movies. Really. He likes 'em. A lot.
KFrain@bn.com
Christopher Gildemeister is pursuing a degree in history...but hasn't caught it yet.
gildemeister@wcinet.net
G. Gone is That 70's Guy.
g_gone@independisc.com
Adam Grayson has two words for you: Suck It!
adam@pccmag.com
Captain Grumpy is filled with hate.
Michele Harvey is searching for a way to be John Malkovich.
Aaron Hoffman was bitten by a radioactive spider--giving him the proportional strength, speed and agility of a
graduate student in political theory. Aided by his ward, young Steve Millies, Aaron engages in a daily struggle within
his soul whether to use his powers for good or for evil--and to maintain the normal life of being engaged to a chick from
Akron, Ohio.
99HOFFMAN@cua.edu
Peter Hyman will be remembered by history as a man who tipped well and
generally frowned upon overhead lighting.
pdhyman@mindspring.com
Mary Ives is proud to be the first female to join the ranks of PCC. In her largely
nonexistent free time she sees far too many movies, listens to Barenaked Ladies, and ponders the answer to the ultimate
question of life. She's taken now, fellas, so send those lustful notes
and cards somewhere else!
MIves41785@aol.com
Vinnie Iyer also writes for The Sporting News. He lives in St. Louis with his dog, Rocket.
VinzSchizz@aol.com
The Juxtaposeur is a vigilante who dares to take on that most sacred of Hollywood institutions: the film critic.
Who are we to stand in his way?
Nelly Khidekel is a chemistry student at Northwestern University. Her goal is to win the Nobel Prize. In the meantime, she likes to write an occassional piece for PCC.
n-khidekel@nwu.edu
Christine Lancaster would like her real name to remain anonymous.
c-lancaster@nwu.edu
David Lifton has also been employed as a gigolo, military strategist, and a lamppost. His favorite movies are The Sound Of
Music and Wayne's World 2. His turn-ons include warm fireplaces, cynicism, and speculation. His goal for the
future is to one day grow a decent beard.
Lois lives in New York's East Village, where she performs as a member of Improv Central's "The Loos Scrooz Show,"
and MTV VJ Dave Holmes' sketch comedy group, "Dottie Danger."
She is the publisher and editrix of two zines: The Red Planet Poste and the eponymous art/lit zine, er, Lois.
Every summer she dresses like a freak and throws a wild party titled The Martian Love Fest.
Michael McClelland lives in Hollywood. He received a Masters Degree in Theatre in 1991, and has since enjoyed all the poverty and heartbreak to which
he is entitled. His hobbies include exercising (his right to devour Hostess snack treats) and getting
back to nature (on the Discovery Channel). He hopes someday to become someone else.
mcclella@aalmak@usc.edu
Tom McKone is an afficianado of cheese,
sci-fi, parachute pants and cable television. When not working on PCC, he
can be found playing Nintendo or testing the smells from various body areas. He hopes
to someday pursue a career in modeling.
tom@pccmag.com
Steve Millies is a Ph.D. student in political theory at The Catholic
University of America. He hopes that you, devoted reader, will send his reviews to ten
friends who will send them to ten more, making his reviews into wildly
successful internet chain letters. A guy's gotta have a dream.
smillies@ix.netcom.com
Danielle Moreau practices Beatlemania as a religion.
dimsie1@yahoo.com
Seth Pederson lives in a tiny studio apartment located somewhere in Arizona. When not reading comics, he enjoys bootlegging liquor and is the official water boy for the local militia. He fancies himself both a lover and a fighter.
comic_bastard@hotmail.com
Matt Springer has been co-editing Pop-Culture-Corn Magazine for as long as he can remember, which isn't very long, since he's
usually too drunk to remember his name. He's currently quite gainfully employed writing and
editing for a nationally circulated, glossy-as-all-hell magazine.
matt@pccmag.com
Anya Ubermole is an international woman of mystery who will tell us only this: "I am NOT an
American". Beyond that, we can but wonder. Or attempt to work out clues
from her own site where she aspires to the title of
Princess of Parody.
kattyb@altavista.com
Dan Wiencek is a shy, furtive creature found only in select regions
of Northeast Illinois. He lives on peanut butter and barbecue ribs and has
been observed to have highly irregular mating patterns.
dwiencek@bigfoot.com
Genevieve Williams graduated from Smith College in 1996 with a
degree in music, which qualifies her for any number of customer support positions
while awaiting an opening in the annals of rockstardom. When not
scribbling, she can be found behind the drumkit of Seattle band Murder of Crows,
busily attempting to survive in the post-grunge era.
rimrun@halcyon.com