Note: This essay is part of "Pop & Pop," a two-week series where readers celebrate fatherhood and pop culture. It was written by Jacqueline Delibes in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dad was born in Holland and ...

It looks like Debbie Gibson — oops, sorry, Deborah Gibson has found a creature feature more ridiculous sounding than “Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus.” And the perfect way to drum up excitement for it.

Monty Python troupe members John Cleese, left, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman, right, in a scene from their film The Life of Brian. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) And now for something ...